Pastoralist Conversations
The Pastoralist Knowledge Hub works to bring the voices and experiences of pastoralists into global conversations. “Pastoralist Conversations” shares short dialogues with pastoralists from different regions. Through their own words, these stories highlight the realities of pastoral production systems and transhumance, as well as the challenges and aspirations of pastoralists. This section offers insights to inform better policies, programmes, and support for pastoralists and rangelands.
More Movement, More Life: How Pastoralism Sustains Nature
24/04/2025
We move at least five times a year. If there is a drought or if a rangeland is degraded, we move even more. Both men and women take these decisions.
A Shepherdess from Southern Spain Speaks
26/10/2025
Pastoralism in the southern highlands of Jaén is something that is being lost and transformed. I remember when I was a child how the herds crossed...
A Woman’s Voice Herding Buffalo in the Wetlands
02/06/2025
In the heart of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) Thale Noi Wetland Buffalo Pastoral Agroecosystem, we spoke with Sopa...
Buffalo and wetlands: Voices from Thale Noi’s Living Heritage in Southern Thailand
02/06/2025
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.
A Female Voice in Tunisian Pastoralism
24/04/2025
We met Salha while grazing her herd in Sejnane municipality, in the governorate of Bizerte, in Tunisia in April 2025.
What herding, and transhumance looks like in Niger
17/11/2022
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...
Camel Pastoralists in Mauritania have a say
19/04/2023
We met Dah Ould Dahi at the camel market, on the outskirts of Nouakchott, in February 2023. When his duties as a herder allow, he visits the camel market...
Insights from a Senegalese pastoralist
20/06/2023
We met Ilo Ba at home, in the village of Toumba Loumbé, in the department of Mbacké of the Diourbel region of Senegal, after a workshop on good practices...