Rangelands Rising: Accelerating investment for rangeland restoration

This session will present Rangelands Rising, a new global report by the Economics of Land Degradation Initiative and partners, coordinated by ILRI. Drawing on examples from Mongolia, China, Jordan, Brazil, Ethiopia, and the Sahel, the report shows how enabling policies and blended finance can unlock scalable investment in the dual livestock–nature economy. It recognizes pastoralists as primary stewards and co-investors and emphasizes secure rights, strong local institutions, gender-responsive approaches, free, prior, and informed consent, and fair benefit-sharing. The discussion will link these findings to the implementation of the UNCCD Rangeland Flagship Initiative and the Land and People Day agenda.