[IYRPsupportgroup] Success at UNCCD!

[Rashmi Singh]

Thanks a lot for sharing all the important information, Natasha and many
congratulations to the global IYRP alliance on this huge success!

Rashmi Singh
Assistant Professor, Department of Liberal Arts, IIT Hyderabad


Associate Editor: Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
<https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/pastoralism-research-policy-and-practice>
Co-Chair, Biodiversity Working Group and South Asia Regional Group @IYRP2026
<https://iyrp.info/>


*Pastoralism in South Asia: Contemporary stresses and adaptations of
Himalayan pastoralists
<https://pastoralismjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13570-023-00283-7>*


On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 at 04:41, Ann Waters-Bayer <waters-bayer at web.de> wrote:

> Dear Natasha,
>
> Thanks for sending this good news from the UNCCD COP16a, including the COP
> decision as well as the link to the web recording of the IYRP side event
> and ILRI’s news item about it.
>
> Great to see that the decision changed from rangelands and grasslands to
> rangelands and pastoralists - and now the CGIAR is even putting
> pastoralists first! Their news item announces the International Year of
> Pastoralists and Rangelands!
>
> Cheers,
> Ann
>
> On 18 Dec 2024, at 19:00 PM, Maru, Natasha Kirit <n.maru at landcoalition.org>
> wrote:
>
> Here with the decision attached.
>
> Natasha
>
>
> *From: *Maru, Natasha Kirit <n.maru at landcoalition.org>
> *Date: *Wednesday, 18 December 2024 at 11:29 pm
> *To: *iyrpsupportgroup at list.cals.arizona.edu <
> iyrpsupportgroup at list.cals.arizona.edu>
> *Subject: *Success at UNCCD!
> Hello all,
>
> Many of you may know already but in case you may have missed the news – I
> am happy to share that the UNCCD passed a decision on rangelands and
> pastoralists. I am attaching the decision here.
>
> Watch the plenary discussion on rangelands and grasslands on Dec 6 from
> 02:10:00 here - https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10jgqd9ms
>
> The COP was really abuzz with events and discussions on rangelands and
> pastoralists. Many organisations had an inclusive approach, putting
> pastoralists at the centre of work within the rangelands and therefore the
> submission on "grasslands and rangelands" became the decision on
> "rangelands and pastoralists".
>
> The decision does mention land tenure in line with the VGGT but does not
> unpack what that means. The decision does approach the issue from the
> perspective of rangelands and there is scope to more explicit recognise the
> contributions of pastoralists as well as mention collective tenure, shared
> lands and mobility.
>
> The decision also gives a nod to the IYRP and is key to follow up in the
> COP17 which will coincide with the IYRP celebrations in Mongolia. IYRP was
> well represented in all the key spaces with all three co-chairs of the
> global alliance present.
>
> There was also a side event on “The Road to the IYRP2026” held in the Food
> and Agriculture Pavilion where many of us took part and it can be viewed
> here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTvXTyIPtk&t=7s
> A summary is available here -
> https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/rangelands-sustaining-livelihoods-cultures-and-ecosystems-cgiar-and-partners-gear-up-for-the-international-year-of-pastoralists-and-rangelands-iyrp-2026/
>
> Happy holidays,
> Natasha
>
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