Last week, the REPAiR project organised a workshop on Nature-based solutions in grasslands and rangelands, focusing on the context of Southern Africa. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

How do pastoralists in southern Madagascar organise their land and livelihoods? And what are their logics and motivations? Read our new blog post by Livasoa Randriamanalina repairproject.org/Blog/underst... #NbS #naturebasedsolutions #madagascar #pastoralism

How do pastoralists in southern Madagascar organise their land and livelihoods? And what are their logics and motivations? Read our new blog post by Livasoa Randriamanalina repairproject.org/Blog/underst... #NbS #naturebasedsolutions #madagascar #pastoralism

Last week saw the launch of the REPAiR project in Madagascar. The event was held in collaboration with the IKI Growing Greener project, and aimed to engage those involved in restoration in Madagascar’s rangelands, including the government and NGOs. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #BiodiversityDay

Podcast: Learning from diverse knowledge in rangelands Listen to our interview with Ruan de Wet of Meat Naturally Africa. It’s the first episode in a series on rangelands, ecologies, restoration and people. repairproject.org/Blog/learnin...

Survey: The #UK’s global #research priorities on nature The UK government is seeking insights on its research priorities for nature and environment in #ODA (Official Development Assistance) settings. An online survey is open until 4 April. universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

The UK government is seeking views on its international priorities for research on nature and the environment. To have your say, respond to the survey before 4 April: bit.ly/UKNatureInit...

Read this new blog from IDS based @repairproject.bsky.social on whether pastoralist benefit from 'payments for ecosystem services.'?

NEW BLOG POST: Can pastoralists benefit from 'payments for ecosystem services'? And do they really encourage 'good' ecological practices? Short answer: it depends. repairproject.org/Blog/should-...

In case you missed it, a blogpost on South African history and what it means for rangelands today.

"Any present-day ‘solutions’, including #naturebasedsolutions, must be sensitive to historical realities..." On our blog, Dr Farai Mtero explains the history - including colonial and apartheid-era policies - that has shaped rangelands in South Africa today. repairproject.org/Blog/creatin...

"Any present-day ‘solutions’, including #naturebasedsolutions, must be sensitive to historical realities..." On our blog, Dr Farai Mtero explains the history - including colonial and apartheid-era policies - that has shaped rangelands in South Africa today. repairproject.org/Blog/creatin...

A feature on the @idsglobaldev.bsky.social website about our project www.ids.ac.uk/news/explori...

A fascinating new project that IDS is involved in: researching effective stewardship of rangelands - the most extensive land cover type on the planet - and the use of 'nature-based solutions' to achieve social, economic and ecological outcomes in Southern Africa

Across Southern Africa, rangelands support a large amount of small-scale, communal livestock farming. What are the possibilities for context-sensitive and community-led approaches for stewardship of these rangelands? And what are the challenges? repairproject.org/Blog/introdu...

Across Southern Africa, rangelands support a large amount of small-scale, communal livestock farming. What are the possibilities for context-sensitive and community-led approaches for stewardship of these rangelands? And what are the challenges? repairproject.org/Blog/introdu...

REPAiR is a new three-year research project focusing on Southern African rangelands, communal livestock farming systems and 'nature-based solutions'. Read our overview of the research ideas and plans on our new website: repairproject.org/Blog/introdu...

REPAiR is a new three-year research project focusing on Southern African rangelands, communal livestock farming systems and 'nature-based solutions'. Read our overview of the research ideas and plans on our new website: repairproject.org/Blog/introdu...

'Nature-based solutions' could help care for rangelands and grasslands. But much of the evidence about them comes from the global North. We ask how such approaches might apply to Southern African rangelands, if they are designed and led by people who live and work there. repairproject.org