The Biocultural Community Protocol (BCP) describes the camel breeders of Rajasthan, India, and their traditional lifestyle that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. It describes the challenges that the camel breeders face from the disappearance of grazing areas, spread of disease and lack of market development. It concludes with suggested interventions that will support conservation and sustainable use of the camels.
Year of publication: 2017Organization:
Topic: Экономика, Экологические услуги, Коренные знания, Коренные народы
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Южная Азия
Tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis, is widely considered as a major constraint on livestock production and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa. This study conducted in the IGAD region maps the maximum economic gain if losses due to trypanosomosis in cattle were to be removed. At a regional level, the map shows where the benefits of controlling the disease would be highest. Different approaches to dealing with either tsetse or trypanosomosis would enable some or all of these benefits to be realized, over smaller or larger areas.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Продовольственная и сельскохозяйственная организация Объединенных Наций
Topic: Экономика, Здравоохранение
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Pastoralist communities in Karamoja and Turkana negotiate with their neighbors to access water and pasture to keep their livestock alive. The communities are using their negotiation, networking and relationship building skills to access resources critical for their survival.
Year of publication: 2017Organization:
Topic: Продовольственная безопасность, Коренные народы, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Видео
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Newsletter containing updates of activities, events and experiences from among pastoral civil society organizations.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Продовольственная и сельскохозяйственная организация Объединенных Наций
Topic: Продовольственная безопасность, Коренные знания, Коренные народы, Участие
Language: English
Type of document: Рассылки
Geographical coverage: Глобальный
Did you know that securing the future of pastoralism is central to attaining food security for the over 25% of the population that lives in dry lands? Pastoralism has been proven to increase the adaptive capacity for these communities enabling them to build resilience to attain food security.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Продовольственная безопасность
Language: English
Type of document: Видео
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Climate variability and change are affecting millions of poor people in Kenya, particularly in arid and semi-arid lands, including pastoralists and agro-pastoralists. Significant investments are being made in developing Climate Information Services (CIS) which aim to help them adapt to the impact of climate change in these regions.
This report studies the efficacy of CIS to benefit poor pastoralists. It makes several recommendations on how the implementation of CIS can be improved to better support communities.
Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Изменение климата, Экологические услуги, Коренные народы, Организация, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
Pastoralism remains the most resilient and sustainable livelihood system for communities living in arid and semi-arid areas. With over 14 million eastern Africans facing food insecurity the video shows the case of Karamoja in Uganda to demonstrate that developing pastoral production system is central to addressing food insecurity issues in the region.
Year of publication: 2017Organization:
Topic: Продовольственная безопасность, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Видео
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
A video highlighting the importance of livestock in a pastoralist community. “Livestock is our life; with livestock we have everything. Last year, when we had a bad drought, crops failed, but it is livestock that saved us,” revealed Loipekume Loware, a pastoralist in Karamoja, Uganda.
Year of publication: 2017Organization: Индивидуальные авторы
Topic: Продовольственная безопасность, Быстрая восстанавливаемость
Language: English
Type of document: Видео
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка