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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.
India-China Disengagement: Locals Regret Loss Of Grazing Land In Ladakh, Military Experts Call It A Bold Move
15 September 2022
Following the latest round of disengagement of Indian and Chinese soldiers in Eastern Ladakh, elected representatives in the region and military experts have vastly different takes on the development, with representatives saying that India has now lost its grazing fields and military experts…
As More Land Turns to Desert, Fights Erupt Over Water
17 August 2022
There are too many animals for the available water supply in the Gobi desert region. The situation worsens each year. Main photo: Bolortuya Bekh-Ochir, right, and Jargalsuren Tungalagzaya fill a trough with water for a herd of goats in Mongolia's Gobi desert region (URANCHIMEG TSOGKHUU, GPJ…
Projects
Investing in land tenure and management to assure sustainable tourism revenues, natural resource utilisation and conservation in the Yaeda-Mangola area in Northern Tanzania
Duration: 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
Support to the agriculture sector transformation process and to decentralised land governance
Duration: 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
Badia Rangelands Development Project
Duration: 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)
Duration: 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
Duration: July 2020 - March 2025
Value: €5,600,000.00
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
Moving forward with communal land rights in Ethiopia: what are the legal solutions?
29 March 2022
In Ethiopia, pastoralist communities and other communal land users face significant threats due to government policies which favour large-scale land investments and erode communal land rights. Here, Daniel Behailu and Nathaniah Jacobs discuss the importance of developing laws that recognise and…
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…
