Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 10)
Participatory rangeland management for women’s empowerment in Ethiopia
Participatory rangeland management (PRM) was piloted by NGOs in Ethiopia from 2010 onwards in a bid to improve the security of tenure and good governance of rangelands, to allow more inclusive participation of pastoralists in land-related decisions and to improve rangeland productivity. As part of the participatory process, it also sought women’s empowerment. The article […]
Tanzanian Government cancels MEP visit to Maasai in Tanzania
5 Sept 2023: Only 24 hours before three Members of European Parliament (MEPs) were scheduled to fly to Tanzania to look into allegations of human rights violations against Maasai pastoralist communities in Ngorongoro in northern Tanzania, the Government cancelled the visit. See the MEPs’ press release in English and French. The same happened in December […]
Newsletters of Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)
The Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA) – of which CELEP is a member – issues a newsletter to provide updates on what is happening to Maasai communities in the Ngorongoro and Loliondo areas and in other parts of northern Tanzania. These are areas from which the Maasai have been or are being ousted by the […]
CELEP in Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)
MISA is an international alliance standing in solidarity with the Maasai of Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Loliondo in northern Tanzania. It brings together faith-based organisations, human rights organisations, international aid and development organisations as well as researchers. The alliance includes the Africa Europe Faith Justice Network (AEFJN), Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology, Coalition of […]
Critical assessment of Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)
In the paper “What’s wrong with the Wildlife Management Area (WMA) model?”, the Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA) – which includes CELEP – has made a critical assessment of so-called “community-based conservation” that is sold under the banner of Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) in Tanzania. WMAs promised to vest village governments and local communities with […]