The Ulaanbaatar Declaration 2026

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    Global Pastoralist Gathering · IYRP 2026 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Declaration The Ulaanbaatar Declaration 2026 Adopted by pastoralist leaders, women, youth and allies gathered in Mongolia, the declaration sets out the movement’s shared demands for the rights, territories and mobility of pastoralist peoples. August 2026 Prior to the World Pastoralist Assembly, we joined pastoralist organisations […]

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At the CFS, we co-organised the event "Rooted & Mobile: Pastoral Systems Leading the Way to Resilience", where we highlighted pastoralists' rights, knowledge and contributions to sustainability.While CFS 54 recognised pastoralists' role in family farming and resilient food systems, recognition must translate into action. We demand concrete policies, adequate investment, secure collective land rights and meaningful participation in decision-making.Defending pastoralists's rights is essential to food sovereignty. This also means challenging exclusion and defending Indigenous Peoples' pastoralists' knowledge, rights and leadership, including that of women.Our participation in the CFS is essential to hold decision-makers accountable and ensure that pastoralists have a real say in deciding the policies that affect our lives and futures.Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to this important conversation!

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At the CFS, we co-organised the event "Rooted & Mobile: Pastoral Systems Leading the Way to Resilience", where we highlighted pastoralists' rights, knowledge and contributions to sustainability.While CFS 54 recognised pastoralists' role in family farming and resilient food systems, recognition must translate into action. We demand concrete policies, adequate investment, secure collective land rights and meaningful participation in decision-making.Defending pastoralists's rights is essential to food sovereignty. This also means challenging exclusion and defending Indigenous Peoples' pastoralists' knowledge, rights and leadership, including that of women.Our participation in the CFS is essential to hold decision-makers accountable and ensure that pastoralists have a real say in deciding the policies that affect our lives and futures.Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to this important conversation! Read More »

Join our co-organized side event at CFS 54 on Thursday! We will challenge the systems that marginalize pastoralists while undermining the ecosystems and livelihoods that sustain us.Monica Yator and Benjamin Mutambukah from WAMIP will talk about pastoralists rights, how we demand secure communal land rights, climate justice, and policies that put pastoralists at the heart of resilient food systems.There's no food sovereignty without pastoralist rights. Link to register in bio!

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Join our co-organized side event at CFS 54 on Thursday! We will challenge the systems that marginalize pastoralists while undermining the ecosystems and livelihoods that sustain us.Monica Yator and Benjamin Mutambukah from WAMIP will talk about pastoralists rights, how we demand secure communal land rights, climate justice, and policies that put pastoralists at the heart of resilient food systems.There's no food sovereignty without pastoralist rights. Link to register in bio! Read More »

The 54th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) begins today and will run until October 23 at FAO headquarters in Rome!The CFS is a key global space where governments, social movements, Indigenous Peoples and civil society come together to influence policies on the right to food and nutrition.Through the Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples' Mechanism (CSIPM), WAMIP works to bring the voices, knowledge and priorities of pastoralist and mobile Indigenous Peoples into global food governance and decision-making spaces.Our food sovereignty depends on protecting our ancestral territories, mobility routes and access to natural resources. That's why it's so important to reclaim and occupy these spaces, because we pastoralists must shape the decisions that affect our lives.Stay tuned for updates! #CFS #CSIPM #FoodSovereignty #Pastoralists #IndigenousPeoples

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The 54th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) begins today and will run until October 23 at FAO headquarters in Rome!The CFS is a key global space where governments, social movements, Indigenous Peoples and civil society come together to influence policies on the right to food and nutrition.Through the Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples' Mechanism (CSIPM), WAMIP works to bring the voices, knowledge and priorities of pastoralist and mobile Indigenous Peoples into global food governance and decision-making spaces.Our food sovereignty depends on protecting our ancestral territories, mobility routes and access to natural resources. That's why it's so important to reclaim and occupy these spaces, because we pastoralists must shape the decisions that affect our lives.Stay tuned for updates! #CFS #CSIPM #FoodSovereignty #Pastoralists #IndigenousPeoples Read More »

WAMIP joins La Via Campesina's International Day of Action for People's Food Sovereignty and Against Transnational Corporations! Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists, peasants, fisher peoples and other food producers continue to face growing threats from corporate control, mounting debt and policies that prioritize profit over people.We stand against the World Bank and IMF, whose policies and financial conditionalities reinforce neocolonial structures, deepen inequalities, and undermine people's food sovereignty and right to determine their own food systems.Pastoralists are essential to food sovereignty. Through our traditional knowledge, mobility and care for livestock and rangelands, we provide nutritious food, protect biodiversity and sustain local food systems for our communities.Food is a right, not a commodity. Let's feed the people, not the debts! #LaViaCampesina #16Oct26 #FeedThePeopleNotTheDebts #FoodSovereignty #Pastoralism

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WAMIP joins La Via Campesina's International Day of Action for People's Food Sovereignty and Against Transnational Corporations! Indigenous Peoples, pastoralists, peasants, fisher peoples and other food producers continue to face growing threats from corporate control, mounting debt and policies that prioritize profit over people.We stand against the World Bank and IMF, whose policies and financial conditionalities reinforce neocolonial structures, deepen inequalities, and undermine people's food sovereignty and right to determine their own food systems.Pastoralists are essential to food sovereignty. Through our traditional knowledge, mobility and care for livestock and rangelands, we provide nutritious food, protect biodiversity and sustain local food systems for our communities.Food is a right, not a commodity. Let's feed the people, not the debts! #LaViaCampesina #16Oct26 #FeedThePeopleNotTheDebts #FoodSovereignty #Pastoralism Read More »

The European Shepherds' March arrives in Brussels to demand an IYRP 2026 that drives real change in EU policies and defends pastoralist livelihoods, rights and territories! From 28 September to 13 October, shepherds marched 170 km with 350 sheep to demand recognition, fair support through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and real political change through IYRP 2026.The key demands for CAP 2028 are: stable agricultural funding, fair compensation for grazing's ecological and social benefits, and targeted support for extensive grazing and endangered livestock breeds.Through ESN, the European chapter of WAMIP, and with AVSF support, the march connected pastoralists across continents. Loupa Pius from PINGOS, Uganda, highlighted the forced evictions affecting Maasai communities in Tanzania, stressing that pastoralism needs secure land rights and access to grazing territories. Verdiana Morandi, representing WAMIP, ESN and the Italian Shepherds Network, emphasised the importance of strengthening our voices and networks.What's next? The movement continues towards the official closing event of Hirtenzug 2026 at EuroTier 2026 in Hanover, Germany, from 12-15 November, which will be another opportunity to keep pastoralists' demands visible.WAMIP stands in solidarity with pastoralists worldwide defending their rights, territories and future. IYRP 2026 must lead to real change!#PastoralistRights #IYRP26 #CAP2028

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The European Shepherds' March arrives in Brussels to demand an IYRP 2026 that drives real change in EU policies and defends pastoralist livelihoods, rights and territories! From 28 September to 13 October, shepherds marched 170 km with 350 sheep to demand recognition, fair support through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and real political change through IYRP 2026.The key demands for CAP 2028 are: stable agricultural funding, fair compensation for grazing's ecological and social benefits, and targeted support for extensive grazing and endangered livestock breeds.Through ESN, the European chapter of WAMIP, and with AVSF support, the march connected pastoralists across continents. Loupa Pius from PINGOS, Uganda, highlighted the forced evictions affecting Maasai communities in Tanzania, stressing that pastoralism needs secure land rights and access to grazing territories. Verdiana Morandi, representing WAMIP, ESN and the Italian Shepherds Network, emphasised the importance of strengthening our voices and networks.What's next? The movement continues towards the official closing event of Hirtenzug 2026 at EuroTier 2026 in Hanover, Germany, from 12-15 November, which will be another opportunity to keep pastoralists' demands visible.WAMIP stands in solidarity with pastoralists worldwide defending their rights, territories and future. IYRP 2026 must lead to real change!#PastoralistRights #IYRP26 #CAP2028 Read More »

Celebrating Maamankhuu Sodnom

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Today, we want to acknowledge Maamankhuu Sodnom, a pastoralist from Mongolia and co-founder of WAMIP. After a lifetime of herding, Maamankhuu turned her experience into collective action, joining pastoralists from across the world to organise for their rights and make their voices heard. She now represents Central Asian pastoralists on WAMIP’s Governing Council, bringing the

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WAMIP at New York Climate Week: Advancing Climate Justice and Pastoralist Rights

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Last week, WAMIP’s Global Coordinator and representative for West Asia, Khalid Khawaldeh, took part in New York Climate Week.Among the sessions he joined was “Beyond Carbon Payments: Understanding the Co-Benefits of Jurisdictional REDD+ Benefit Sharing”, which brought together Indigenous Peoples and local communities, governments, researchers and practitioners to discuss what climate finance can mean for

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WAMIP Joins Nyéléni Global Steering Committee Meeting in Sri Lanka

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From 20-26 September, WAMIP took part in the Nyéléni Global Steering Committee Meeting in Kandy, Sri Lanka.The meeting was an important space for the convergence of social movements, bringing together diverse struggles, experiences and perspectives to strengthen collective action. We discussed the Common Political Action Agenda (CPAA), how to put it into practice, and the

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South American Regional Meeting on Pastoralism Begins in Cusco, Peru

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Today, the South American Regional Meeting on Pastoralism begins in Cusco, Peru! With delegations from Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay, we are coming together to strengthen dialogue, exchange experiences and build connections among pastoralist organisations across the region. During the meeting, we will reflect on the Ulaanbaatar, Madrid Youth and

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WAMIP Stands in Solidarity with Maasai Pastoralists Defending Their Ancestral Lands in Tanzania

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We stand in solidarity with our Maasai pastoralist friends and communities in Tanzania in their defence of their lands, commons and ways of life. As our comrade Isaya explains, Maasai communities in Ngorongoro and Loliondo (Tanzania) are being evicted from their ancestral lands. Their livestock are seized and heavy fines are imposed, pushing families into

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