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Mapping threats to pastoralists webinar now online

The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists is drawing much needed attention to pastoralists and celebrates their crucial contribution to the conservation of nature and food security, as well as their ethical relationship with livestock. But pastoralists are losing an ever-increasing amount of their customary grazing areas. In response, we are adding a new component to our Pastoralist Mapping Project: a map that illustrates and monitors the threats that pastoralists experience. Its success will depend on crowd-sourcing information from the ground. This event will provide information on how everybody, including those who are concerned themselves, can contribute. Click here for the threats map. Click here or on the image below to view the full webinar. Clcik here for the presentation of the threats map. https://youtu.be/0qg8L1Ju0Ek

Presentation on threats to pastoralism

Click on the image above or here to download. Presentation by Paul Mundy to launch the "Threats to pastoralism" map, 5 June 2026. Click here for the threats map. Click here to view the full webinar that launched the map.

Madrid, April 2026: „Global declaration of young pastoralists”

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists: Young pastoralists, including indigenous pastoralists, from across Africa, Arctic, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas gathered in Madrid from 9 to 11 April 2026 and adopted this important global declaration together. Global declaration of young pastoralists - Download

Accounting for pastoralists in Mongolia

Mongolia consists largely of rangelands, and pastoralism is a way of life for many of its people. The government of Mongolia initiated the 2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists and will host the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s Conference of Parties in the same year. In 2029 it will host the International Rangelands Congress. Because pastoralism is such an important part of Mongolia's culture and economy, Mongolia has relatively good information about pastoralism, pastoralist and rangelands. This brief in LPP's Accounting for Pastoralists series gives an overview of pastoralism in the country and the sources of data that are available.