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Eastern Southern Africa Events, News and Resources
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- Pan-African Women’s Charter for Rangelands and Pastoralists
African Pastoralist Women’s Gathering (APWG), Kampala, Uganda, 16–19 Mar 2026; enriched by contributions from Manifesto of Universities of Women in Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Settings West & Central Africa, Tsévié, Togo, 11–14 Jan 2026; and by African Pastoralist Women and Leaders from North, West, Central, Eastern & Southern Africa (28 Apr 2026)
Rassemblement des femmes pastorales africaines (APWG), Kampala, Ouganda, du 16 au 19 mars 2026 ; enrichie par les contributions du Manifeste des universités de femmes en milieu pastoral et agro-pastoral d'Afrique de l'Ouest, du Sahel et d'Afrique centrale, d’Afrique centrale, Tsévié, Togo, 11-14 jan 2026 ; validée par des femmes et des leaders pastorales africaines du Nord, de l'Ouest, du Centre, de l'Est et du Sud de l'Afrique le 28 avril 2026.
- Amid FMD, a quiet success story is unfolding in South Africa’s grasslands
Sarah Frazee: Amid FMD, a quiet success story is unfolding in South Africa’s grasslands Communal farmers lead the way in sustainable land management. Business Day, Opinion, January 29, 2026.
- South Africa’s grasslands set a global first for community-led carbon markets
Farming News: South Africa’s grasslands set a global first for community-led carbon markets
- First-ever CCB-labelled credits issued under Verra's updated VM0042 methodology
- 266,255 credits from 95,364 ha of South African grasslands managed in first monitoring period, engaging 4000 communal farmers, and employing almost 300 people
- Project spans 950,000 ha of communal & commercial rangeland
- Ministry of Agriculture - Ethiopia's Post
- Key Step Toward IYRP 2026 (FAO Ethiopia)
- Why 2026 is the Critical Turning Point for Ethiopia’s Rangelands