Join us today for a live streamed session happening ⁦CGIAR⁩ pavilion #COP16 ⁦ILRI.org⁩ ⁦SPARC_Ideas⁩ ⁦Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action⁩ ⁦Pastoralism & Uncertainty⁩ featuring Guyo Malicha, Dereje Wakjira and Tahira Mohamed. Convened by ⁦peterballantyne⁩

A news story on the Institute of Development Studies website features our project, and links to blog posts by Amber Huff and Farai Mtero, on the background and historical context for our work on Southern Africa’s rangelands. ids.ac.uk/news/exploring…

In this new Institute of Development Studies podcast interview, Ian Scoones discusses his new book on uncertainty - drawing in part from PASTRES research about how pastoralists & others respond to unpredictability and variability in everyday life ids.ac.uk/news/podcast-n…

Uncertainty is everywhere! People and institutions around the world face different kinds of uncertainties - but how should we respond to them? In this Institute of Development Studies podcast episode, Ian Scoones shares the lessons from his latest book. ids.ac.uk/news/podcast-n…

"Any present-day ‘solutions’, including nature-based solutions, must be sensitive to historical realities..." On our blog, Farai Mtero explains the history - including colonial and apartheid-era policies - that shapes rangelands in South Africa today. repairproject.org/Blog/creating-…

We have lost one of the great leaders of pastoralism studies, Jeremy Swift Pastoralism & Uncertainty International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists ILRI.org ids.ac.uk/news/rememberi…

We're turning 30! 🥳 As we take time to celebrate 30 years of research, teaching and policy engagement, we invite you to be part of our international conference on the road to #ICARRD+20. The Land, Life and Society conference will take place in October at UWC. Find our

NEW BLOG POST: Can pastoralists benefit from 'payments for ecosystem services'? And do they really encourage 'good' ecological practices? Short answer: it depends. repairproject.org/Blog/should-li…

35 years of work at ⁦Institute of Development Studies⁩ on the environment: Announcing a new IDS archive Bulletin ids.ac.uk/opinions/35-ye…

Hello all, I am looking for interns to work with me on the Pastoralism, human-animal interactions and more, see details here lnkd.in/gBNctUT2 and write to me if interested.

Why have attempts to link #humanitarian help & long-term #development had limited success when tackling #drought in the Horn of #Africa? Check out the new journal article, w/ @jameel_oberv, which looks at how a lack of #community participation w/ #pastoralists is part of the

Great discussions at the #IDS and #Sussex alumni event in #Nairobi. Discussing ‘navigating uncertainty’ (and my book)… including the challenges of the new #Trump era.

'Resilience lends itself to pastoral studies due to its ability to capture uncertainty, complexity and dynamism: key characteristics of dryland environments and pastoral systems' our recent findings with Pastoralism & Uncertainty colleagues

The UK government is seeking views on its international priorities for research on nature and the environment. To have your say, respond to the survey before 4 April: bit.ly/UKNatureInitia…

Hi all, I am seeking a research assistant for my project 'Pastoral Knowledge Systems, Labour Shifts, and Conservation Challenges in Rangelands'. If you have a masters in Environment and Development or allied subject and research experience, see iith.ac.in/careers/

🚨 New publication alert 🚨 How do pastoralists enact, embody and experience mobility? How can we understand pastoralism beginning with mobility rather than places of origin and destination? What arenas of action can such thinking open up? Read here - journals.sagepub.com/eprint/7FDNSSA…

'Pastoralism in the Sahel today: Honouring the work of Jeremy Swift' - event on 24 April, hosted by ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social, in person or online odi.org/en/events/past…

Why do people migrate, and what can be done about it? A Pastoralism & Uncertainty comic from 2023 pastres.org/2023/09/22/unc…

Last week saw the launch of the REPAiR project in Madagascar. Held in collaboration with the IKI Growing Greener project, the event aimed to engage and inform those involved in restoration in Madagascar’s rangelands. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… #BiodiversityDay

5.2 million Syrians have been displaced to neighbouring countries by a 13-year conflict. A new book chapter by ⁦Mathilde Gingembre (she/her)⁩ looks at the experiences of Syrian livestock herders/farmers after they were exiled to Jordan. books.openedition.org/ifpo/27916