Repair – A podcast about rangelands
Repair - A podcast about rangelands
Podcast Description
Repair is a podcast about the past, present and future of land, food and people. We focus on the challenges facing rangelands - open areas where people herd animals.
Rangelands and grasslands support wildlife, informal economies and millions of people around the world. In these places, land use and animal grazing is often organised in communal ways. Looking after the environment is a team effort. But these landscapes are often misunderstood. In this podcast, we aim to address misunderstandings about rangelands, explore the challenges facing them, and understand what can be done to make them more resilient and thriving places.
Our particular focus is on rangelands in Southern Africa, and how people in these rangelands can design and lead activities that look after the ecology of these important places.
This podcast is organised by the REPAiR project. For more information, see repairproject.org repairproject.substack.com
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on topics related to rangelands and their ecological and social importance. Key episode examples include discussions on communal land use practices, the role of livestock in rangeland restoration, and the impact of planned grazing and controlled fires on both ecosystems and local communities.
Rangelands and grasslands support wildlife, informal economies and millions of people around the world, often governed in communal ways. But these landscapes are often misunderstood. We explore the challenges facing them, and how to make them more resilient and thriving places. For more information, see repairproject.org
This episode of the REPAiR Podcast is the sixth in a series that explores myths about rangelands and the ideas behind them, and what alternative stories and ideas can be found. This time, we’re talking about the myth that ‘Healthy ecosystems are green’.
This episode includes part of a recorded online discussion that took place on 17 June 2026. The event is introduced by Linda Pappagallo, coordinator of the Rangeland Myths initiative.
Our guest speakers were Igshaan Samuels, Brahim El Guabli and Mmoto Masubelele, and the discussion was co-chaired by Jeremy Allouche and Linda Pappagallo.
Igshaan Samuels is co-chair of the Global Coordinating Group of the UN-designated International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in 2026. He is a specialist researcher on Rangeland Ecology and Pastoralism for the Agricultural Research Council in South Africa. Brahim El Guabli is Associate Professor of Arabic Studies and Comparative Literature at Williams College, USA, and author of the book ‘Desert Imaginations: A History of Saharanism and Its Radical Consequences’. Mmoto Masubelele (South Africa National Parks) is a plant ecologist and sustainability strategist dedicated to landscape restoration, climate resilience, and biodiversity monitoring.
Links
Rangeland Myths (REPAiR Project series)
Myth: ‘Healthy ecosystems are green’ – think piece by Jeremy Allouche and Linda Pappagallo
Podcast: Deserts, Saharanism and ‘green’ landscape myths – podcast episode with Brahim El Guabli and Linda Pappagallo
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit repairproject.substack.com
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