The technical guide on Improving the governance of pastoral lands builds on a number of initiatives and studies from recent years that have highlighted pastoral governance and land tenure, revealing the inherent challenges pastoralists face, the shortcomings of governments in securing pastoral tenure, and the emerging examples of success and progress from around the world. Among these is the World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP), a global partnership that gathers and reviews case studies through an extensive network. Two notable global reviews have been particularly influential in the creation of this technical guide: The land we graze1 and Governance of rangelands2 – collective action for sustainable pastoralism. Additionally, the emergence of the World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP) as a credible voice of pastoralists on the global stage has been invaluable in ensuring a high degree of consultation and accountability in the development of studies like this.