Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 16)
Communal rangeland grabbing in Sudan
In the article “Exploring the spatio-temporal processes of communal rangeland grabbing in Sudan” (published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 2018 8:14), Hussein Sulieman gives insights into the location and evolution of acquisition of communal rangeland for mechanised agriculture in the Butana area of eastern Sudan. Using data based on satellite imagery, ground surveys and […]
CELEP’s 2018 annual meeting in Brussels, Belgium
The 9th Annual General Meeting of CELEP’s European members and Eastern African partners was organised by VSF-Belgium on 28–30 November 2018 in the Funkey Hotel in Brussels. The report includes short self-descriptions by some participants; discussion of EU development policies in 2019, focused on the post-Cotonou agreement negotiations and possible entry points to favour pastoralism; […]
Socio-ecological impacts of large-scale interventions in Omo-Turkana Basin
In their paper “Social-ecological change in the Omo-Turkana Basin: a synthesis of current developments”, published in Ambio (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-139-3) in January 2019, Jennifer Hodbod, Edward Stevenson et al synthesise current available knowledge on the impacts of the Gibe III dam and associated large-scale commercial farming in the Omo-Turkana Basin in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. The […]
Manual on indigenous rights in Africa
A “Manual on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous populations/ communities through the African human rights system” (81pp), written by Korir Sing’Oei, was published in 2012 by the ACHPR (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights) and IWGI (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs). It is meant to increase the capacity of […]
Extractive industries and pastoralists’ rights in Kenya & Uganda
A report of the African Commission’s Working Group on Indigenous Populations/Communities Extractive industries, land rights and indigenous populations’/communities’ rights: East, Central and Southern Africa (140pp) was published in 2017 by the CELEP partner IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs) and was adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights at its 58th […]