Can formalisation of pastoral land tenure overcome its paradoxes? Reflections from East Africa

• Published in: Pastoralism : research, policy and practice Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Robinson, Lance, Flintan, Fiona
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 23.08.2022; Springer Nature B.V; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Agriculture; Anthropology; Applied Ecology; Commons; Earth and Environmental Science; East Africa; Ecosystems; Environment; Environmental Management; Land rights; Land tenure; Literature reviews; Mosaics; Paradoxes; Pastoralism; Property rights; Rangelands; Sustainable Development; Tenure formalisation; East Africa; Land tenure; Pastoralism; Commons; Property rights; Tenure formalisation; East Africa

Legal frameworks for communal land rights in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania are now gaining momentum. Questions can be raised as to whether, how, and to what extent these frameworks take into account the disadvantages of formalising tenure and the complexities of pastoral resources. In this paper, we...