rangelands

ILRI News on rangelands

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

28 Oct 2021

Ruminant livestock production systems and imperatives for sustainable development

Jimmy Smith, director general of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), this week gave a keynote presentation at the International Grasslands and International Rangelands Virtual Congress. Smith began, as almost all livestock related talks now begin, by reminding his grasslands/...

Jimmy SmithDirector general

ILRI News

09 Jul 2021

After 10 years in Kenya and Ethiopia, are we ready to scale up livestock insurance in the Horn of Africa?

Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) programs in East Africa have thus far had limited success. A new ILRI study finds that future initiatives should embrace a number of lessons learned if they wish to achieve scale and financial sustainability. It’s not a secret – for millions of people,...

Felix LungDisaster risk finance consultant

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Publications on rangelands

Report

Published2021

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

Manual

Published2021

Participatory rangeland management toolkit for Kenya: Gender guidelines in participatory rangeland management

Brief

Published2021

Empowering women through participatory rangeland management

Report

Published2021

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

Report

Published2021

Sustainable Rangeland Management Project, Tanzania: Lessons learned

Blog Post

Published2020

Healthy Rangelands, Healthy Livestock and Healthy People: A Fully Integrated One Health Approach in Pastoral Ethiopia

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ILRI Projects on rangelands

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...