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Pastoralism is environmentally friendly
Pastoralism provides direct and indirect benefits to the environment in dryland areas according to a report by WISP in Oct 2008.
Feb 2009: WISP/ICUN Releases a report about carbon finance in rangelands, assessing the potential in communal rangelands.
WISP/ IUCN have just produced a Carbon Finance Study Report report called 'Carbon Finance in Rangelands: An Assessment of Potential in Communal Rangelands'. The aim of this study is to provide arguments for greater policy support, research input and investment in pastoral systems. The report provides policy recommendations that call for raising the profile for policy processes, capacity building, improving data and enhanced monitoring of land rights issues pertaining to use of rangelands especially Pastoralism and its value.
The report is accessible on the WISP website http://www.iucn.org/wisp/resources/?2645/Report-CARBON-FINANCE-IN-RANGELANDS-An-Assessment-of-Potential-in-Communal-Rangelands.
Pastoralist Gatherings in the Horn
South Omo/ Tukana gathering
Following the pastoralist gathering in Koora earlier this year, pastoralists from south Omo area, Ethiopia and Tukana district, Kenya will be meeting to hold follow-on discussions about peace building. They will also be joined by Toposa representatives from South Sudan, the Karamajong from Uganda and representatives from government departments.
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Borana and Gabbra peace gathering in Marsabit
Senior Borana and Gabbra elders are preparing for a peace gathering in Marsabit that will take place in February or March next year. The gathering will be jointly funded and organised by the Boran and Gabbra communities and supported by the Kenya and Ethiopian governments.
United Nations Convention
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s (UNCCD) seventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 7) was held in Istanbul, Turkey between the 3rd-14th November 2008
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