On 3-4 April, FAO held a training in Mongolia to launch a survey using an adapted version of the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE). This is part of a larger project encompassing Mongolia, Tunisia and Uganda aimed at exploring the link between pastoralist systems and biodiversi...

Covering more than half of the Earth's land surface, these vast landscapes support two billion people and contribute significantly to global food security and climate resilience. Yet they have remained largely invisible in international policy discussions, slowly degrading under the pressures ...

The Government of Mongolia and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) have signed an agreement paving the way for the 17th session of the Convention’s Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Ulaanbaatar in 2026.

Like many Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), Chad's economy leans heavily on agriculture, which employs around 80% of the population. This reliance exposes Chad to the adverse impacts of climate change. The Sahara Desert is encroaching southwards at an alarming rate, with an estimated 1....

The Federal Government of Somalia, under the leadership of Ministry of Livestock, Forestry and Range, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today unveiled the Future of Pastoralism, a joint transformative initiative designed to fundamental...

In the heart of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) Thale Noi Wetland Buffalo Pastoral Agroecosystem, we spoke with Sopa Thongkliang, in Khuan Khanun district, Phatthalung province, Southern Thailand.

In May 2025, we met Vinai Rakrod while he was grazing his herd in the Thale Noi Non-hunting Area, located in Phatthalung province, southern Thailand. 

As pastoral communities face increasing social, economic and environmental pressures, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with key partners, has taken a major step toward transforming how laws support pastoral mobility and access to natural resources.

From March 18 to 20, 2025, FAO conducted a training workshop in Moroto, Uganda, to introduce and pilot an adapted version of the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE). The training in Uganda is part of a broader project being implemented in Uganda, Mongolia, and Tunisia aimed at generating evidence on the contribution of pastoralism to biodiversity and the empowerment of women and youth.

We met Salha while grazing her herd in Sejnane municipality, in the governorate of Bizerte, in Tunisia in April 2025. 

Cette synthèse présente la méthode et les résultats d’une recherche participative menée de chaque côté de la frontière entre le Burkina Faso et le Togo, où les questions de transhumance...

Thirty-five pastoralists representing 19 organizations from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka founded the South Asia Pastoralist Alliance to engage with governments and advocate pastoralism. The meeting from 9-11 March...

Millions of pastoralists will benefit from a new online knowledge hub that will help them raise their voices in international policy debates and share valuable information to strengthen their agricultural...

More than 50 pastoralists from 17 European countries met in Koblenz, Germany, to promote the recognition of pastoralism in Europe. The assembly was jointly organized by the European Shepherds Network...

Thirty-five pastoralist representatives in Central Asia have formed a network to voice the concerns of the region’s pastoralists to governments and development organizations. The organizations, from India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia,...

Pastoralists from a swathe of countries from Mauritania to Iran have identified a set of common priorities to support pastoral development in their region. Representatives of herding groups from Algeria,...

During a workshop organized by FAO and the National Agency of the Great Green Wall of Nigeria from 19 to 21 January detailed plans were drawn for large-scale restoration efforts...

Over forty percent of the world’s land cover consists of drylands, home to around two billion people. Between 10-20% are estimated to be degraded. In an effort to promote drylands...

Pastoralists across Eastern and Southern Africa face a long list of threats: conflicts and violence, blocked migration routes, the expansion of farming into the best grazing areas, a lack of...

In an agreement signed today, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have further strengthened their partnership in support of the Great Green Wall...