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IFAD provides US$39 million to Ethiopia to improve the lives of pastoralists and their families
A US$19.5 million loan and a US$19.5 million grant from IFAD to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia will support the delivery of basic social services to some of the poorest and most vulnerabl… more →
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Remembering The Dust..
jesseosmun wrote 2 hours ago: (Click on the picture for the more dramatic full-size version) I stumbled upon this photo I had take … more →
Community science understanding drought
Peter Ballantyne wrote 3 days ago: In East Africa, drought has caused terrible losses, with cattle dying in large numbers. Now, some li … more →
IFAD provides US$39 million to Ethiopia to improve the lives of pastoralists and their families
ILRI Communications wrote 4 days ago: A US$19.5 million loan and a US$19.5 million grant from IFAD to the Federal Democratic Republic of E … more →
Herding in Africa, ancient practice being wiped away
ILRI Communications wrote 3 weeks ago: In the Horn of Africa region, millions of families are desperate for food and water. Several seasons … more →
Cuisines and Crops of Africa, 19th Century - The Limits of Pastoralism as a Lifestyle
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dianabuja wrote 1 month ago: Update. 12 November 2009: Good news for impoverished Somali pastoralists. Saudi Arabia has just rais … more →
The Sun: Unrelenting Enemy, or Eternal Friend
blessedsun wrote 1 month ago: Dry weather in Kenya has not only affected the energy sector, but has also wrought untold misery on … more →
‘60 Minutes’ Features ILRI Research in the Masai Mara
ILRI Communications wrote 1 month ago: The work of ecologist Robin Reid, who spent 15 years conducting pastoral research at the Nairobi hea … more →
Pastoral innovation systems: Perspectives from Ethiopia and Kenya
ILRI Communications wrote 2 months ago: Ian Scoones and Andrew Adwera of the Future Agricultures Consortium report from a March 2009 meeting … more →
Raising voice - Securing a livelihood for pastoralists in Ethiopia
ILRI Communications wrote 2 months ago: In July this year, Pastoralist Consultants International published a summary of their recent study i … more →
Green Mint Tea and Beduin Carpets at Mersa Matruh, Egypt
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dianabuja wrote 3 months ago: Each time I’ve visited Siwa Oasis, located in the Libyan Desert, I’ve stayed a few days at the small … more →
Daniel wants to be a pilot
paulakahumbu wrote 3 months ago: Daniel is a Maasai boy aged 15 who lives on Mt Suswa. Like all boys his age his dream is to be a pil … more →
Food and Folk Cures - I of III (The Beja Nomads of Egypt & Sudan)
dianabuja wrote 4 months ago: Here is a training-learning exercise that is both useful and also fun to do, because it is participa … more →
Coffee Rituals, Camel Shins & Ostrich Brochettes: The Beja Tribes of Eastern Sudan & Egypt - Part II
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dianabuja wrote 5 months ago: Continuing yesterday’s blog (here)… Wadi Odeib - a semi-permanent Bishari dwelling. Acac … more →
Coffee Rituals, Camel Shins & Ostrich Brochettes: The Beja Tribes of Eastern Sudan & Egypt - Pt. I
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dianabuja wrote 5 months ago: Background: For several years in the early 1980’s, while with an international humanitarian organiza … more →
Songs From The Wood... by Jethro Tull
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Kullervo wrote 8 months ago: Let me bring you songs from the wood: To make you feel much better than you could know. Dust you dow … more →
An ecosystem at your service? Transforming landscapes of local food production into global ecosystem services
siansullivan wrote 8 months ago: What are “Ecosystem Services”? At first hearing, they sound like a firm of consultants who help you … more →
Wendell Berry: love and loss
Sean Meehan wrote 8 months ago: In addition to his significant writings in nonfiction, Berry is known as well for his poetry and fic … more →
Thoreau's environmental (re)vision
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Sean Meehan wrote 9 months ago: I want to highlight the argument from Buell’s essay “Thoreau and the Natural Environment … more →
some unwelcome radicalism
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kenopp wrote 9 months ago: I am not a radical, or at least I don’t think of myself as one. But after reading this story a … more →
