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ILRI News on pastoralism

30 Nov 2020

A blind spot in global health surveillance: Africa's nomadic pastoralist communities

(Photo above by KINNAPA/Abraham Akilimali) Three ILRI scientists—Eric Fevre, Bernard Bett and Nathan Jensen—co-authored with others an interesting ‘note’ published earlier this month in an academic journal that argues that Africa’s nomadic pastoralist communities and landscapes are a blind spot in...

Susan MacMillanTeam leader, Communications, awareness and advocacy

ILRI News

26 Nov 2020

Tackling co-infections with Rift Valley fever, brucellosis and Q fever in Kenya using One Health

Livestock market in Wajir County, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Riccardo Gangale). A second technical meeting of a project that is working to reduce the burden of major zoonoses among pastoralists in Kenya was held 1–4 November 2020 in Naivasha-Kenya. The project, which is known as ‘Co-infection with...

Geoffrey NjengaCommunications Officer

ILRI News

21 Oct 2020

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists: A Mongolian proposal to the UN for 2026

Written by Cynthia Mugo (ILRI) and Lavinia Scudiero (GASL) . Milking yaks in the highlands of China (photo credit: Marc Foggin/iyrp.info) . In Aug 2019, the Mongolian Government began to petition the United Nations to declare an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) to increase...

Paul KaraimuCommunications officer

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Publications on pastoralism

Manual

Published2020

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 2-6: Essential restorative grazing: Part two – Rotational approaches

Manual

Published2020

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 3-2: Inter-community stock route and rangeland resource mapping

Manual

Published2020

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 2-5: Essential restorative grazing: Part one – Rangeland resting.

Manual

Published2020

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 3-3: Negotiating reciprocal grazing agreements

Report

Published2020

Rangeland health for One Health: Rangeland management assessment and foresight

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ILRI Projects on pastoralism

Mar 2019Apr 2032

One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

The project brings together professionals in human and animal health and the environment to achieve better access to human and veterinary health services and sustainable natural resources management. To implement One Health , the project works with communities, public and private service providers...

International Land Coalition Rangelands Initiative: Making rangelands secure

Making rangelands secure Established in 2010, the International Land Coalition (ILC) Rangelands Initiative facilitates learning between, and provides technical support to government and other actors working to make rangelands more tenure secure. Coordinated and supported globally by the...

Developing and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerability

In collaboration with various partners, ILRI has pursued a comprehensive research agenda aimed at designing, developing and implementing market mediated index-based insurance products to protect livestock keepers from drought related asset losses they face, particularly those in the drought prone...

International Livestock Research Institute

Tags: pastoralism

ILRI News on pastoralism

A blind spot in global health surveillance: Africa's nomadic pastoralist communities

Tackling co-infections with Rift Valley fever, brucellosis and Q fever in Kenya using One Health

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists: A Mongolian proposal to the UN for 2026

Publications on pastoralism

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 2-6: Essential restorative grazing: Part two – Rotational approaches

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 3-2: Inter-community stock route and rangeland resource mapping

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 2-5: Essential restorative grazing: Part one – Rangeland resting.

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya, Tool 3-3: Negotiating reciprocal grazing agreements

Gender and One Health context analysis for HEAL

Rangeland health for One Health: Rangeland management assessment and foresight

ILRI Projects on pastoralism

One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

International Land Coalition Rangelands Initiative: Making rangelands secure

Developing and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerability