“Water and transhumance are often overlooked in restoration research projects. I am very glad that Restore4More will focus on these aspects”, said Peter Minang, Director for Africa at the Centre for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF). Minang made the welcome remarks at the launch meeting of the Restore4More project held in the CIFOR-ICRAF campus in Nairobi on 15-17 April 2024.

Read the full story from Aida Bargués Tobella for SLU

In December, Nature and People as One (NaPO) held a workshop in Karare, an area bordering the Mt Marsabit National Reserve, that brought together 59 community voices representing 39 villages from Parkishon, Kamboe, Loglogo and Karare (important rangelands surrounding the Mt Marsabit Forest). The goal was to assess progress with implementing the Ramat model, celebrate its successes, and assess the challenges.

Story and photos by Adrian Leitoro, Co-Founder of NaPO

Rangelands cover about half of the Earth’s land surface, store between 10 and 30% of terrestrial carbon, and support over 2 billion people, yet they are under-recognized and under-valued and have been largely ignored in sustainable development agendas and climate negotiations.

On 21 August 2023, CA4SH joined CIFOR-ICRAF, Focali, IGAD, SIWI, SLU, University of Nairobi, and WWF at the 2023 World Water Week organized by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) in a virtual session to discuss water-smart rangeland restoration.