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ILRI News on pastoralism

07 Dec 2021

Rangelands Initiative events at COP26 highlight the importance of pastoral livestock systems

On November 5, the World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP), supported by the Rangelands Initiative , held an event called 'sheep for the climate' at the Govan docks in Glasgow as part of COP26 . The event brought together an international delegation of pastoralists and Scottish sheep...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

10 Nov 2021

Loss of communal grazing lands in India threatens the status of pastoralist women

Communal grazing lands, or commons, are an essential resource for pastoralists in India. Pastoralists historically managed these lands through rich and diverse local traditions that not only gave women equal access to the commons but also established them as the primary economic actors in pastoral...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

ILRI News

03 Nov 2021

Ancient farming practices in the Burren region of Ireland reveal the mutually beneficial relationship between farmers and the environment

The Burren's stone walls enclose grazing livestock (photo credit: Brendan Dunford) For thousands of years, farmers in the Burren region of Ireland have marked the end of summer by moving their cattle onto ‘winterage’ pastures in the limestone uplands where they spend the winter grazing. This...

Elliot CarletonPrinceton in Africa Fellow

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Publications on pastoralism

Report

Published2021

A review of tenure and governance in the pastoral lands of East and West Africa

Journal Article

Published2022

The art of letting go: Transforming participatory research on adaptation practices among local livestock-keepers in East Africa in times of Covid-19

Brief

Published2021

Losing livestock, losing land, losing face: Pastoralist women and change in Gujarat, India

Report

Published2021

Piloting of participatory rangeland management in Kenya and Tanzania: Lessons learned

Report

Published2021

Sustainable Rangeland Management Project, Tanzania: Lessons learned

Report

Published2021

Pastoral women, tenure and governance

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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...