IGC/IRC 2021 papers on rangelands & pastoralism in Eastern Africa
At the combined International Grassland & Rangeland Congress (IGC/IRC) held in Nairobi, Kenya, in October 2021, several papers about work in pastoral areas of Eastern Africa were presented in the session on “Capacity, institutions and innovations for sustainable development“:
- Engaged research can advance knowledge AND promote positive change among the rural poor, by Layne Coppock, referring to work in Ethiopia and Uganda
- Land use planning for resilient pastoral rangelands: Greater Serengeti Mara Ecosystem, by M.Y.Said et al.
- Producing useful knowledge for sustainable development, by Katherine Galvin, referring to work in Kenya
- Co-produced research supports pastoralists to pursue transformative social and ecological change in rangelands, by Robin Reid et al, referring to work in several countries, including Kenya and Tanzania
- Whose knowledge counts? Irrigation development in Turkana, Kenya (1963–2019), by Gregory Akall
- Wildlife conservation and the role of the indigenous communities living around conservation areas, by N Nickson Parmisa & Katherine Galvin, referring to work in Kenya
- Conceptualizing pastoral development based on carbon sequestration: the case of Yabelo District in the southern Ethiopian rangelands, by Layne Coppock
- Revisiting the concept of the planning region in settings with dynamic spatial-temporal conditions: lessons from land use planning in pastoral areas of Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania, by Herbert Musoga & Lance Robinson.
These and other papers from the session can be found here.
Posted on 29 July 2022 in Pastoral Research & Innovation, Pastoralism & Natural Resources, Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure, Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition