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CELEP Update March 2017

The CELEP update for March 2017 reports on past, ongoing and planned activities of the CELEP Focal Point at VSF–Belgium and the Regional Focal Point at RECONCILE in Kenya. This issue brings information about CELEP’s advocacy for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) in the year 2020 and involvement in the World Bank […]

Pastoralism Information Notes

In 2009 or 2010 (no date given), the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) brought out a series of eight “Pastoralism Information Notes” under coordination by John Morton. The notes, each by different authors, cover the following topics: Opportunities for pastoralist development Challenges to pastoral development Rights, governance and voice Improving risk reduction and relief development linkages […]

Get to know pastoralism: handbook for journalists

The 16-page booklet “Get to know pastoralism – it works! a handbook for journalists” (2009) was brought out by the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Advocacy Project (REGLAP) funded by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) and based in Kenya. In straightforward language, the booklet describes the current marginalised position of pastoralists, explains how this marginalisation […]

CELEP statement on International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

We, the 25 member organisations and 7 partner organisations of the Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP), join the global movement towards a United Nations International Year of the Rangelands and Pastoralists.   Pastoralism plays a critical role in the ecological, social and economic sustainability of drylands worldwide. In Africa, drylands make up […]

Livestock Development Strategy for Africa 2015–35

The “Livestock Development Strategy for Africa (LiDeSA) 2015–2035” (2015, 158pp), published by the African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU–IBAR), seeks to transform the African livestock sector for accelerated and equitable growth. According to observed trends, demand for livestock and livestock products in Africa is expected to increase up to 8-fold by 2050, especially […]

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