[IYRP General List] WAMIP IYRP 2026 Webinar (13 March): Recording, Insights & Additional Resources

[WAMIP Secretariat]

Dear partners,

Thank you for joining the WAMIP webinar on the International Year of
Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) 2026, held on 13 March. Your engagement
is crucial as we work to ensure that indigenous pastoralist voices are at
the center of global discussions and governance frameworks for sustainable
rangeland management.

We are pleased to share the *webinar recording* and *presentation* *slides*
with you:
📺 *WAMIP IYRP 2026 Webinar* – Watch here <https://youtu.be/ZSYafAVgfSM>

📑 *Webinar Slides *– Access here
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WZoubBoDvU8hnzBGibZ_WFkiQNozIbuB/view?usp=sharing>

Additionally, we would like to share two videos contributed by WAMIP
members, highlighting the realities and experiences of pastoralist
communities in different regions:
🌎 *Latin America (Peru)* – Watch here <https://youtu.be/FpDDUcmZ2QI>
🌏 *South Asia (India)* – Watch here <https://youtu.be/U2FgDQMXhwk>

We are also grateful to *Nyéléni* for publishing reflections from the
webinar, with a special focus on pastoralist women’s leadership and
resilience in honour of *March as the month of Working Women's Struggle*.
You can read their article here:
📝 *Voices of Pastoralist Women: Leadership and Resilience* – Read here
<https://nyeleniglobalforum.org/2025/03/19/voices-of-pastoralist-women-leadership-and-resilience-in-the-month-of-working-womens-struggle/>

As we move forward, we must *continue to amplify indigenous pastoralist
voices* in the governance of IYRP 2026. Let's remember and renew our
promise to leave no one behind through strengthening, recognising, and
involving the pastoralist governance institutions to enable their
participation in decision-making and policy-making processes linked to
their destiny at all levels.

Here are the* key calls to action* raised during the webinar:


   - *Pastoralists as Right-holders, Not Just Stakeholders* – Pastoralists
   must have a *direct role in co-managing IYRP 2026*, with pastoralist
   civil society organisations actively involved in its governance at all
   levels. We urge nation-states, with the support of FAO, to *form smaller
   steering committees with key pastoralist right-holders* and relevant
   stakeholders and launch a *dedicated trust fund* to implement actions.
   The governance of IYRP must acknowledge and integrate established
   pastoralist organisations, ensuring fair representation in decision-making,
   including the management of trust funds.
   - *Securing Land & Resource Rights* – Immediate action is needed to halt
   land grabs, mining, and large-scale infrastructure projects that displace
   pastoralists. Governments must respect Indigenous land tenure, mobility
   rights, and access to water.
   - *Ensuring Connectivity & Mobility Rights* – Animal trails, migration
   routes, seasonal pasture access, and customary governance systems (such as
   ICCAs) are crucial for sustainable rangeland management.
   - *Upholding Food Sovereignty & Trade Justice* – The current global
   trade system prioritises profit over people. Alternative trade frameworks
   must safeguard small-scale food producers, ensuring fair markets and
   protection against agribusiness expansion.
   - *Empowering Women in Governance* – Women pastoralists face exclusion
   from decision-making. Addressing structural barriers, securing land rights,
   and supporting their leadership in rangeland management are critical.
   - *Youth Engagement & Education* – Young pastoralists need policies that
   protect their livelihoods, provide access to education, and integrate
   modern technology to sustain pastoralism as a viable way of life.
   - *A Broad Definition of Rangelands* – Policies must recognise that
   rangelands include not just grasslands, but also forests, tundra,
   mountains, and post-harvest croplands.
   - *Global Solidarity & Coordinated Action* – Pastoralists must unite
   with small-scale farmers and fisher movements to push for systemic change
   in governance, climate adaptation policies, and social protections.

We are committed to actively promoting IYRP through our networks and
communications, ensuring* indigenous **pastoralist communities remain at
the center* of global discussions on rangelands. We look forward to further
collaboration with FAO, governments, and allied movements to advance these
goals.

Thank you again for being part of this movement. We look forward to
continuing this journey together.
Warm regards,
World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples and Pastoralists (WAMIP)
📧 coordination at wamipglobal.com
📱 Instagram: @wamip.global


Aliya Kumekbayeva (she/her)
Technical support
Global Secretariat of WAMIP
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