[IYRPsupportgroup] FYI: 6 PASTRES briefs on pastoralism & biodiversity

[Ann Waters-Bayer]

Pastoralism and biodiversity


What does extensive mobile pastoralism mean for biodiversity and conservation?

Six PASTRES (Pastoralism, Uncertainty & Resilience) briefs (in English, French & Spanish) explore how pastoralists can play a role in improving biodiversity, sequestering carbon and protecting the environment:

The benefits of pastoralism for biodiversity and the climate
Why tree planting in rangelands can be bad for biodiversity and the climate
Enhancing biodiversity through livestock keeping
Going up in smoke: how livestock keeping can reduce wildfires
Rewilding and ecosystem restoration: what is ‘natural’?
Collaborative conservation: pastoralists as conservationists

The briefs are published in support of the IYRP 2026.

See https://pastres.org/biodiversity/ <https://pastres.org/biodiversity/>


See also the report “Are livestock always bad for the planet” and 3 info sheets:
Livestock and climate change: the benefits of a systems approach
Ten flaws in mainstream assessments of livestock and climate change
Putting livestock-keepers at the centre of the climate-livestock debate
The info sheets are available in Arabic, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish & Russian.

See https://pastres.org/livestock-report/ <https://pastres.org/livestock-report/> 

The Chinese translation of the report can be found here: https://iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/Are%20livestock%20always%20bad%20for%20the%20planet%3F%20-%20Chinese%20version.pdf <https://iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/Are%20livestock%20always%20bad%20for%20the%20planet?%20-%20Chinese%20version.pdf>



Dr Ann Waters-Bayer
Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology
Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)
International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP2026) Global Coordination Group
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