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ICARDA Strategic Plan 2017-2026 Summary

Conference Papers & Reports
October, 2017
Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Central Asia, Western Asia
land
research
To help break the cycle of poverty, improve food and nutritional security, halt or reverse the alarming process of resource degradation in the dry areas, and help communities adapt to the impacts of climate variability and change, ICARDA’s Strategic Plan 2017-2026 outlines our research and organizational approach for action to achieve our vision of thriving and resilient communities in the dry areas of the developing world.
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Rural Vulnerability and Inequality in Eastern Sierra Leone: Findings from the Field

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2018
Sierra Leone
VGGT
rural areas
land investments
The SPIRAL-Project (the "Project"), financed by the UK government under the LEGEND Challenge Fund and implemented by Deutsche Welthungerhilfe ("WHH") and a private-sector partner (the "Investor"), establishes and tests a fair, transparent, and inclusive business approach (the CPC model) for responsible land-based agricultural investments in the Sierra Leonean Cocoa Sector.
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The role of mobile technologies in promoting sustainable delivery of livestock insurance in the East African Drylands: Toward sustainable Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) for pastoralists

Conference Papers & Reports
August, 2017
Africa, Eastern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
pastoral lands
rangelands
pastoralists
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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

Conference Papers & Reports
July, 2017
Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Land & Gender
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
pastoral lands
rangelands
pastoralists
land-use planning
women
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 (economic, social, political), this protection may be lost, and without protection from
statutory laws, women are in danger of “falling between two stools” (Adoko and Levine 2009). A
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Joint Village Land Use Planning in Tanzania: A process to enhance the securing of rangelands and resolving land use conflicts

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 2017
Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
pastoral lands
rangelands
pastoralists
land-use planning
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 and management can be improved through village land use planning (VLUP)
and land certification – namely the issuing of certificates of customary rights of occupancy
(CCROs). In situations where villages share resources such as grazing areas and water, joint village
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Reversing fragmentation in Madagascar’s wildlife-rich forests

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2018
Madagascar
Forest Landscape Restoration
deforestation
environment
forest conservation
forest land
forest management plans
Pig-rearing, essential oils, fruit trees and beekeeping: establishing additional sources of income has been key to a restoration project on the biodiversity-rich island of Madagascar.*

Forest loss and degradation have plagued Madagascar’s unique biological diversity. Direct causes include slash-and-burn agriculture for subsistence crops. As a result, the island’s evergreen forest is severely fragmented. While tree planting had occurred in the past, it centred on exotic species with limited social and ecological benefits.
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Submission: Green Paper on Land Reform

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2017
Southern Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agrarian reform
A community submission to the Chief Director of The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Policy Research and Legislation, Mr S Ogunronbi, on the Green Paper on Land Reform in East London - 23 November 2011.
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Access: Links to Tshintsha Amakhaya's activity reports

Reports & Research
Conference Papers & Reports
Training Resources & Tools
January, 2017
South Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
agrarian reform
Since its formation, Tshintsha Amkhaya held a number of gatherings, either workshops or indabas with resolute and progressive outcomes - from activities igniting the spirit of activism, a quest to call for accountability and planning of broad actions to be taken by a collective to challenge the status quo.

Amongst others, reports of these gatherings can be found by clicking on the following links:
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Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from the sustainable rangeland management project

Conference Papers & Reports
March, 2017
Eastern Africa, Tanzania, Southern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land reform
land-use planning
pastoral lands
pastoralists
rangelands
women
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 (economic, social, political), this protection may be lost, and without protection from statutory laws, women are in danger of “falling between two stools” (Adoko and Levine 2009).
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Making rangelands more secure in Cameroon: Lessons learned and recommendations for policy makers, development actors and pastoralists

Conference Papers & Reports
March, 2017
Cameroon, Africa, Western Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
pastoral lands
rangelands
pastoralists
land-use planning
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 peacefully. In

recent years this harmony is being threatened by changing land use patterns, poor land use planning and

poor recognition of ownership rights. Despite efforts by state and non-state actors to improve pastoral