Global Plan of Action for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026
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Rangelands cover about half of the Earth's land surface and are home to pastoralist communities whose livelihoods, cultures, and Indigenous knowledge systems are inseparable from these landscapes. Yet despite their vital contributions to food security, biodiversity, climate resilience, and rural economies, rangelands and pastoralists remain largely invisible in policy, chronically underfunded, and constrained by land fragmentation, restricted mobility, and weak tenure rights. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, a global moment to shift how these landscapes and communities are perceived, supported, and included in decision-making. The Global Plan of Action for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Action Plan provides the strategic and operational framework for this effort, pursuing four interconnected objectives: raising global awareness; recognizing sustainable pastoralism as a dynamic livelihood system rooted in diverse ecosystems and traditional knowledge; encouraging multi-stakeholder action for inclusive governance and sustainable rangeland management; and mobilizing responsible investment in research and development. The implementation is coordinated through a dedicated Secretariat hosted by FAO and a multi-stakeholder international Steering Committee, with activities spanning advocacy, technical publications, regional events, and capacity-building initiatives across 2025 to 2027, working in concert with the Global Alliance for Rangelands and Pastoralists to ensure coherent action from the community to the global level, with a legacy intended to endure well beyond the Year.