Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 3)
Customary land governance among Afar pastoralists in Ethiopia
In Amibara District of Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia, a study was conducted among Afar pastoralists to explore the customary organisational structure and the rules and regulations used by the local communities in managing natural resources. In the article “Customary land governance and conflict resolution among the Debne and Weima Afar clans, northeast Ethiopia”, published […]
Launch of Maasai Vision for Conservation & Land Sovereignty
The Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA) is proud to announce the launch of the Maasai Conservation Vision, a comprehensive document developed by Maasai elders, women, and youth from 26 villages across five districts in Northern Tanzania (Ngorongoro, Longido, Monduli, Simanjiro, and Kiteto). This visionary document represents the collective voices of over 520 Maasai community members […]
Guidelines for participatory water management in Karamoja
The Guidelines for participatory water management and development in Karamoja (2024, 62pp), by Adrian Cullis and Raphael Lotira Arasio, were developed by the Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU)/Tufts University (USA). They provide a 3-phase and 12-step approach for preparing sub-county water plans in the Karamoja subregion of Uganda, where agropastoralism is the primary livelihood, to […]
Collective tenure of pastoral land in North Kordofan, Sudan
The report “Collective tenure of pastoral land in Sudan: evidence from North Kordofan” (2024, 40pp) by Hussein Sulieman et al, published by SPARC (Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises), reviews the significance of pastoralism in Sudan and tribal and formal tenure systems and governance. Land acquisition has historically triggered regional conflict and […]
Perceptions of land-tenure security in pastoral areas in Kenya
The report “Perceptions of land tenure security in pastoral areas in Marsabit, Kenya” (2024, 48pp) by Ken Otieno et al, published by SPARC (Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises), aims to deepen understanding of land tenure in pastoral lands under collective ownership, taking a case from northern Kenya. Land tenure in pastoral […]