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[Explainer] Wastelands or grasslands? India’s history with defining open ecosystems
6 December 2022
Nearly 70% of the areas which are open natural ecosystems in India overlap with those which the government calls wastelands.
WOLTS Mongolia success stories - new blog and a national workshop
11 October 2022
Mokoro are delighted to publish a new blog from WOLTS Mongolia team member, B. Munkhtuvshin. “Protesting herders to get government support to stop harmful mining operations” is the story of recent demonstrations by nomadic pastoralists opposed to investments in the mining sector that have infringed…
In the deep, cold Gobi desert, Mongolia’s nomadic herders cannot outrun climate change
2 October 2022
In the first part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the threat of desertification in Mongolia.
Projects
Support to the agriculture sector transformation process and to decentralised land governance
Durationaab: January 2016 - January 2022
Value: $17,700,000.00
Donors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
The program aims at strengthening food security of smallholder farmers and pastoralists' communities with improved access to agriculture services and to land. The program has two components (i) institutional support to the agriculture sector including county capacity building to pursue county and cr
Investing in land tenure and management to assure sustainable tourism revenues, natural resource utilisation and conservation in the Yaeda-Mangola area in Northern Tanzania
Durationaab: September 2016 - June 2019
Value: £503,713.00
Donors: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The project secured collective land rights for surviving Hadzabe hunter–gatherer and Datoga pastoralist groups, and improved the governance of village lands in 11 neighbouring village areas in the Yaeda-Mangola area, east of Lake Eyasi, in Northern Tanzania, which forms an important wildlife and m
Badia Rangelands Development Project
Durationaab: December 1998 - December 2010
Value: $525,000.00
Donors: International Fund for Agricultural Development
The goal of the project was to restore the production of rangelands to its optimal potential; to seek a balance in development to address most existing constraints related to social aspects and necessary infrastructure; to give attention to the security of land tenure and the social fabric; and to o
Agropastoral Development and Local Initiatives Promotion Programme for the South-East (PRODESUD)
Durationaab: April 2003 - June 2010
Donors: International Fund for Agricultural Development
The programme intended to initiate a process of community-led sustainable development for 11,000 households in the Governorates of Tataouine and Kébili. To this end, it created instruments to promote participatory and sustainable management of pastures and water resources; to improve livestock husba
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
Durationaab: July 2020 - December 2025
Value: €6,600,000.00
Donors: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered
Protesting herders to get government support to stop harmful mining operations
11 October 2022
Like many countries, Mongolia has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and its government has been accelerating investments in the mining sector to help the economy. However, this has led to protests by local communities concerned about their land rights, and about their health. Among them is…
Secure Land Rights: The Key To Sustainable Food Systems
2 September 2021
Securing land rights is critical for realizing sustainable food systems that provide food security and overcome poverty. Security of property rights is central to preserving livelihoods, maintaining social stability, and increasing incentives for investment and for sustainable, productive land use…
