Half a billion people worldwide depend on pastoralism. The media frequently report on conflicts between crop farmers and herders, but rarely on these groups’ mutual exchange and peaceful coexistence. Conflicts are rare where rights are respected. The dossier “We need pastoralists!” - published by LPP, DITSL, FES & MISEREOR with welt-sichten, Germany - aims to mark the IYRP2026 by filling this gap. It reports from India, Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya and the Sahel.
West Central Africa Outreach Resources
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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
- 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
- IYRP road map PPT & PDF (2 June 2026)
- Information for pastoralist organisations (multiple languages)
- Global Pastoralists & Related Maps
- Rangelands Myths by REPAiR (blog and podcast)
- 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)