A new atlas published today shows that 54 per cent of the world’s land surface consists of vast tracts of land covered by grass, shrubs or sparse, hardy vegetation that...

Pastoralists make the most of resources distributed unevenly over space and time to provide a range of goods and services. Operating in a shock-prone environment, pastoralists deploy endogenous strategies such...

On 14 June 2021, the European Committee of the Regions, with the support of Euromontana, the Yolda Initiative and the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) Regional Support Group for Europe,...

The 42nd session of the FAO Conference held from 14th to 18th June endorsed the proposal of an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) in 2026 by the Mongolian...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Alliance of Bioversity International and The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) released today a new study identifying hundreds...

Deux sessions de formation des formateurs se sont tenus, respectivement à Ouagadougou le 24 et 25 août et à Bamako le 7 au 8 septembre 2021, dans le cadre du...

All seems at peace. Just the sound of bleating goats and clanging tin cooking pots ring out over the land as the sun sets between Tanzania’s Lake Natron and the...

The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a crucial initiative bringing forward pastoralists' role in rangeland restoration. The Decade seeks to reverse the degradation of ecosystems and strengthen the resilience...

Pastoralism, a traditional and extensive form of raising livestock, employs more than 200 million people in 100 countries. Pastoralists guide and feed their animals through diverse landscapes such as prairies,...

Ecosystems support all life on Earth. The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet - and its people. We hear a lot about ecosystem restoration – but what does...

On 6th March 2022, over 2000 sheep, cattle and horses crossed the Champs Elysée in Paris. This event, organised by local authorities and herders from the Pyrénées mountains and accompanied...

15/03/2022 Rome - The United Nations (UN) has declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, reflecting the important role healthy rangelands play in creating a sustainable environment, economic growth and...

Rome/New York – Mobile pastoralism is an important platform for livelihoods in the Sahel region, and improved governance and support can help reduce the risk of conflicts, QU Dongyu, Director-General of...

The Government of Mongolia, represented by its Ambassador to Sweden, H.E. Janabazar Tuvdendorj and Director-General Enkhbat Altangerel, stressed the importance of rangelands, including grasslands – which cover 54% of the...

Sunday, May 29 2022, in Molise, the flock of the livestock farm, "La Pecorella Nera", of Daniele Berlingieri and Maria Pisano, left at 4 am from Macchiagodena, in the direction...

Following the same approach as in Argentina, Chad, Mongolia, Mali and Burkina Faso, the FAO Pastoralist Knowledge Hub (PKH) is launching a survey on the economy of pastoral households in...

Zeinabou Mint Smail comes from the traditionally pastoral region of Assaba in Mauritania. Her family members were herders, but years of great drought chased them off the land and towards...

A trip to the local market can be a bewildering experience for Zulaikha, a 48-year-old, widowed smallholder livestock farmer in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province. Even the cost of the everyday...

In July 2022, the PKH team met Mama Abdoulaye, a herder from the region of Dosso in Niger, close to the border with Nigeria. The team was to meet Mama in his village, Farey, but because of security reasons and regulations, they met in Dosso, the capital city of the region, Dosso.

As part of the implementation and adaptation of the Voluntary Guidelines on "Improving the Governance of Pastoral Lands" to the field, FAO has developed a partnership with the Réseau des...