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Global Outreach Resources
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Publications, Presentations, & Extension Materials
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Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) is pleased to share a comprehensive guide to all its resources - more than 200 - regarding pastoralism in the drylands of Africa and the Middle East. SPARC ended in December 2025. You can find more information here about SPARC’s resources and how to navigate them. SPARC’s documentary "Charting new futures in Africa’s drylands" is now online.
- SRM Ignite Session: the 12 global themes of the IYRP2026
- Maria Fernández-Gímenez - Introductions
- Maryam Niamir-Fuller - Who are pastoralists & what are rangelands?
- Serena Ferrari - Livelihoods & economics: https://arizona.app.box.com/file/2109714834704
- Jonathan Davies - Services & infrastructure by and for pastoralists
- Pedro Herrera - Benefits to society
- Mark Moritz - Pastoral land, water and mobility
- Tungaa Ulambayar - Pastoralist women
- Anders Oskal - Indigenous knowledge, culture and innovation
- Carmen Jaquez - Climate change & resilience
- Alexis Bonogofsky - Biodiversity & ecosystem services
- Sairandhri Lapalikar - Sustainable rangeland uses & restoration
- Elena Chen - Pastoralist youth
- Igshaan Samuels - Innovative solutions for a sustainable future
- Shepherd's Eye In The Sky
- The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink (article)
MacDougall, A.S., Vanzant, B., Sulik, J. et al. The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink. Nat Ecol Evol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02955-6
- What you should know about rangelands and pastoralism
Global Landscapes Forum Article - https://thinklandscape.globallandscapesforum.org/101185/what-are-rangelands-and-pastoralism/?utm_campaign=GLF_Newsletter
This article introduces the IYRP and associated Global Alliance by describing their origins, goals and activities.
- Natural grasslands used for grazing livestock can mitigate climate change
- Pastoralism can mitigate biodiversity loss on global rangelands
- IYRP road map PPT & PDF (2 June 2026)
- Global Land Outlook Report
Global Change Biology Vol. 3 (6) 17 June 2024
Authors: Pedro Maria Herrera Calvo and Sasha Alexander
- It’s time to assign nonforested, nonagricultural lands a global designation (18 Feb 2025)
with inputs from several IYRP coalition partners
GIZ, CELEP & IYRP2026 policy brief by Saverio Krätli et al
GIZ, CELEP & IYRP2026 publication by Saverio Krätli et al
- Does pastoralism have a place in the future of food?
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.
- Are livestock always bad for the planet? Rethinking the protein transition and climate change debate
PASTRES 2022; Houzer E & Scoones I
- PASTRES 2022 briefs on pastoralism & biodiversity
- The benefits of pastoralism for biodiversity and the climate
- Why tree planting in rangelands can be bad for biodiversity and the climate
- Enhancing biodiversity through livestock keeping
- Going up in smoke: how livestock keeping can reduce wildfires
- Rewilding and ecosystem restoration: what is "natural"?
- Collaborative conservation: pastoralists as conservationists
- Pastoralism is the future2-min animated video (English with Arabic, Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Mongolian, Portuguese & Spanish subtitles) (Swahili spoken) (Amharic spoken) (Hindi spoken) (Fulfulde spoken) (French spoken) (Accompanying text "Pastoralists turn variability into food" in English and Spanish)
Flyers
This is a 1 page flyer for distribution at events and locations in support of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. The flyer highlights the 12 Working Groups of the IYRP.
This is a 1 page flyer for distribution at events and locations in support of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. The flyer highlights the 11 Regional Support Groups of the IYRP.
This is a 1 page flyer for distribution at events and locations in support of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.
This is a 1 page flyer for distribution at events and locations in support of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.
- Information for pastoralist organisations (multiple languages)
IYRP Newsletters
Dear Members of the Global Alliance and Supporters of the IYRP: Season's Greetings and Happy Holidays!
Herewith is an update on IYRP related activities undertaken by the Global Alliance for Rangelands and Pastoralists and its supporters over the last three months. This newsletter also provides information on some of the activities that will take place during the International Year in support of the IYRP. Next year will be a very important year for rangelands and pastoralists and we encourage everyone to keep on supporting the IYRP to ensure lasting impact.
Kind regards, Igshaan Samuels (Global Alliance for Rangelands and Pastoralists)
- June 2024
- The IYRP 2026 seeks
- Structure of the IYRP 2026 coalition
- Feature: FAO COFO Working Group and IYRP co-host 1st 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
- May 2023PDF / HTML
- 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
K-12 Educational Materials
- NMSU Learning Games Lab - Water Resources
- Coloring Pages and Books
Educational Material developed by Anthra.
- High School Resources
High School Resources – Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission - The materials include recorded lectures and PowerPoint presentations, noteguides, activities, videos, and readings.
- K-12 Resources
Lessons and Activities – Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission - Scientifically-based educational materials are created for a target audience of K-12 teachers and students in traditional and non-traditional settings.
- Western Folklife Center
- Online Course: Pastoralism and Uncertainty (from PASTRES)
- Colorado FFA/4H range curriculum
Logos & Branding Guidelines
Materials for Events
- Stickers
Posters & Maps
- World map of pastoralists
- Poster: Diversity of rangelands in the world
- Global Pastoralists & Related Maps
Proclamations
- Hawaii Issues IYRP Proclamations
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Guidance for Engaging Public Officials
Collaborator Projects
- PASTRES 2026 blog
As part of the Désertif'actions summit from 25 to 28 March 2026 dedicated to "Territorial Resilience in the Face of Crises", a public awareness campaign was launched based on press cartoons in the form of a prize-winning competition. The theme of the Désertif'actions 2026 summit cartoon competition focused on "pastoralism, mobility at the heart of balance". "Choosing pastoralism as the theme for a press cartoon competition highlights its richness and complexity, its deep roots in the history of these regions, and the challenges and solutions it presents for millions of people living on land and in natural spaces that have not yet been developed." - (CARI). See the winners - https://desertif-actions.org/en/pastoralism-in-bubbles-and-feathers-the-huge-success-of-the-desertifactions-2026-competition/
- Rangelands Myths by REPAiR (blog and podcast)
Templates
Twelve Themes
- Graphic 12 themes for IYRP - 2025 versions
- English (Colour PNG, B/W PNG)
- Spanish (Colour PNG)
- French (Colour PNG)
- Arabic ( Colour PNG)
- Italian (Colour PNG)
- Russian (Colour JPG)
- Tajik (Colour PNG)
- Mongolian
- Tamil (Colour PNG)
Film Events Package
- Guides for using the film events package (YouTube links):
- Using compilations (YouTube)
- Different film events people can hold (YouTube)
- Compilation 3 - Pastoralist women (ppt)
- Film event written guidance
- Pre-event promotional social media templates
- Pre-event promotional flyer templates
- For Event: Outreach Materials
- For Event: Learn more information sheets
- Film Resources (weblinks)
Terminology & Word Clouds
- People and policy in rangeland management: a glossary of key concepts
Society for Range Management (SRM), International Rangeland Congress (IRC). 2008. People & policy in rangeland management: a glossary of key concepts. Prepared for 2008 International Grasslands and Rangelands Congress, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China. Beijing: China Science Press; prepared as English & Chinese language electronic documents for IYRP in 2026.
published by International Rangeland Congress (IRC) in collaboration with IYRP2026
- Word cloud from Google search on "pastoralist" (updated Sept. 2022)
