Pastoralists in Sudan face insecurity of land tenure. Land acquisition has historically triggered regional conflict and injustice. Pastoralists also grapple with pervasive insecurity from diverse conflicts; the blockage or disappearance of livestock routes; limited mobility owing to inadequate access to water; poorly designed routes and degradation of resting places. These problems severely restrict the spatial and temporal mobility of livestock in pastoral areas.

In this report, we explore the significance of pastoralism in Sudan, formal tenure systems and their governance, and tribal systems. We reviewed relevant literature and studied land tenure and governance using interviews with pastoralists in Jabrat Elsheikh village, North Kordofan State.