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with inputs from several IYRP coalition partners

1. The benefits of pastoralism for biodiversity and the climate
2. Why tree planting in rangelands can be bad for biodiversity and the climate
3. Enhancing biodiversity through livestock keeping
4. Going up in smoke: how livestock keeping can reduce wildfires
5. Rewilding and ecosystem restoration: what is "natural"?
6. Collaborative conservation: pastoralists as conservationists

PASTRES 2022;  Houzer E & Scoones I

Interview with Ilse Köhler-Rollefson about her book "Hoofprints in the land: how traditional herding and grazing can restore the soil and bring back animal agriculture in balance with the Earth."  24 January 2023.

GIZ, CELEP & IYRP2026 publication by Saverio Krätli et al

GIZ, CELEP & IYRP2026 policy brief by Saverio Krätli et al

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• The IYRP 2026 seeks
• Structure of the IYRP 2026 coalition
• Feature: FAO COFO Working Group and IYRP co-host 1^st Summer School on Drylands
• Update on the Thematic Working Groups of the IYRP
• New members are welcome to join the WGs. Concept notes for the WGs are on the IYRP website
• IYRP involvement in global activities

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• IYRP 2026 lost a leader
• Updates from the Global Secretariat of the IYRP alliance
• Updates from the Regional IYRP Support Groups (RISGs)
• Upcoming activities

• United Nations declare IYRP in 2026
• Why an IYRP?
• What are rangelands? Who are pastoralists?
• Structure of the IYRP 2026 coalition
• What does the IYRP initiative seek to achieve by 2026 and beyond?
• Regional IYRP Support Groups (RISGs)
• 12 monthly themes for IYRP 2026
• IYRP Working Groups and Partnerships

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World map of pastoralists

published by International Rangeland Congress (IRC) in collaboration with IYRP2026