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IYRP Achievements and Upcoming Events

UNEP gap analysis. 15 May, 2019
2019

"A case of benign neglect: knowledge gaps about sustainability in pastoralism & rangelands"
UNEA 4
March 2019

Resolution
HLPF side event on Sustainable Pastoralism
20 July 2021
IYRP session on mobile pastoralism at UN Food Systems Summit
26 July 2021
Pastoral communities’ territories of life in Asia: Tales of coexistence (ICCA Workshop)
July 16, 2021

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IYRP session on pastoralism at UNFSS Pre-Summit
23 August 2021
IYRP at International Grassland / Rangeland Congress 2021 in Kenya
October 2021

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UNGA approves IYRP2026, March 2022
15 March 2022
Stockholm+50 side event on Nature-based restoration & multipurpose use of rangelands
2 June 2022
PASTRES briefs on pastoralism & biodiversity 2022
December 2022

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IYRP at International Grassland Congress in Kentucky
14-19 May 2023
COAG Sub-committee on Livestock: GASL/IYRP side event on Women & sustainable livestock transformation
16 July 2024
IYRP session at UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh
7 December 2024
Focus on IYRP at International Rangeland Congress 2025 in Australia
2 - 6 June 2025
Kidai Pongal 2025 – 3rd Year Celebration & FRA Awareness Conference
27 July 2025
Mera+15 Gathering of Women Pastoralists, India
24-28 November 2025

IYRP 2026 GOALS

Increase public awareness of the societal value derived from rangelands and pastoralists.
Promote pastoralist knowledge, innovation and coalition building to meet contemporary needs.
Advocate for evidence-based policy and legislation that supports sustainable rangeland stewardship and pastoralist livelihoods.
Foster ethical investment to address challenges confronting rangelands and pastoralists in the 21st century.

The IYRPGlobal Alliance. 2025. IYRP 2026 Global Action Plan. (Ref: Weblink).

IYRP Opening Film 2023

This video was made in support of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026 initiative approved unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly. It was created by filmmaker Patrick Augenstein for the IYRP Support Group and the thousands of people around the world who support this important effort. It was funded by Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium on behalf of CELEP (Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism).

H.E. Mr. Enkhbold Vorshilov, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations, presents the IYRP resolution to the UN General Assembly.