Videos
Safe and sustainable pastoralism as a bold agroecology climate solution
29 May 2026
The session highlights the findings of a study and project titled “Safe and sustainable pastoralism as a bold agroecology climate solution,” co-implemented by the Réseau Billital Maarobe (RBM) and ILC in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger. This project aims to demonstrate and strengthen pastoralism as a key agroecological practice for climate-resilient livelihoods and sustainable […]
Drylands of tomorrow – Narratives and know-how from an abundant world
29 May 2026
You might think of drylands and rangelands as dry, empty, degraded, remote and unproductive, and pastoralists living there as poor, insecure and vulnerable. This perception, far from the truth, fuels ‘scarcity’ narratives that frequently overlook the fundamental strengths and capabilities of communities and local organizations on the ground. Through a dynamic Boma-style dialogue format, […]
Women’s leadership for just and sustainable food systems
29 May 2026
Land is not just property – for women across Africa, it is life, survival, and dignity. This session brings together grassroots women leaders from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania to share lived experiences of fighting for women’s land rights in pastoral and rangeland communities. The panel explores how financing models that support women’s land rights […]
Beyond resilience: Deep dive into indicators for wellbeing and prosperity for pastoralists and rangelands
29 May 2026
How do we close the gap between what communities know about their rangelands and what formal research and policy actually measure? This Landscape Dialogue Series session brings together pastoralists, scientists, and practitioners in a structured dialogue that centres community-defined indicators of rangeland health – from cattle reproduction rates and mobility to conflict reduction and […]
Miombo Thrive: Laying the foundations for a movement that bottom-up restores grasslands, forests and livelihoods across the Miombo region
29 May 2026
The Miombo woodland, Africa’s largest savanna, is rapidly losing biodiversity and yet remains critically undervalued in global conservation agendas. This session explores the Miombo Thrive movement and the growing call to restore and protect Africa’s Miombo woodlands through locally led, landscape-scale action. Practitioners from SNV, CA4SH, CIFOR-ICRAF, One Acre Fund, WWF, and Proforest share […]
Data-driven regenerative grazing: Integrating remote sensing and community knowledge through AfriScout
29 May 2026
This session explores how AfriScout Regen, a community-led regenerative grazing platform operating across Ethiopia and northern Kenya, is bridging Indigenous knowledge systems and modern remote sensing technology to strengthen rangeland resilience and pastoral livelihoods. Bringing together practitioners, community representatives, policy experts, and a digital innovation expert, the panel unpacks what it takes to scale […]
Right tree, right place, right purpose: Tree species selection with GlobUNT
29 May 2026
Choosing the wrong tree species can make or break a restoration project – so how do scientists and practitioners ensure the right tree goes in the right place for the right purpose? This session introduces the Global Useful Native Trees (GlobUNT) tree species selection tool: a science-based, web platform drawing on over 14,000 characterized […]
Shaping Kenya’s Camel Centre of Excellence for sustainable impact
29 May 2026
Kenya is the world’s largest producer of camel milk. Yet, most of that production remains informal, underfunded, and invisible to global markets. This session brings together government officials, researchers, pastoralist leaders, and international partners to make the case for a Kenya Camel Centre of Excellence, a nationally endorsed, community-centred institution designed to close critical […]
From participation to Power: Local actors’ voices in rangeland governance
29 May 2026
Rangelands hold significant ecological and socioeconomic value, making their governance a critical concern. As primary stewards, communities play a central role, yet their influence in decision-making processes often remains uneven and not fully understood. This session will examine the current positioning of community voices in rangeland governance, with a focus on how power and […]
Rethinking resilience and investment in drylands
29 May 2026
This session explores how pastoralist communities across East Africa’s drylands are redefining resilience through mobility, Indigenous knowledge, social networks and locally led governance. Challenging top-down, project-driven approaches that measure access over wellbeing and celebrate adaptation without addressing power, the panel calls for a shift from engineered resilience to locally defined and community-led systems – demanding […]
