Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 73)
New info source on rangelands tenure
The International Land Coalition (ILC) has opened a new page on rangelands tenure on its Land Portal. This page features news and articles about traditional and modern institutions of land tenure in the drylands, issues of common property resources, national land use policies and bills, and land transactions – focused on eastern Africa.
Changing gender roles in the East African drylands
The Oxfam-led Regional Learning and Advocacy Project (REGLAP) aims to promote resilience among vulnerable dryland communities in Uganda, Ethiopia and Kenya through policy change and practice. It recently brought out a study on gender roles in dryland communities in the Horn of Africa and implications for development programming.The changing nature of gender roles in the […]
Women pastoralists facing modern challenges
The booklet Women pastoralists – preserving traditional knowledge, facing modern challenges is devoted women pastoralists, their knowledge of and contributions to sustainable land management, and the coping mechanisms they have developed in their struggle to survive. It is a call to action to support them by increasing their access to productive assets and their participation in […]
Broken lands: broken lives? Land fragmentation in the Ethiopian rangelands
Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with drought and to overcome even ‘normal’ dry seasons. Droughts may have increased in incidence and intensity but pastoralists feel they have become more vulnerable mainly because external interventions have reduced their ability to cope with drought. They are losing possibilities for […]
Rules of the Range: land rights in pastoral areas
External intervention in pastoral areas of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia is often directed at rangeland management. It seeks to bring technical improvements to the way in which the rangeland is managed, or it is focussed on conflict resolution, seeking to create structures whereby different communities or ethnic groups can dialogue and build peaceful relations. […]