NP Vol. 30 (2), September 2026

Pastoralists and COVID-19

EDITORIAL
Pastoralists and Covid-19: An Introduction Angela Kronenburg García, Joana Roque De Pinho, Annemiek Pas Schrijver

RESEARCH ARTICLES
A Period of Respite? The Effects of Covid-19 on Pastoralism in Italy and Spain Paula Escribano, Cecilia Begal, Julien-François Gerber

Seeking Health and Finding Collective Joy under Lockdown: The Covid-19 Meat Camp among Maasai of Southern Kenya Joana Roque De Pinho, Angela Kronenburg García, Stanley Ole Neboo, Lenaai Ole Mowuo, Matinkoi Ole Mowuo

Global Pandemic – Local Response: The Case of Kalacha, Kenya Nurit Hashimshony Yaffe, Sabdio Wario Galgallo

Covid-19 and Pastoralism in Northern Benin Jeannett Martin, Abiguël Elijan, Nikolaus Schareika

The Adaptation and Resilience of Pastoralists during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mongolia Ariell Ahearn, Gantulga Munkherdene, Sainbayar Enkhbat, Akira Kamimura, Buho Hoshino, Takahiro Tomita, Chieko Hirota, Takahiro Ozaki, Troy Sternberg, Batbuyan Batjav, Moe Terao, Yuki Morinaga

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF RANGELANDS AND PASTORALISTS, 2026
Pastoralism before Compromise Saverio Krätli

Powered by Variability: Rethinking Climate Policy for Pastoralism Saverio Krätli, Claire Bedelian, Jackson Wachira, Florence Crick, Michelle Venter, Edwige Marty, Blamah Jalloh, Ced Hesse, Ann Waters-Bayer

Securing Land Rights for Pastoralism Mark Moritz, Flora Vern, Saverio Krätli

Build on the Knowledge and Initiatives of Pastoralist Women Ann Waters-Bayer, Bhavana Rabari, Cecilia Turin, Eszter Fodor, Fiona Flintan, Hijaba Ykhanbai, Ibolya Sáfiánné, Lilli Scheiterle, María Fernández-Giménez, María Turino, Mariana Quiroga Mendiola, Marie-Luise Matthys, Nitya Ghotge, Nők a Pásztorságban, Pedro Herrera, Priscilla Claeys, Rima Mekdaschi Studer, Sadia Ahmed, Saverio Krätli

Outgrowing Offsetting Saverio Krätli, Blamah Jalloh, Wenjun Li, Pierre Hiernaux, Habibou Assouma, Michelle Venter, Linda Pappagallo, Hassan Roba, Ariell Ahearn, Hussein Tadicha, Véronique Ancey, Malih Ole Kaunga, Lilli Scheiterle, Jane Meriwas, Francesca Di Matteo, Liban Golicha, Sergio Magnani, Jacob Lekaitogo, Karl Wagner

Global Declaration of Young Pastoralists: Madrid Call to Action

BOOK REVIEWS
A. Allan Degen and Léo-Paul Dana (eds), Lifestyle and Livelihood Changes Among Formerly Nomadic Peoples: Entrepreneurship, Diversity and Urbanisation Nicola Imoli

Gabriele Volpato, Desert Entanglements: The Making of the Badiya by Sahrawi Refugees of Western Sahara Giulia Gonzales

Greta Semplici, Moving Deserts: Interrogating Development and Resilience in the Pastoral Drylands of Northern Kenya J. Terrence Mccabe

Charis Enns and Brock Bersaglio, with a Foreword and Afterword by Ramson Karmushu, Settler Ecologies: the Enduring Nature of Settler Colonialism in Kenya John G. Galaty