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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.
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.
L’année 2026 a été proclamée Année internationale des pâturages et du pastoralisme (IYRP 2026) par l’Organisation des Nations unies. À cette occasion, la BULAC met en avant les travaux photographiques de l’anthropologue Michaël Thevenin consacrés aux bergers et bergères du Petit Caucase (Arménie et Azerbaïdjan), du Taurus et du Zagros (est de la Turquie et Kurdistan irakien). L'exposition s'est tenue à Paris, mais elle reste accessible en ligne pour que chacun puisse la découvrir et l'apprécier : https://www.bulac.fr/transhumances-une-geopolitique-du-mouton-armenie-azerbaidjan-kurdistan-irakien-turquie
The year 2026 has been designated the International Year of Ranges and Pastoralism (IYRP 2026) by the United Nations. To mark this occasion, BULAC is showcasing the photographic work of anthropologist Michaël Thevenin, which focuses on shepherds and shepherdesses in the Lesser Caucasus (Armenia and Azerbaijan), the Taurus Mountains, and the Zagros Mountains (eastern Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan). The exhibition was held in Paris, but continues to live online for all to explore and enjoy: https://www.bulac.fr/transhumances-une-geopolitique-du-mouton-armenie-azerbaidjan-kurdistan-irakien-turquie
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/
