From Evidence to Reform: Advancing Pastoralist Tenure Security Through Legal and Policy Change
Date: 08/17/2026
Nom de la localisation: Hybrid
Début et de fin: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. GMT+8
As the world marks the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026), this UNCCD COP17 side event brings together pastoralist leaders, Indigenous and local community representatives, policymakers, researchers, and advocates to explore how legal and policy reforms can strengthen pastoralist rights and tenure security.
Drawing on new evidence from seven countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the event will launch findings from Moving Rights Forward, a groundbreaking study published by RRI shares new data and case studies from seven countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on the legal status of pastoralist and mobile communities’ and women’s rights. Speakers from Bolivia, Kenya, Mongolia, Nepal, Niger, Peru, and Tanzania will share firsthand experiences and present concrete recommendations for advancing rights-based land governance.
Participants will also have the chance to hear from co-authors of RRI’s Legal Reform Toolkit for Pastoralist Tenure Security, a practical resource designed to help governments, advocates, and communities translate evidence into meaningful legal and policy change.
Join us in person or virtually to hear directly from pastoralists and Mobile Peoples, engage in dialogue on key UNCCD outcomes, and explore how secure customary tenure can strengthen land restoration, climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable livelihoods.