Rethinking narratives about pre-colonial Tanganyika: notes on Kjekshus' Ecology Control and Economic Development in East African History
“The basis for economic development is an ecological system controlled by man.” Kjekshus (1977)
A couple of years ago I
Paper summary: Fencing and subdivision across Kenya's southern rangelands jeopardizes biodiversity conservation and pastoral livelihoods
I'm only now catching up on writing up summaries for a number of recently published papers, and I&
Synopsis: our chapter on "Land Tenure, Livelihoods, and Conservation: Perspectives on Priorities in Tanzania’s Tarangire Ecosystem"
We highlight approaches being taken in Tarangire which combine access to secure land rights with landscape scale access to resources that livestock (and wildlife) need to be productive and resilient.