REPAiR Project
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A research project that critically explores how ‘nature-based solutions’ and other approaches are applied in the contexts of Southern Africa’s rangelands.
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Exploring rangeland myths in 2026 - REPAiR project
Through 2026, the REPAiR project is exploring ‘rangeland myths’ in global perspective. We offer an open invitation to get involved – share your experiences and stories, and help us to rethink what we ...
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Rangelands are the most common land cover on the planet, yet are often misunderstood.
Powerful stories and ‘myths’ have long shaped how rangelands and pastoralists are seen and often misjudged.
In 2026, we'll be exploring ways of seeing differently.
repairproject.org/Blog/explori...
#IYRP2026
Powerful stories and ‘myths’ have long shaped how rangelands and pastoralists are seen and often misjudged.
In 2026, we'll be exploring ways of seeing differently.
repairproject.org/Blog/explori...
#IYRP2026
Read our latest update on #RangelandMyths - this month, we're asking why many people and policies are so biased against mobility (and mobile livelihoods).
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Rangeland myths: 'Mobility drives conflict and insecurity'
Read our think-piece and sign up for an online discussion on 26 February.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Read our latest update on #RangelandMyths - this month, we're asking why many people and policies are so biased against mobility (and mobile livelihoods).
repairproject.substack.com/p/rangeland-...
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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-mo...
Join our online discussion on 26 February with @tekgw.bsky.social:
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Read the think piece by Linda Pappagallo: repairproject.org/Blog/myth-mo...
Join our online discussion on 26 February with @tekgw.bsky.social:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
February 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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-mo...
Join our online discussion on 26 February with @tekgw.bsky.social:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
Read the think piece by Linda Pappagallo: repairproject.org/Blog/myth-mo...
Join our online discussion on 26 February with @tekgw.bsky.social:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploring-...
What is nature? Some see nature as a set of 'stocks of resources' to be exchanged and traded. But there are many more complex ways of valuing nature.
Frank Matose spoke at our online event on rangelands & the myth of 'Tragedy of the Commons'.
#rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
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Frank Matose spoke at our online event on rangelands & the myth of 'Tragedy of the Commons'.
#rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
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January 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM
What is nature? Some see nature as a set of 'stocks of resources' to be exchanged and traded. But there are many more complex ways of valuing nature.
Frank Matose spoke at our online event on rangelands & the myth of 'Tragedy of the Commons'.
#rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
@iyrp2026.bsky.social
Frank Matose spoke at our online event on rangelands & the myth of 'Tragedy of the Commons'.
#rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
@iyrp2026.bsky.social
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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
#IYRP2026
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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
#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
#IYRP2026
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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
#IYRP2026
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“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.” - @amberhuff.bsky.social
repairproject.org/Blog/the-tra...
#tragedyofthecommons #rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
Yet it has taken on a life of its own as an enduring master myth.” - @amberhuff.bsky.social
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#tragedyofthecommons #rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
Myth: The tragedy of the commons is inevitable - REPAiR project
As the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists calls attention to the global diversity, importance, and governance of the world’s rangelands, the myth of the tragedy of the commons is partic...
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January 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“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.” - @amberhuff.bsky.social
repairproject.org/Blog/the-tra...
#tragedyofthecommons #rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
Yet it has taken on a life of its own as an enduring master myth.” - @amberhuff.bsky.social
repairproject.org/Blog/the-tra...
#tragedyofthecommons #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.” - @amberhuff.bsky.social
repairproject.org/Blog/the-tra...
#tragedyofthecommons #rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
Yet it has taken on a life of its own as an enduring master myth.” - @amberhuff.bsky.social
repairproject.org/Blog/the-tra...
#tragedyofthecommons #rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
Myth: The tragedy of the commons is inevitable - REPAiR project
As the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists calls attention to the global diversity, importance, and governance of the world’s rangelands, the myth of the tragedy of the commons is partic...
repairproject.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
“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.” - @amberhuff.bsky.social
repairproject.org/Blog/the-tra...
#tragedyofthecommons #rangelandmyths #IYRP2026
Yet it has taken on a life of its own as an enduring master myth.” - @amberhuff.bsky.social
repairproject.org/Blog/the-tra...
#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.
@amberhuff.bsky.social and Linda Pappagallo discuss how 'rangeland myths’ shape our view of landscapes & livelihoods:
repairproject.org/Blog/rethink...
#IYRP2026
Red scars slice the hills.
It's a familiar scene.
But the photo is an AI-generated image.
@amberhuff.bsky.social and Linda Pappagallo discuss how 'rangeland myths’ shape our view of landscapes & livelihoods:
repairproject.org/Blog/rethink...
#IYRP2026
Rethinking what we think we know about rangelands and pastoralism - REPAiR project
In 2026, REPAiR is exploring ‘rangeland myths’. In this introductory blog, we explain why we think this work is important, discuss what it builds on, and emphasise the need to rethink what we think we...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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.
@amberhuff.bsky.social and Linda Pappagallo discuss how 'rangeland myths’ shape our view of landscapes & livelihoods:
repairproject.org/Blog/rethink...
#IYRP2026
Red scars slice the hills.
It's a familiar scene.
But the photo is an AI-generated image.
@amberhuff.bsky.social and Linda Pappagallo discuss how 'rangeland myths’ shape our view of landscapes & livelihoods:
repairproject.org/Blog/rethink...
#IYRP2026
Rangelands are the most common land cover on the planet, yet are often misunderstood.
Powerful stories and ‘myths’ have long shaped how rangelands and pastoralists are seen and often misjudged.
In 2026, we'll be exploring ways of seeing differently.
repairproject.org/Blog/explori...
#IYRP2026
Powerful stories and ‘myths’ have long shaped how rangelands and pastoralists are seen and often misjudged.
In 2026, we'll be exploring ways of seeing differently.
repairproject.org/Blog/explori...
#IYRP2026
Exploring rangeland myths in 2026 - REPAiR project
Through 2026, the REPAiR project is exploring ‘rangeland myths’ in global perspective. We offer an open invitation to get involved – share your experiences and stories, and help us to rethink what we ...
repairproject.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Rangelands are the most common land cover on the planet, yet are often misunderstood.
Powerful stories and ‘myths’ have long shaped how rangelands and pastoralists are seen and often misjudged.
In 2026, we'll be exploring ways of seeing differently.
repairproject.org/Blog/explori...
#IYRP2026
Powerful stories and ‘myths’ have long shaped how rangelands and pastoralists are seen and often misjudged.
In 2026, we'll be exploring ways of seeing differently.
repairproject.org/Blog/explori...
#IYRP2026
Last week, the REPAiR project organised a workshop on Nature-based solutions in grasslands and rangelands, focusing on the context of Southern Africa.
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Last week, the REPAiR project organised a workshop on Nature-based solutions in grasslands and rangelands, focusing on the context of Southern Africa. | REPAiR project
Last week, the REPAiR project organised a workshop on Nature-based solutions in grasslands and rangelands, focusing on the context of Southern Africa.
The workshop was hosted by the 60th annual con...
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August 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Last week, the REPAiR project organised a workshop on Nature-based solutions in grasslands and rangelands, focusing on the context of Southern Africa.
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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
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#NbS #naturebasedsolutions #madagascar #pastoralism
Read our new blog post by Livasoa Randriamanalina
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#NbS #naturebasedsolutions #madagascar #pastoralism
Understanding pastoralism in southern Madagascar - REPAiR project
Understanding the cultures and contexts of pastoralism in Madagascar is vital to supporting resilience in rangelands.
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May 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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
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
Read our new blog post by Livasoa Randriamanalina
repairproject.org/Blog/underst...
#NbS #naturebasedsolutions #madagascar #pastoralism
Understanding pastoralism in southern Madagascar - REPAiR project
Understanding the cultures and contexts of pastoralism in Madagascar is vital to supporting resilience in rangelands.
repairproject.org
May 31, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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
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.
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#BiodiversityDay
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#BiodiversityDay
#pastoralism #madagascar #naturebasedsolutions #nbs #rangelands… | REPAiR project
Last week saw the Madagascar launch of the REPAiR project. The event was held in collaboration with another project - ‘IKI Growing Greener: Restoration and sustainable use of agro-pastoralist systems ...
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May 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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
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#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.
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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...
Podcast: Learning from diverse knowledge in rangelands - REPAiR project
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March 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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...
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...
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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.
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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.
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March 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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 insights on its research priorities for nature and environment in #ODA (Official Development Assistance) settings. An online survey is open until 4 April.
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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...
To have your say, respond to the survey before 4 April:
bit.ly/UKNatureInit...
UK Nature Initiative Research Priorities
The UK Nature Initiative Research project seeks to identify international priorities for research on nature and the environment.
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March 7, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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...
To have your say, respond to the survey before 4 April:
bit.ly/UKNatureInit...
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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.
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Should livestock farmers be given incentives for ‘good’ ecological practices? - REPAiR project
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February 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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-...
repairproject.org/Blog/should-...
Should livestock farmers be given incentives for ‘good’ ecological practices? - REPAiR project
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February 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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-...
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...
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...
Creating equitable pathways in South African rangelands
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January 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In case you missed it, a blogpost on South African history and what it means for rangelands today.
Reposted by REPAiR Project
"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...
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...
Creating equitable pathways in South African rangelands
repairproject.org
January 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"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...
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...
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...
Creating equitable pathways in South African rangelands
repairproject.org
January 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"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...
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...
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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
I’m delighted to share this project that looks critically and carefully at ‘nature based solutions’ in context of South African rangelands & grasslands, aiming to share lessons for neighbouring countries too.
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...
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...
December 9, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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
Reposted by REPAiR Project
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...
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...
Introducing REPAiR - REPAiR project
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December 9, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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...
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...
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...
Introducing REPAiR - REPAiR project
repairproject.org
December 9, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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...
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...