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A woman hands protective equipment to another woman.
Engaging pastoralist communities through citizen movements to amplify their voice
Article, 11 December 2020
Women farmers in Senegal face challenges over land ownership. A recent workshop looked at how more equal land access could be achieved (Photo: vredeseilanden, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Getting to the root of gender equal land governance
… innovative strategies rooted in community dynamics, legal aid and policy reform which offered ideas for improving women's status for land … how to build a representative critical mass lobbying for gender equal policy changes by including the voices of a diverse range of women.  The …
Insight, 23 September 2015
An excerpt from the 'Valuing variability: new perspectives on climate resilient drylands development' book (Image: IIED)
Reviving knowledge in India's rainfed farming and livestock systems
… goats.  The panel , co-hosted by the Centre for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP)-JNU, National Institute of Science, Technology and … to the Indian interventions in arable land under rainfed farming. Key policy pointers from the briefing paper include: Systems were more … within the systems, using practices unique to each local area Policy and support systems have become too rigid in the wake of the …
News, 20 August 2015
A woman farmer holds a phone to her ear in a green field.
Q&A: Using digital technology to engage citizens in climate action
… in locally-led and socially-just climate action and inform climate policy decision making at national level.  We’re keen to find out what … such as economic incentives to set up new companies and plans for policy change. Q: What did you particularly note from the conversation? … on immediate climate risks, but also upcoming opportunities for policy engagement. Exploring how social movements might adopt these …
Article, 15 October 2020
Mary Tiffen headshot
Remembering Mary Tiffen, a drylands pioneer
… assumptions about the causes of desertification and appropriate policy responses. Mary’s arguments were always derived from the analysis … employment of some household members. Mary’s work made an impeccable policy case for the most successful government interventions often being … assumptions about the causes of desertification and appropriate policy responses After a period of teaching and NGO work, she met and …
Article, 01 June 2020
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New stakeholders and the promotion of agro-silvo-pastoral activities in southern Burkina Faso: False start or inexperience?
… farms. This paper looks at the emerging phenomenon in new farming policy and the new stakeholders or ‘agri-businessmen’ - employees, … family farming to cohabit? The paper looks at the new farming policy as it takes shape in the southern region of the country where …
Publication, 01 January 2003
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African Livestock-Keepers in Recurrent Crisis: Policy issues arising from the NGO response
… Drylands and pastoralism … African Livestock-Keepers in Recurrent Crisis: Policy issues arising from the NGO response …
Publication, 01 January 1989
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February 2003 Contents
… Sonja Vermeulen and Izabella Koziell 5. Sustaining Agriculture: Policy, Governance, and the Future of Family- based Farming Bill Vorley … building in Northern Kenya 115 - Natural resource management and land policy in developing countries: Lessons learned and new challenges for …
Publication, 01 February 2003
Women at an outside meeting sat on the floor under trees
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the world’s biodiversity
… use, including hunting, wild harvesting, fishing, farming and pastoralism, a form of animal husbandry. Living in harmony with nature … landscape, with support from the Centre for Chinese Agricultural Policy and the National Farmer Seed Network in China. Reviving the Naxi …
Insight, 18 February 2020
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Making decentralisation work for sustainable natural resource management in the Sahel: lessons from a programme of action-research, policy debate and citizen empowerment
… Drylands and pastoralism … management in the Sahel: lessons from a programme of action-research, policy debate and citizen empowerment …
Publication, 01 May 2006