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IYRP News
- Survey on the future of pastoralism
- GA4RP Policy Recommendations
- Society for Range Management Op-ED for IYRP - sustainable grazing is the key
The Royal Australian Mint’s latest release, Heart and Soul of Australia: International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, honours the people and places who call the vast red heart of Australia home – the people behind the food on our tables and the fibres in our clothes – and their stories of resilience and sense of community.
- Botswana rangelands and the IYRP 2026 (Video; 2:55 minutes)
Description: The video is sharing the launch of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralist of 2026 and its significance to Botswana.
Originator: Baitshepi
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- Announcing rangeland awards 2026
- SRM 2026 Awards Ceremony video (including Renner Awards)
- SRM 2026 Renner Award Press Release
- SRM Renner Award Introduction to the Winners - 8 minutes
- SRM Awards Ceremony - YouTube - the Renner Award starts at 23 min.
- SRM Monterey MNF Plenary Speech (with notes)
- Acceptance speeches SRM Renner Awards
- Shepherd's Eye In The Sky
- Pastoralists and civil society mobilise for IYRP 2026
See the full list of the Pastoralist Gatherings.
- IYRP Global Alliance launches appeal for support to pastoralist gatherings in 2025-2026
- Andean Regional Gathering a success!
Tiquipaya, Cochabamba, Bolivia, 4-6 August 2025
- Meeting Summary
- Presentation (pdf)
- Declaran IYRP GA amigo de la ciudad Tiquipaya - Bolivia (pdf)
- Poster
- Mongabay: "We must prioritize rangeland conservation for planetary health & biodiversity"
The production of this op-ed by Igshaan Samuels was supported by the STELARR project funded by GEF.
- IYRP Newsletter
- June 2024
3rd announcement of IRC2025
Jim O’Rourke, who spearheaded the IYRP initiative, died on 5 March 2024. A eulogy for this remarkable man, whose passion for rangelands continued to burn into his 82nd year.
https://www.iccaconsortium.org/index.php/2023/02/17/rangelands-pastoralism-global-initiative-pastoralists-territories-of-life-workshop-recap/
Maryam Niamir-Fuller & Igshaan Samuels
sent from Permanent Mission of Mongolia to ISG
- IYRP Declaration celebrated at GIZ-Ethiopia & MetaMeta (Dream II Conference) 18-03-22
Presentation by Maryam Niamir-Fuller at the Global Grasslands & Savannah Dialogue Platform, 7 September 2021
- IYRP session on pastoralism at UNFSS Pre-Summit 26 July 2021
Press Releases
The Royal Australian Mint’s latest release, Heart and Soul of Australia: International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, honours the people and places who call the vast red heart of Australia home – the people behind the food on our tables and the fibres in our clothes – and their stories of resilience and sense of community.
- Pan-African Women’s Charter for Rangelands and PastoralistsBrief about the APWG Charter
African Pastoralist Women’s Gathering (APWG), Kampala, Uganda, 16–19 March 2026; enriched by contributions from Manifesto of Universities of Women in Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Settings West & Central Africa, Tsévié, Togo, 11–14 January 2026; and by African Pastoralist Women and Leaders from North, West, Central, Eastern & Southern Africa (28 April 2026)
CHARTE PANAFRICAINE DES FEMMES POUR LES PÂTURAGES ET LES ÉLEVEURSRassemblement des femmes pastorales africaines (APWG), Kampala, Ouganda, du 16 au 19 mars 2026 au Speke Resort Munyonyo ; Enrichie par les contributions du Manifeste des universités de femmes en milieu pastoral et agro-pastoral d'Afrique de l'Ouest, du Sahel et d'Afrique centrale, d’Afrique centrale, Tsévié, Togo, 11-14 janvier 2026 ; La charte a été validée par des femmes et des leaders pastorales africaines du Nord, de l'Ouest, du Centre, de l'Est et du Sud de l'Afrique le 28 avril 2026.
- AGROSAVIA joins the Global Alliance to promote sustainable rangelands and pastoralists' livelihoods
- Society for Range Management IYRP Press Release 16-03-22
