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01/09/2023
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Newsletters of Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)
19/03/2022
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UN declared IYRP in 2026 !
On 15 March 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP). This final approval is the culmination of an IYRP movement that grew over several years to become a global coalition of over 300 pastoralist and supporting organisations. CELEP – through its member organisation Agrecol Association […]
01/06/2021
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Pastoralism is the future – animated video
Man-made climate change is creating conditions on our planet that are increasingly characterised by variability and unpredictability. Pastoralists use variability to their advantage. Their production systems guide us to a sustainable future. Find out how they do it in this 2:23-min animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeqITzac9Ac This video film was created by Cartoonbase and realised by CELEP […]
16/10/2024
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Negotiation of livestock ownership among pastoralists in Kenya
The chapter “Creating mutual recognition and respect in property relations: negotiation regarding livestock ownership and usufruct in East African pastoral societies” by Itaru Ohta, was published in the book Development and subsistence in globalising Africa: beyond the dichotomy (eds Takahashi M et al, published by Langaa RPCIG, Bamenda, Cameroon, 2021, pp 43–74). It examines the […]
15/10/2024
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How pastoralist youth learn for improved livelihoods in Ethiopia
A paper prepared by Kaleb Kelemu and colleagues for the 13th International Conference on Education and Development “Learning for sustainable futures: making the connections” focused on “Understanding how rural youth learn knowledge and skills for improved livelihoods: comparing case studies of mixed farming and pastoralist communities in Ethiopia” (14pp). It went beyond the usual focus […]
06/10/2024
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Understanding acute malnutrition among pastoralists in northern Kenya
Rates of acute malnutrition are very high, especially among children, in northern Kenya. The report “Back to basics: understanding the problem of persistent global acute malnutrition in Isiolo and Marsabit Counties, Kenya” (2024, 80pp) by Helen Young et al, published by Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, presents the findings of a study of seasonal and […]
02/10/2024
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Wild watermelon for pastoral livestock in northern Sudan
The research paper “The Kordofan melon and pastoralist water strategy in Sudan: potential for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods” by Hussein M. Sulieman and Maryam Niamir-Fuller, published in the Rangelands journal of the Society for Range Management, highlights the importance of cultivation of wild varieties of watermelon as an ingenious and indigenous technology for […]
01/10/2024
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