Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 37)
Supporting Tanzanian pastoralists facing climate change
In Tanzania, Irish Aid set up a Learning Platform (LP) on climate change, which seeks to generate evidence from case studies on effective ways of mainstreaming climate-risk management into development planning. One of the case studies commissioned by the LP was on three projects involving pastoralists, implemented by TNRF (Tanzania Natural Resources Forum), CARE, Oxfam […]
Nomadic custodians: securing land-use rights
As part of the Global Call to Action in Indigenous and Community Land Rights, the International Land Coalition (ILC) brought out the 16-pp colourful brochure “Nomadic custodians: a case for securing pastoralist land rights” (2016, 16pp). This focuses on the need to secure land rights for the world’s pastoralists, who use land under community-based governance […]
Review of “The future of pastoralism”
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) devoted an entire issue of its Scientific and Technical Review (Vol. 35, Issue 2, 2016, 720pp) to the topic of pastoralism – its history, pastoral systems in different parts of the world, recent developments in policy and practice, and opportunities for the future. The editors – Jakob Zinsstag […]
Resolving farmer–pastoralist conflict in Tanzania
Land-use conflict is not a new phenomenon for pastoralists and farmers in Tanzania, with killing of people and livestock often featuring in the news. Various actors, including NGOs, have tried to address crop farmer–pastoralist conflict through mass education programmes, land-use planning, policy reforms and developing community institutions, but these efforts have not been successful. According […]
Strengthening community land regulations in Kenya
Land-Sector Non-State Actors (LSNSA) have been engaged in developing and implementing the Community Land Act in Kenya. Since its enactment in August 2016, LSNSA members have reviewed and simplified the contents of the law to create awareness and for roundtable and workshop discussions so as to promote understanding of the law and generate proposals to […]