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The irony: conservation involving fenced-off 'hard boundaries' can lead to shrinking space for wildlife. @TeklehaymanotG explored findings from Kenya and Tanzania at our February event on #rangelandmyths about mobility and conflict. #IYRP2026 #pastoralism #conservation

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Do pastoralists simply need 'more markets' to thrive? repairproject.org/Blog/myth-past… Read Linda Pappagallo's think-piece on our blog, and join our online discussion on 26 March as part of our engagement with @IYRP2026.

South Africa's meat industry is far from simply 'informal' or 'formal'. Policy makers should face the tangled reality to respond better to #FMD and other problems. BLOG: Getting beyond the formal/informal divide by Timothy Gibbs @UParisNanterre repairproject.org/Blog/getting-b…

Our 26 Feb discussion event on 'myths' about pastoralism & rangelands, mobility and conflict is nearly sold* out**! eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-ra… *tickets are free **there will be a waiting list, and we will probably release more tickets if there is demand #IYRP2026

This month, in our #RangelandMyths series, we examine the myth that 'Mobility drives conflict and insecurity'. Read the think piece by Linda Pappagallo repairproject.org/Blog/myth-mobi… Join our online discussion on 26 February with @TeklehaymanotG eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-ra…

How do we challenge the narrow view of 'nature' as a set of stocks and resources to be traded? Frank Matose offers a challenge at our event on the myth of the 'Tragedy of the Commons'. #rangelandmyths #IYRP2026 @IYRP2026

What is property? How does a narrow view of ownership & property lie behind the so-called ‘Tragedy of the Commons’? Frank Matose explains at our event on #RangelandMyths #IYRP2026

“Most would agree that the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ thesis is flawed, logically inconsistent, and downright dangerous… Yet it has taken on a life of its own as an enduring master myth.” - @Anthropogo repairproject.org/Blog/the-trage… #tragedyofthecommons #rangelandmyths #IYRP2026

Dust in heat haze. Hooves on dry ground. Red scars slice the hills. It's a familiar scene. But the photo is an AI-generated image. @Anthropogo and Linda Pappagallo discuss how 'rangeland myths’ shape our view of landscapes & livelihoods: repairproject.org/Blog/rethinkin… #IYRP2026

Rangelands are the most common land cover on the planet, yet are often misunderstood. Powerful stories and ‘myths’ have long shaped how rangelands & pastoralists are seen & often misjudged. In 2026, we explore ways of seeing differently. repairproject.org/Blog/exploring… #IYRP2026

A festival of pastoralism in Türkiye: Exploring development challenges together ids.ac.uk/opinions/a-fes… New post by @IanScoones on a recent festival that creatively explored challenges and experiences of pastoralism in Türkiye and around the world #IYRP2026 #pastoralism

How do pastoralists in southern Madagascar organise their land and livelihoods? Read our new blog post by ⁦@Livasoa_Randria⁩ #pastoralism #madagascar #NbS #naturebasedsolutions repairproject.org/Blog/understan…

🟣 El equipo de @bioleft_tw (@cenit_eeynunsam) estará a cargo de: "Agroecología, Innovación y Soberanía Alimentaria". 📌 Miércoles 9 de abril, 10 h 📍 Auditorio Lectura Mundi, Campus Miguelete UNSAM (Av. 25 de Mayo y Francia, San Martín).

Can poetry and comics help us to see rangelands differently? New blog post by Linda Pappagallo @IDS_UK repairproject.org/Blog/storying-…

'Pastoralism in the Sahel today: Honouring the work of Jeremy Swift' - event on 24 April, hosted by @ODI_Global, in person or online odi.org/en/events/past…

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