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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 […]
19/11/2017
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Sustainable pastoralism & rangelands in Africa
The FAO Regional Office for Africa brought out a special edition of the Nature & Faune journal (Vol. 31, No. 2) on “Sustainable pastoralism and rangelands in Africa” (2017, 74pp), edited by Ndiaga Gueye. The 16 articles cover diverse aspects of pastoralism and rangeland management in Africa, including a review of issues, challenges and practices; […]
14/11/2017
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CELEP holds EC lunchtime conference on pastoralism & conflict
“Pastoralism and conflict resolution in Eastern Africa” was the focus of a lunchtime conference organised by CELEP and VSF Belgium on 9 November 2017 at the External Cooperation InfoPoint of the European Commission (EC). The aim was to give deeper insight into the underlying causes of conflict in pastoralist areas in Kenya, South Sudan and […]
14/11/2017
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European Parliament: On the milky way to development
A roundtable discussion was held on 7 November 2017 in the European Parliament upon invitation by the Member of European Parliament (MEP) Norbert Neuser, S&D (Socialists and Democrats) Coordinator for Development, to exchange views on pastoralism, food security, trade and investment, with a particular focus on dairy development. Information and views were provided by participants […]
13/11/2017
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CELEP 2017 annual meeting in Brussels, Belgium
12/11/2017
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ECHO: Good practices in supporting pastoralists
In its Best Practices Note No. 3 entitled “Assisting Pastoralists” (2013, 11pp), the US American charity organisation ECHO describes how it works with pastoralists. The Director of ECHO’s East Africa Impact Center, Erwin Kinsey, wrote the note based mainly on his experience in rural development in Tanzania. He describes what pastoralism is and the socio-political-cultural, […]