[SRM] International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists for 2026

[Larry Howery]

This is an amazing leap forward in promoting the Rangeland Ecology and Management (REM) profession across the planet.  A huge thank you and major kudos to Dr. Barbara Hutchinson who continues to be a major force in this effort which was initiated several years ago!

An update from Dr. Barbara Hutchinson of The Rangelands Partnership: 

The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists for 2026 has taken a huge step toward being a reality. On October 1, at the FAO Committee on Agriculture (COAG) meeting, the Mongolian Government presented the proposal for an IYRP and it was immediately approved without objections or questions. Now, the proposal will become part of the official meeting record and will be passed on to the 165th session of the FAO Council (in December 2020) for adoption by the 42nd session of the FAO Conference (in June 2021).  Then, on to the U.N. General Assembly!
 
And a few more details…at the meeting, the Mongolian Government gave a short and clear justification and call for support.  The proposal was accepted in writing by many countries as noted on the new IYRP website, and orally by Myanmar, Sudan, Philippines, Mali, China, Peru, Turkey and Kenya. Messages of support were also sent from Korea, Cuba, Egypt, Italy and Saudi Arabia.  This, in addition to the 13 countries that previously sent letters of support to Mongolia and COAG:  Afghanistan, Australia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Finland, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, and Spain.

This was definitely a team effort and we very much appreciate the help provided from the IYRP Support Groups.  Stay tuned for next steps as we work to keep the momentum going through the rest of the U.N. process!  And, please continue sharing our new website: https://www.iyrp.info

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International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists Initiative

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