Value of Pastoralism (page 15)
Counting pastoralists in Kenya
The report “Counting pastoralists” in Kenya brought out by DLCI (Dryland Learning & Capacity Building Initiative) in 2014 looks at the demand, supply and future concerning data on the magnitude of pastoral systems in Kenya. It is based on the assertion that over- or underestimating the importance of pastoral systems can slow down development and […]
Land deals in Ethiopia endanger pastoral livelihoods
In its Land, Investment and Rights Series, IIED reports on Large-scale land deals in Ethiopia (2014, 56 pp). As the Ethiopian Government has leased at least 1 million ha of land for agricultural investments in 2005–12, Ethiopia is an important case study in the international debate on large-scale land deals. This report brings the findings of […]
Meat & greens: CELEP response to The Economist
In response to an article in The Economist of 18 January 2014, entitled “Meat and greens”, which depicted pastoralism as an inefficient production system and a major source of greenhouse-gas emissions (http://www.economist.com/news/international/21594348-lot-can-be-done-make-meat-eating-less-bad-planet-meat-and-greens), a spontaneously formed team within CELEP formulated the following letter to The Editor: SIR –Though your article on the subject of livestock […]
Managing the boom and bust in the drylands
For decades, the Sahel has been presented as suffering from irreversible degradation, leading to desert advancement and the impoverishment of the population. This 32-page issue paper Managing the boom and bust: supporting climate-resilient livelihoods in the Sahel published by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) in December 2013 presents an alternative profile and […]
European MEPs at Addis livestock market
On 27 November 2013, Fiona Hall and Catherine Bearder, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), visited the Kera cattle market in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The visit was organised by Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF) Germany, as a member of the Coalition of European Lobbies on Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP), to raise awareness on the Hall-Chégou report […]