ILC Rangelands Initiative partners draw attention to rangelands at the UNCCD COP
Drylands / Environment / India / LIVESTOCKCRP / SLS / Southern Africa / Tanzania / Uncategorized

ILC Rangelands Initiative partners draw attention to rangelands at the UNCCD COP

In early September, New Delhi, India hosted the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14). The ILC Rangelands Initiative partners and projects featured strongly in the events taking place and publications released. Continue reading

Third edition of the Sustainable Rangeland Management project newsletter now available
Agriculture / Drylands / Livestock Systems / Pastoralism / Rangelands / SLS / Tanzania

Third edition of the Sustainable Rangeland Management project newsletter now available

For nearly 10 years, the Sustainable Rangeland Management Project has been working with local and national authorities in Tanzania to secure rangelands for pastoralists, agro-pastoralists and smallholder farmers through joint village land use planning and land certification including the provision of group Certificates of Customary Right of Occupancy. The project produces a regular newsletter to … Continue reading

‘Greening’ the white gold in Tanzania: supporting low emissions dairy development for smallholder livestock producers
Climate Change / Dairying / Environment / Food security / Livestock Systems / Mazingira / SLS / Tanzania

‘Greening’ the white gold in Tanzania: supporting low emissions dairy development for smallholder livestock producers

Written by Esther Kihoro with contributions from Sarah Kasyoka. ‘Maziwa ni dhahabu nyeupe’ (milk is white gold). This is a common phrase among livestock keepers in Tanzania. I’ve heard it numerous times in the last two years as I’ve worked with milk producers in the country. The term is being used to sensitize farmers on … Continue reading

Joint village land use planning secures over 95,000 hectares of grazing lands for livestock keepers in Tanzania’s Kiteto District
Article / Drylands / Environment / Farming Systems / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pastoralism / Rangelands / Resilience / SLS / Southern Africa / Tanzania

Joint village land use planning secures over 95,000 hectares of grazing lands for livestock keepers in Tanzania’s Kiteto District

The Sustainable Rangeland Management Project (SRMP) has helped secure 95,499.869 hectares of grazing land for livestock in Kiteto district, Manyara region. The grazing area is shared by Amei, Loolera, Lembapuli and Lesoit villages and is named ALOLLE, from the names of the villages. Continue reading

Updates from the Sustainable Rangelands Management project in Tanzania
Article / East Africa / Environment / Food security / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Rangelands / Resilience / SLS / Tanzania

Updates from the Sustainable Rangelands Management project in Tanzania

The importance of setting aside grazing areas for livestock and implementing village land use planning in Tanzania were highlighted during a May 2018 discussion between the country’s Minister of Livestock and Fisheries and the OLEGAPA livestock keeper’s association (OLKA). Continue reading

Article / Drylands / ILRI / Livestock Systems / LIVESTOCKCRP / Pastoralism / PIL / Rangelands / Resilience / SLS / Southern Africa / Tanzania

Tanzania rangelands: National dialogue proposes new measures for sustainable land use and conflict-free use of rangelands

Key recommendations whose implementation will ensure the sustainable and conflict-free use of rangelands in Tanzania were proposed last month following a national dialogue of land sector stakeholders in the country.  Continue reading

Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from a rangelands management
Drylands / LIVESTOCKCRP / PIL / Rangelands / Research / Tanzania

Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from a rangelands management

Pastoralists in Tanzania face ongoing land tenure insecurity. However, notable progress in improving land tenure security for pastoral women has been witnessed following the adoption of a more facilitating land tenure policy and legal framework in the past 20 years. Continue reading