Pastoralism & Peacebuilding (page 1)
We need pastoralists!
Misereor in collaboration with the League for Pastoral Peoples, DITSL (German Institute for Tropical & Subtropical Agriculture), Foundation for Ecological Security and Welt-Sichten, published a dossier “We need pastoralists” (2026, 20pp) edited by Sabine Dorlöchter-Sulser and colleagues in Africa and Asia. It focuses on how herders and crop farmers collaborate to sustain fertile landscapes. An […]
Pastoral grazing in Tanzania’s Village Forest Reserves
The relations between pastoralism and forestry have long been antagonistic in the eyes of foresters and environmental planners. The paper “Pastoral grazing in Tanzania’s Village Forest Reserves: unearthing extra-ecological motives for (in-)compatibility” by Benezet Rwelengera and Jumanne Abdallah (published 2024 in the Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania 44(2): 53–75) examines what shapes the […]
Ngorongoro Maasai community meets with President of Tanzania
On 1 December 2924, 150 Maasai delegates from Ngorongoro, Loliondo and Sale met with Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan at the State House in Arusha. Over the last two years, different actors have been urging the Government of Tanzania to create space for dialogue between the Government and Maasai communities living in Ngorongoro and Loliondo […]
Customary land governance among Afar pastoralists in Ethiopia
In Amibara District of Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia, a study was conducted among Afar pastoralists to explore the customary organisational structure and the rules and regulations used by the local communities in managing natural resources. In the article “Customary land governance and conflict resolution among the Debne and Weima Afar clans, northeast Ethiopia”, published […]
Explaining the basics of pastoralism in Africa
In April 2024, Tufts University’s Feinstein International Center and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) brought out a series of publications that will be very useful for explaining the basics of pastoralism to others. The publications were designed for staff of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners with […]