Eritrea: Isolated communities come together to tackle livelihood
issues 26 March 2008 | News story Eritreans from isolated rural
communities have been encouraged to exchange experiences and
knowledge aimed at sustainably managing their resources.
Following a series of workshops run by IUCN’s Eastern Africa
office, isolated rural communities in the region have been able
to share experiences, learn lessons and look at ways of tackling
pressing environmental issues in their areas. The national
workshops brought together communities to exchange ideas and
then write up the findings themselves. In Some experiences are
positive. For instance, the people of Shiketi - some 28 km from
the capital Asmara – have come up with ways of ensuring
plentiful supplies of animal feed and, unlike, their neighbours
they have no concerns in this regard. This is due to the Menguda
enclosure, a protected tract of land that provides year-round
fodder for livestock. The 150-hectare enclosure was created by
the ministry of agriculture in