Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 19)
Peaceful co-management of resources by farmers & herders in Darfur
The learning brief “Role of local governance and community-based institutions for the peaceful co-management of natural resources” (2021, 12pp) by Saverio Krätli is the final one in a series issued by the Taadoud II: Transition to Development project led by the Catholic Relief Services in Darfur, Sudan. It looks as local governance and its role […]
Forest management in pastoral drylands of Ethiopia
As part of a Netherlands-funded project on dry forest management and restoration in Ethiopia, CELEP member organisation PENHA (Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa) and Tropenbos International held a national workshop in April 2021 to review knowledge on this topic. The outcome is the report “Dryland restoration and dry forest management in […]
Impact of green-energy projects on pastoralists
The paper “Rush for the “wastelands”: revaluing pastoral land in the light of renewable energy”(2022) (Green energy + pastoralism paper, Powerpoint slides) by Ann Waters-Bayer and Hussein Tadicha Wario, was based on a study commissioned by the Heinrich Böll Foundation and Brot für die Welt in Germany. It looked into how large-scale green-energy projects affect […]
Effects of livestock raiding on herd mobility & size in Kenya
The drylands of Kenya are characterised by temporal and spatial climatic variation, making availability of resources uneven. Mobility is a key strategy of pastoralists to efficiently use available pasture and water. Livestock rustling/ raiding disturbs this strategy. The article “Effects of cattle rustling and household characteristics on migration decisions and herd size amongst pastoralists in […]
Ecological vulnerability through livestock insurance?
Increasingly frequent and severe droughts pose a big challenge for pastoralists in the Horn of Africa. Livestock drought insurance (LDI) is being tested as a means to manage these risks. In the article “Ecological vulnerability through insurance? Potential unintended consequences of livestock drought insurance” (2019), published in Ecological Economics 157: 357–368, Felix John and co-authors […]