COP17 Highlights Herders, Farmers and Local Communities on Day Three
Today’s official discussions are addressing additional investment and financial mechanisms.
The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is continuing for its third day in Ulaanbaatar. Beyond governments and the scientific community, COP17 provides a broad platform to bring the knowledge, experience and participation of herders, farmers, local communities, women and young people—those who interact directly with the land in their daily lives—into decision-making processes. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has highlighted the participation of a wide range of stakeholders at COP17, including herders, smallholder farmers and local communities.
Today’s official discussions are addressing additional investment and financial mechanisms needed to support implementation of the Convention, progress on SDG Target 15.3 under United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15, “Life on Land,” as well as private sector engagement. In the afternoon, discussions are highlighting issues closely linked to land degradation, including migration, land rights, private sector participation and strategies for business engagement.
These issues are directly relevant to herders and farmers. Land rights, the sustainable use of rangelands and productive land, access to finance, and the ability to adapt to drought and land degradation are closely connected to their livelihoods, food production and the future of local communities.
COP17 also coincides with the United Nations International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026, creating an important opportunity to place the sustainable management and restoration of rangelands, as well as the protection of pastoralist livelihoods, at the center of international policy discussions. According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the world’s rangeland ecosystems directly support the livelihoods of approximately 500 million people.
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