1st Edition
Custodians of the Commons Pastoral Land Tenure in Africa
Edited By Charles Lane
Copyright 1998
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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An examination of the conflicts facing traditional pastoralist societies within the developing nations of Africa. The book explores the forms of traditional land tenure and access to grazing resources, which are being increasingly eroded by modern forms of ownership and development. It shows how communal land tenure arrangements are essential not only for the survival of these societies but also... Read more
About the Authors * Preface * Acknowledgements * List of Maps * List of Tables * List of Abbreviations * Introduction: Overview of the Pastoral Problematic * Kenya * Mali * Mauritania * Senegal Sudan * Tanzania * Uganda * Appendices * References * Index
Biography
Charles Lane has acted as a consultant to many international organisations, including Care International, The EC, ODA, UNDP, and UNRISD. He was, until recently, Senior Research Associate at IIED, and still works with them as a consultant. He has worked in East Africa for ten years, and is currently working as a Director of Pilotlight and with Survival International.
