Over 50 institutions and individuals endorse “The Cancun Statement” calling for the promotion of sustainable pastoralism
Over 50 institutions and individuals endorsed “The Cancun Statement” calling for the promotion of sustainable pastoralism and livestock production for the conservation of biodiversity in grasslands and rangelands. The statement was presented at the side event titled “World´s Grasslands and Rangelands...

New FAO guide offer pointers to protect a sustainable mobile lifestyle with special land-use skills
Assuring adequate tenure rights to land is an important step in improving food security for millions of people in developing countries, but safeguarding tenure isn't so straightforward when it comes to the way land is used by mobile pastoralist communities....

Since early August 2016, several human cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF), including some deaths, have been notified in Niger (figure 1). According to the field investigations an increased mortality and abortions in small ruminants, cattle and camels have been...

Highlights from the panel discussion on pastoralism and conflicts at CFS43 side event
Insecure land rights, extreme weather, rising population and increasing livestock numbers are some factors that cause conflicts in pastoral areas of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa. A better understanding of mobile pastoralism is key to preventing conflict. This is...

FAO supports land rehabilitation in Angola’s indigenous and pastoral communities
FAO's top three priorities in improving livelihoods in Angola are strengthening smallholder production and productivity to improve food security and nutrition, strengthening sustainable management of natural resources and increasing resilience of rural livelihoods to climatic shock and climate change. Angola has...