Pastoralists

Pastoralism is practised by nearly 500 million people across rangelands that cover 45% of the earth’s surface.
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Mobile pastoralist communities are 2 to 10 times more productive than settled ranching alternatives, restoring and enhancing their rangeland environments.

Pastoralists practice shared resource use and mobility, restoring ecosystems and enhancing climate benefits while contributing to sustainable food systems. 

But while pastoralists safeguard our planet and provide food security to the communities inhabiting pastoral regions, they rarely have secure rights to land, territory and mobility. 

Often politically marginalised, pastoralists commonly live and work within adverse land and resource policy frameworks, frameworks that fail to take the complexities of pastoral land use into account.

We're working with members to promote the rights of pastoralists to ensure healthy and sustainable rangelands and resilient livelihoods. Securing their land rights is not only good for them, it is also good for our planet.

Pastoralist-led people's organisations

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COUNTRIES

A Common Right In Uganda

"We survive off this land through livestock and agriculture" -Ochwee Zakaria, village head

A Common Right In Mongoloia

Get to know the "friendship community", part of 200-500 million nomadic custodians that take care of our planet, managing rangelands that cover a quarter of the world's land surface.

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Restoring pasturelands in Kyrgyzstan

“We have to adapt somehow to climate change. If we don't respond in time and if we don't make an effort, we will lose all our pastures and lands for future generations." - Urmat Omurbekov

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Global and regional Initiatives

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GLOBAL RANGELANDS INITIATIVE

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Asia Rangelands Initiative

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Rangelands

Participatory Rangeland Management Project

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#6. Locally managed ecosystems #Kyrgyzstan

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#Global #Pastoralists #Advocacy & campaigning #Knowledge and information management #Land policy and multi-stakeholder dialogue #PASTO-ARABIC #MARAG #CORET PASTORALIST #KYRGYZ JAYITY #REDES CHACO

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#Asia #Pastoralists #3. Diverse tenure systems #Mongolia #JASIL

Photo Essay

A Common Right in Mongolia

29 April 2020

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#Asia #National Land Coalitions #Pastoralists #3. Diverse tenure systems #Mongolia #NFPUG

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#Africa #Tanzania #RECONCILE #Pastoralists #ILRI #6. Locally managed ecosystems #Mapping and land registration #Project design and implementation support #Toolkits

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#Global #Pastoralists #3. Diverse tenure systems #6. Locally managed ecosystems #Briefs

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#Europe, Middle East & North Africa #Pastoralists #Establishment and strengthening of local institutions #Land policy and multi-stakeholder dialogue #Project design and implementation support #Biodiversity & Conservation #3. Diverse tenure systems #5. Secure territorial rights for indigenous peoples #6. Locally managed ecosystems #Jordan

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#Global #Pastoralists #Locally Managed Ecosystems #3. Diverse tenure systems #6. Locally managed ecosystems #Briefs

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#Africa #6. Locally managed ecosystems #Land policy and multi-stakeholder dialogue #Mapping and land registration #2. Strong small-scale farming systems #5. Secure territorial rights for indigenous peoples #Establishment and strengthening of local institutions #Youth #Land grabbing #Pastoralists #Biodiversity & Conservation #Tanzania #Participatory mapping #UCRT

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#Africa #Community Land Rights #Establishment and strengthening of local institutions #Land conflict resolution #Legal assistance, legal empowerment and access to justice #3. Diverse tenure systems #5. Secure territorial rights for indigenous peoples #9. Effective actions against land grabbing #Cameroon