General Policy Documents (page 5)
Governing tenure rights to commons
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security were adopted by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in 2012. They lay out the obligations and responsibilities of state and non-state actors to govern the tenure of land, fisheries and forests, including […]
Livestock Development Strategy for Africa 2015–35
The “Livestock Development Strategy for Africa (LiDeSA) 2015–2035” (2015, 158pp), published by the African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU–IBAR), seeks to transform the African livestock sector for accelerated and equitable growth. According to observed trends, demand for livestock and livestock products in Africa is expected to increase up to 8-fold by 2050, especially […]
The path to greener pastures
CELEP partner Vétérinaires Sans Frontières International has brought out a technical brief The path to greener pastures: pastoralism – the backbone of the world’s drylands (2016, 20pp) that looks at the factors impeding development in pastoralist regions and suggests ways to improve pastoralist livelihoods. It is organised around the “community capitals” framework, which combines two […]
AUC workshop on pastoralist organisations & networks
On 29 June – 1 July 2016, a workshop was convened in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by the African Union Commission (AUC) on policy dialogue and strengthening the capacity of pastoralist networks and organisations. Participants included people from organisations throughout Africa that are working with pastoralists. A summary report of the proceedings, including the communiqué on […]
HLPE Food Security & Nutrition on pastoralism
On 1 July 2016, the High-Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition launched its tenth report “Sustainable agricultural development for food security and nutrition: what roles for livestock?” One of the four systems of livestock rearing examined by the HLPE is pastoralism. They call for recognising and supporting the unique role of […]