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CELEP at IRC2016: Pastoralists in a high-tech world
In July 2016, the 10th International Rangeland Congress (IRC) was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in the Canadian prairies and was attended by several CELEP members. The IRC2016 theme was “The Future Management of Grazing and Wild Lands in a High-Tech World”. A keynote presentation was made on behalf of CELEP “Pastoralists in the 21st century: […]
Collective land access by pastoralists in Kenya
The study “Collective land access regimes in pastoralist societies: lessons from East African countries” (2016, 49pp), published by the Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development at Egerton University, examines the evolution of collective land tenure regimes in Kenya, including how they affect the local pastoral communities. Most land held under collective tenure in East […]
Revitalised pastoral livelihoods in Karamoja, Uganda
The report A better balance: revitalized pastoral livelihoods in Karamoja, Uganda (2106, 60pp) reviews the state of animal-based livelihoods in the Karamoja area of northeastern Uganda and examines how animal ownership affects a household’s ability to weather shocks. The report shows that animal-based livelihoods appear to be rebounding in some areas, after years of significant […]
Tanzania pastoralists threatened by evictions
The report “Tanzania pastoralists threatened: eviction, human rights violations and loss of livelihood” (2016, 92pp), brought out by the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), explores evictions of pastoralists and other conflicts over pastoralists’ land in Tanzania, mainly within the past decade. The IWGIA study involved gathering the available information and visiting affected pastoralist […]
Reviving the Ankole Longhorns of Uganda
Ankole Longhorn cattle-keepers in Uganda were supported by the Uganda chapter of the Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) and the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Development (LPP) in documenting the significance of their cattle, with a focus on their multiple uses. For this, they used an approach developed by […]