UNESCO’s Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems programme convened an African expert meeting on indigenous knowledge and climate change in Nairobi, Kenya, 27 and 28 June 2018. African indigenous pastoralists groups,...

26 July 2018, Rome – Intervening early in countries predicted to be hit by natural disasters can prevent threats from becoming humanitarian emergencies, or can mitigate their impacts, according to a...

While pastoralist voices have historically been excluded from policy processes, they are now increasingly contributing to global, regional, and national policy processes and creating a space for inclusive representation. The...

Nigeria’s central Middle Belt region is home to a diverse cultural population of semi-nomadic cattle herders and farming communities. For decades, the region has experienced increasingly violent attacks that have...

Pastoralists are actively adapting to adverse climate, market and policy conditions, and are best placed to respond to the threats facing their livelihood and environment. Still the role of communities...

Dakar, mardi 26 octobre 2018- Aujourd’hui, s’est tenue à Dakar la présentation officielle de l’Etude du Bureau des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et le Sahel sur le Pastoralisme...

17 October 2018, Rome - A new FAO report highlights the multiple contributions made by the global livestock sector — especially to the lives of millions of poor, animal-dependent small-scale producers in...

Although agricultural policies in Europe can be thought of as being more comprehensive than in some other places of the world, pastoralists in Europe face several challenges akin to pastoralists...

Climate change can cause long-lasting, more frequent dry spells – a particular problem for pastoralists in the Horn of Africa as this leads to livestock losses, increased food insecurity and spiralling...

Despite harsh climatic conditions, Africa’s drylands support millions of people and contribute significantly to Kenya’s national economy, primarily through livestock products. However, these same areas are currently also bearing some of the...

Mobility is the key strategy of pastoralists to adapt to variable resources and manage uncertainties found in the rangelands. In doing so, they may move within national territories or across...

Key stakeholders working towards sustainable pastoralism met during the Partners’ Meeting of the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub to reinforce their partnership and help redefine the role of the Hub for the...

For centuries, Mongolians and their livestock have lived side by side on the vast steppe. But over the past two decades, climate change has put millions of livestock at risk....

In the Sahel, climate change has translated into more frequent, longer drought spells that threaten the resilience capacity of nomadic livestock pastoralists like Adoum. When droughts occur, herders can cover...

Two Maasai pastoralists have been instrumental in boosting small-scale subsistence agriculture and improving the nutrition and health of their families and communities in Kajiado County

Los avances tecnológicos alcanzan hasta las tradiciones más ancestrales del ser humano, como la trashumancia. En la seca región del Sahel, los pastores han abandonado su antiguo método de pagar...

La FAO a fait un don de matériels composés des motos tricycles, de congélateurs et des mazzicans afin de renforcer les capacités de la laiterie Artine situé à klessoum, environ...

A well-targeted, efficiently-crafted, and locally-driven climate change adaptation and mitigation measures can improve social and economic conditions, and protect the livelihood of communities of the fragile ecosystems of the Sahel. This...

Pastoralism, raising animals through some form of mobile and open-space grazing, is practiced by millions of people globally. It has roots in every part of the world and goes back thousands...

Réduire les conflits entre les communautés au niveau régional (Diffa et Kanem) et transfrontaliers liés à la transhumance, appuyer l'entreprenariat des femmes et des jeunes à travers des activités génératrices...