[IYRPsupportgroup] Working Group: rangeland commons & land rights

[Jonathan]

Dear IYRP Colleagues 

 

In many countries all over the world, rangelands have been managed as
'commons' for centuries to allow the flexible and undivided use of territory
essential for mobile pastoralism. These often ancient systems of rules
stipulate collective rights-of use or of ownership-and even wider enjoyment
of the natural and cultural heritage. The written and unwritten laws
protecting these commons can protect them from privatisation or from
changing the way they are used. Rangeland commons allow synergy between
conservation and production, and this must be passed down to future
generations to ensure a sustainable future. 

 

Communally managed forest and pasture commons have long been the main source
of sustenance for the people living in the rangelands. An understanding of
the history of the commons and their evolution into current legal
arrangements can provide important insights into the pressures that
pastoralism are currently facing. Securing common land tenure can be
instrumental for strengthening the sociocultural, environmental and economic
benefits of pastoralism. 

 

We would love to hear from IYRP members with an interest in this topic. If
you are interested, please email me and we can discuss the formation of a
working group on rangeland commons or on land-tenure rights in the
rangelands more broadly.

 

Warm regards, Jonathan Davies

 

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