GA4RP Program at the TNC Pavilion (Blue Zone) (UNCCD COP 17)

GA4RP Program at the TNC Pavilion (Blue Zone)

  • Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    • Event: Diversity of Animals on Rangelands: The Continuum Between Wild, Domestic Animals, Humans, and Mutual Breeding
    • Organizing Partners: GA4RP, Afriscout, Zoological Society Luujin
    • Description: A session exploring the interconnectedness of wild and domestic animals, human stewardship, and co-evolution in rangeland ecosystems, highlighting community-based management and biodiversity conservation.
  • Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    • Event: Connecting Culture and Conservation Through Art (Animal Natural Fibres & Live Textile Weaving)
    • Organizing Partners: GA4RP, UNCCD partners.
    • Description: A dedicated morning session on natural animal fibers, high Andean pastoral livelihoods, and cultural conservation. As a central live activity, participants will collectively weave a symbolic blanket using natural yarns and embroidered textiles brought directly from high Andean pastoral communities in Tolconi, Peru, and pastoral communities from all over the world.
  • Friday, August 21, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    • Event: Transhumance in the 21st Century: Experiences from Various Continents
    • Organizing Partners: GA4RP, IYRP Europe RISG, Yolda,, 
    • Description: A global exchange sharing pastoral experiences, seasonal mobility, transhumance corridors, and policy mechanisms supporting mobile pastoralists across different continents.

When

18,19, 21 August 2026
Contacts
Carlos Enrique Michaud Lopez