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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 […]
30/04/2017
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Pastoralist community perceptions of land-use changes in southern Kenya
Resource-use changes in rangeland ecosystems have triggered ecological, social and economic dynamics that often have adverse effects on pastoralists. The study “Community perceptions on spatio-temporal land use changes in the Amboseli ecosystem, southern Kenya”, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2016 6:24), applied an integrated approach using local knowledge and spatial technologies to assess […]
30/04/2017
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Pastoralist women’s use of antenatal care service in Afar, Ethiopia
Pastoralists’ use of health services in Ethiopia is not well documented. Agrarian women’s use of maternal health services has proven to be effective in reducing the mortality of mothers. In early 2015, a study on “Pastoralism and antenatal care service utilization in Dubti District, Afar, Ethiopia”, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2016 6:15), […]
30/04/2017
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Effective traditional handling of camel milk in Kenya
Pastoral communities in Kenya use smoke from certain herbs to disinfect milk-handling containers and preserve camel milk. This imparts a characteristic desired flavour to the milk. The aim of the study “Antimicrobial effect of smoking milk handling containers’ inner surfaces as a preservation method in pastoral systems in Kenya”, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and […]
30/04/2017
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Innovation in managing natural & social capital in Kenyan group ranches
The paper “Tracing innovation pathways in the management of natural and social capital on Laikipia Maasai Group Ranches, Kenya”, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2016: 6:16), looks at changes in resource management since group ranches (GRs) were established in Kenya starting in the 1960s. A case study of a GR in Laikipia County […]
27/04/2017
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Women’s empowerment in pastoral societies
The report “Women’s empowerment in pastoral societies” (2008, 137pp), by Fiona Flintan, published by the World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism“ (WISP), reviews hundreds of reports and publications across the globe that include aspects of gender relations within a pastoral, herding or livestock-based context. From these, case studies were selected to form a picture of women’s […]