Based on primary and secondary data, this paper provides a qualitative account of current changes in the pattern of natural resource management as a result of resource degradation and conflict in the Borana rangelands of southern Ethiopia. Population pressure, recurrent drought and the depleted carrying capacity of pastoral resources, as well as the encroachment of...

This article analyzes land administration in Ethiopia's Afar region and how differences between statutory and customary tenure systems shape relations between the state, investors, local communities and cultural groups. It also examines the impact of multi-stakeholder land disputes on land resource management in the country and provides policy recommendations on ho...

Based on a literature review, this article examines the dynamics in pastoral systems, natural resource conservation and conflict in the drylands of East Africa. It argues that, in the context of East Africa, pastoralism and biodiversity conservation in general are distinct forms of land use that are complementary rather than competitive. The present state of natura...