Welcome to the website of the Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP), an informal advocacy group of European organisations and specialists partnering with pastoralist organisations and specialists in Eastern Africa. The members and partners of the Coalition combine forces to lobby their national governments and European and Eastern African bodies to explicitly recognise and support pastoralism and pastoralists in the drylands of Eastern Africa. We are also in the core team of the international movement that succeeded in gaining UN designation of the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists in 2026. On this website for our Coalition, you can find the latest news, documents and articles related to the activities and interests of CELEP.

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26/10/2024
By: Ann

Pastoral land tenure & conservation in Tanzania

Natural resources of the rangelands of northern Tanzania are subject to three competing claims: conservation of wildlife and nature, development to generate revenue for the State, and use for local livelihoods. The report “Pastoral land tenure and community conservation: a case study from north-east Tanzania” (1999, 103pp) by Jim Igoe & Dan Brockington, was published […]

18/10/2024
By: Ann

MISA objects to UNESCO World Heritage Site & Geopark in Ngorongoro

In July 2024, two experts visited the Ngorongoro-Lengai Geopark in northern Tanzania to assess it and to make a recommendation on its validation. In August, the Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA) – having learned of this mission through social media – sent a letter to the experts to complain about the lack of the Maasai […]

18/10/2024
By: Ann

Pastoralists’ relationship with the environment – Kenyan perspective

Every year, the Indigenous Peoples and Development Branch within the Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs organises an international expert group meeting (EGM) on a theme recommended by the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and endorsed by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The theme of the EGM […]

16/10/2024
By: Ann

Negotiation of livestock ownership among pastoralists in Kenya

The chapter “Creating mutual recognition and respect in property relations: negotiation regarding livestock ownership and usufruct in East African pastoral societies” by Itaru Ohta, was published in the book Development and subsistence in globalising Africa: beyond the dichotomy (eds Takahashi M et al, published by Langaa RPCIG, Bamenda, Cameroon, 2021, pp 43–74). It examines the […]

15/10/2024
By: Ann

How pastoralist youth learn for improved livelihoods in Ethiopia

A paper prepared by Kaleb Kelemu and colleagues for the 13th International Conference on Education and Development “Learning for sustainable futures: making the connections” focused on “Understanding how rural youth learn knowledge and skills for improved livelihoods: comparing case studies of mixed farming and pastoralist communities in Ethiopia” (14pp). It went beyond the usual focus […]

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