In pastoral societies women face many challenges. Some describe these as a ‘double burden’ – that is, as
pastoralists and as women. However, pastoral women may obtain a significant degree of protection from
customary law even if customary institutions are male-dominated. In periods of change (eco...
Kisambu, N.
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Flintan, Fiona E.
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Daley, E.
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Pallas, S.
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[Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from the sustainable rangeland management project]
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Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from the sustainable rangeland management project
Livestock has been an integral part of the Bale Mountains Eco-Region landscape for many centuries. This
paper describes the results of a research study undertaken in the region comparing land use change and
livestock movements over a period of eight years from 2008 to 2016. The study provides som...
Chibssa, W.
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Flintan, Fiona E.
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[Land use change in the bale mountains eco-region of Ethiopia: Drivers, impacts and future scenarios]
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Land use change in the bale mountains eco-region of Ethiopia: Drivers, impacts and future scenarios
In Cameroon, rangelands occupy about 20 % of surface area; provide critical habitat to many animal and
plant species; offer many vital goods and services to society and are home to pastoralists, agropastoralists,
crop farmers, fishermen and hunter-gatherers, who for centuries co-existed peacefull...
Azuhnwi, B.
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Gidado, M.J.
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Nsoh, M.F.
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Ndamba, M.
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Flintan, Fiona E.
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[Making rangelands more secure in Cameroon: Lessons learned and recommendations for policy makers, development actors and pastoralists]
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Making rangelands more secure in Cameroon: Lessons learned and recommendations for policy makers, development actors and pastoralists
The pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia cover around 65% of the country’s surface area. Rangeland resources are managed under collective common property arrangements, which are increasingly coming under pressure from both internal and external forces of change including alternative, but ...
Awgachew, S.
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Flintan, Fiona E.
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Bekure, S.
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[Participatory rangeland management planning and its implementation in Ethiopia]
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Participatory rangeland management planning and its implementation in Ethiopia
In Tanzania, ongoing land insecurity is a structural cause of food insecurity particularly for
pastoralists, agro-pastoralists and small-scale crop farmers leading to land use conflicts,
compromised access to resources including grazing and water and rangeland degradation.
Land tenure security an...
Mwita, V.C.
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Kalenzi, D.
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Flintan, Fiona E.
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[Joint Village Land Use Planning in Tanzania: A process to enhance the securing of rangelands and resolving land use conflicts]
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Joint Village Land Use Planning in Tanzania: A process to enhance the securing of rangelands and resolving land use conflicts
In pastoral societies women face many challenges. Some describe these as a ‘double burden’ –
that is, as pastoralists and as women. However, pastoral women may obtain a significant degree
of protection from customary law even if customary institutions are male-dominated. In periods
of change (eco...
Kisambu, N.
,
Flintan, Fiona E.
,
Daley, E.
,
Pallas, S.
,
[Gender and the commons: Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from the sustainable rangeland management project]
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Gender and the commons: Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from the sustainable rangeland management project