The interactive Pastoralist Map currently has information on 1000+ groups of pastoralists worldwide. To open the map, please click on the graphic above or here.
Click on any of the small icons to see details of that group in the sidebar. Click on the edges of the red or brown rectangles to show maps of pastoralists’ migration routes.
Show or hide layers using the Open browser icon 
on the left. See further information by clicking on the About icon
. Change the background map by clicking on the arrow below the coloured map icon 
. Maximize the sidebar by clicking on Toggle size 
at the top of the sidebar.
Corrections and additions most welcome! Please contact mapping@pastoralpeoples.org
About the map
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Related visual material
Landscape poster English German
Square poster 
Portrait poster A1 English
World map only (no text)
Other visualizations based on the map
- Rural 21: International Journal for Rural Development 28.06.2024
- IIED/Misereor Pastoralism in development. Self-study online course (2025).
- GRaSS Alliance. 2023. Valuing grasslands: Critical ecosystems for nature, climate and people. Discussion paper. Pp. 14-15
Grasslands, Rangelands, Savannahs and Shrublands Alliance.
The map is a project of:
LPP’s maps on pastoralism
Our series of maps shows the huge diversity of pastoralism around the world.
- World map of pastoralists: information on 1000+ groups of pastoralists worldwide.
- Threats to pastoralism map: our newest initiative: a map of threats that restrict herders’ access land and water, or that limit their mobility.
- World map of pastoralists’ migration routes: over 700 maps of pastoralists’ migration patterns and grazing areas.
- Videos on pastoralism: 200+ videos on a world map.
- World map of camelids: information on 220+ groups who keep camelids, prepared for the International Year of Camelids 2024.
- World map of yaks: information on 70 groups of yak herders and organizations involved in yak research, development and support.
- Weidehaltung und Hirtentum in Deutschland (Grazing and herding in Germany): prepared for the Bündnis für Weidelandschaften und Hirtentum, the German support group for the International Year for Rangelands and Pastoralism (in German).