Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure (page 10)
CELEP Uganda: Pastoralists use & protect rangeland ecosystems
At the International Grassland & Rangeland Congress (25–29 Oct 2021), the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub hosted a concurrent session on “Securing land tenure for pastoralists as an incentive for engaging actively in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration”. This highlighted the crucial role of pastoralists in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–30). Rangelands cover over half […]
Women’s land rights in pastoral areas of Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, formal laws assert that women have equal rights regarding land use and access. However, the pastoral areas are often highly influenced by religious and customary systems under which women tend to have weaker land rights. The report “Women’s land rights: customary rules and formal laws in the pastoral areas of Ethiopia – complementary […]
Pastoralism: making variability work
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published “Pastoralism: making variability work” (2021, Animal Production & Health Paper 185, 58pp) written by Saverio Krätli and Ilse Koehler-Rollefsen with comments and guidance from FAO staff and pastoralist specialists worldwide. Pastoral systems have evolved to function with the natural environment and therefore with […]
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 […]
Cross-border activities for livelihood security in the Horn of Africa
Pastoralist communities have long carried out a wide range of cross-border activities to protect their livelihoods and livestock production systems in order to cope with the recurrent climatic variations typical of dryland environments. However, there is limited understanding of the nature, magnitude and value of these cross-border livelihood activities in the Horn of Africa. National […]