Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure (page 2)
Donor funding weakened Barabaig land-rights movement in Tanzania
From the 1960s to the 1990s, Barabaig pastoralists in Hanang District of Arusha Region, Tanzania, sustained a vibrant grassroots social movement that agitated to reclaim the grazing land from which they had been removed under Tanzania’s post-independence nationalisation programme. This land had been taken over for development of parastatal wheat farms. However, by the year […]
Pastoralist research on the Uganda–Kenya border
The report “One step forward two steps back, pastoralist researchers on the Uganda-Kenya border” (2023, 28pp, doi: 10.19088/IDS.2023.046) is a history of events affecting peace and security between October 2022 and May 2023. It is a diary of community research into borderland insecurity that gave community leaders evidence on why pastoralists continue to carry guns […]
Community solutions to insecurity on Uganda–Kenya border
In the Karamoja and Turkana borderlands of Uganda and Kenya, there is widespread violence including armed robbery, rape and human rights abuses. The 4-page Policy Briefing “Community solutions to insecurity along the Uganda–Kenya border” (2023) highlights how different insecurities reinforce each other in ways aggravated by the international border. It stresses the need for fulfilment […]
Drought frequency, conservancies & pastoralist wellbeing in Kenya
Portions of group ranches in northern Kenya communally held by pastoralists were removed from grazing to support wildlife and encourage tourism. These community-based conservancies (CBCs) were designed to benefit CBC members through regular payments, possible wages, improved security, etc. For the article “Drought frequency, conservancies, and pastoral household well-being” published in Ecology and Society 29(1):27 […]
Benefits of pastoralist mobility for nutrition in Kenya
Pastoralist mobility underpins resilience, food security, nutrition, and human and animal health. The USAID Nawiri Longitudinal Study Learning Brief 2 “Mobility matters: the benefits of pastoralist mobility for nutrition in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties, Kenya” (2023, 12pp) by Elizabeth Stites et al presents findings on strategic mobility and its nutritional benefits to pastoralist communities in […]