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Promoting better and more sustainable livelihoods for people in Africa’s drylands We work at multiple levels and in partnership with others, carrying out research with African and European partners on policy issues of direct concern to poor people living in Africa, building the capacities of these and other groups to act on the results of this knowledge in an informed and equitable manner. We complement the ongoing work of partners in Africa - civil society, development agencies, research institutions, local and national governments - by disseminating research findings, brokering meetings, facilitating dialogue, organising training, and lobbying read more... Recent Updates...
Edited by Lorenzo Cotula and Paul Mathieu Published by IIED and FAO In recent years, many legal services organisations have developed innovative ways for using legal processses to help disadvantaged groups have more secure rights over their land. Only a very limited part of this experience has fed into international debates, and there have been few opportunities for lesson-sharing and cross-fertilisation among practitioners. In March 2008, the FAO, IIED and the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana jointly organised an international workshop to promote exchange of experience among practitioners. This report captures the highlights of workshop discussions.
Lorenzo Cotula, Nat Dyer and Sonja Vermeulen Published by IIED and FAO What are the impacts of the increasing spread of biofuels on access to land in producer countries, particularly for poorer rural people? Biofuels could revitalise rural agriculture and livelihoods – or, where there are competing claims on land – exclude poorer land and resource users. This study documents current knowledge on current and potential impacts of commercial biofuel production for access to land in Africa, Latin America and Asia, charting both negative experiences and promising approaches.
In this issue: Debate: Gender is not the problem: the problem is patriarchy; Is education a licence to exploit the people? Focus on…Climate change. How will it affect drylands? Drought or deluge - or a bit of both.... Reports: Conflict over carbon offsets in Uganda Also includes the regular sections: News; Innovations; Books and Resources and Takeaway more....
This publication gives a brief overview of pastoralism in Tanzania, the policy environment in which pastoralist production systems operate and approaches to improving pastoralist livelihoods and production in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. It considers how lessons from Ereto I can be linked to policy dialogue on support for sustainable pastoralist livelihoods.
Social Responsiblity Agreements in Ghana's Forestry Sector - Dominic Ayine This report is about a legal arrangement for enabling forest communities in Ghana to participate better in the benefits generated by timber activities. In Ghana, legislation requires logging firms to commit a portion of their financial resources towards the provision of social amenities to local forest communities. Logging firms must perform this legal obligation by signing and implementing Social Responsibility Agreements (SRAs) with forest communities. This report assesses strengths and weaknesses in the design and implementation of SRAs, and the extent to which they have made a difference to forest communities.
Read the Executive Summary (78 KB) Security of local resource rights is a major challenge in many parts of Africa. The analysis of relevant law reveals that resource rights associated with more powerful interests tend to enjoy greater legal protection compared to those held by local resource users. However, legal tools accompanied by adequate capacity-building efforts can help redress this imbalance and strengthen protection of local resource rights. This report draws lessons from experience of using legal processes to secure local resource rights within the context of foreign investment projects in Africa. Recent Drylands Issue Papers: for more information click here
146 Emergent or illusory? Community wildlife management in Tanzania Gestion communautaire de la faune sauvage en Tanzanie Yohannes GebreMichael and Ann Waters-Bayer 144 Land registration in Mali – No land ownership for farmers? Observations from peri-urban Bamako Les paysans maliens exclus de la propriété foncière? Les avatars de l’appropriation par le titre foncier 143 Landless women, hopeless women? Gender, land, decentralisation in Niger Femmes sans terre, femmes sans repères ? Genre, foncier,décentralisation au Niger Marthe Diarra and Marie Monimart 142 Pastoralism: drylands' invisible asset? Le pastoralisme, richesse cachée des zones arides ? Ced Hesse and James MacGregor 141 Conflicts between farmers and herders in north-western Mali Conflits entre agriculteurs et éleveurs au nord-ouest du Mali Sabrina Beeler OTHER RECENT PUBLICATIONS Changes in "customary" land tenure systems in Africa edited by Lorenzo Cotula, IIED/FAO, March 2007 This study explores changes in customary land tenure systems in Africa, identifies the factors driving such changes, analyses their livelihood implications and draws lessons for development policies and programmes. Estimating the economic significance of pastoralism: the example of the nyama choma sector in Tanzania Juliana Letara, James MacGregor, Ced Hesse Issue no. 14 of the Pastoral Civil Society in East Africa newsletter now online! Copyright © 2005 International Institute for Environment and Development. |
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Poverty, pastoralism and policy in Ngorongoro: Lessons learned from the Ereto I Ngorongoro Pastoralist Project with implications for pastoral development and the policy debate 
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