Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 52)
Tanzanian pastoralists & government plan climate-resilient growth
Planning for climate-resilient growth is increasingly important for the Tanzanian economy, dependent on natural resources. Central government does not have the knowledge, reach, skills or resources needed to plan for the range of livelihoods within Tanzania; but local governments, if granted the authority and resources, could plan with communities in the flexible, timely and appropriate […]
Making Rangelands Secure Bulletin 5 (May 2014)
Joint village land use planning in Tanzania provides an opportunity for neighbouring villages to formalise previously customary arrangements for sharing of resources and livestock mobility across village boundaries. In Tanzania, the Village Land Act 1999 and the Land Use Planning Act 2007 state that villages should agree on their boundaries, register and certify them with […]
Making Rangelands Secure Bulletin 4 (Oct 2013)
The Making Rangelands Secure Bulletin 4 (October 2013) reports on the external review of the learning initiative Making Rangelands Secure, which has been renamed the Rangelands Governance Initiative. It focuses on Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The bulletin includes papers on Uganda’s new National Land Policy, securing land titles for pastoralist women and resolution […]
Power, equity and gender in pastoralist NRM
Power relations in pastoral societies are in constant flux. Recent changes in power relations in making decisions in natural resource management (NRM) are highlighted in a policy brief from WISP (World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism) on Power, equity, gender and decision-making in NRM (4pp, 2007). It focuses on pastoralist societies in East Africa – e.g. Barabaig, […]
Land grabbing in Africa: what is it all about?
Land is central to the livelihoods, culture and identity for millions of people across the developing world. But there is growing concern that people’s connection to their land is being undermined. Over the past few years, large-scale acquisitions of farmland in Africa have made headlines in media reports across the world. Lands that only a […]