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Rangelands' profile is getting a boost after the bid led by the International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) and partners for a coveted Big Data Platform Inspire Challenge award was successful. The US$100,000 prize money will go towards kickstarting the development of a much-needed global...

Fiona FlintanRangelands & Pastoralism Scientist

ILRI News

21 Oct 2020

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists: A Mongolian proposal to the UN for 2026

Written by Cynthia Mugo (ILRI) and Lavinia Scudiero (GASL) . Milking yaks in the highlands of China (photo credit: Marc Foggin/iyrp.info) . In Aug 2019, the Mongolian Government began to petition the United Nations to declare an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) to increase...

Paul KaraimuPublishing services manager

ILRI News

27 Sep 2019

‘Drylands and Rangelands: Harnessing Change’ at Global Landscapes Forum in New York

The International Livestock Research Institute ( ILRI ) is delighted to announce that a session devoted to drylands and rangelands is being incorporated in the agenda of a big event of the estimable Global Landscapes Forum , which is taking place all day tomorrow, in New York City. The theme of...

Susan MacMillanILRI Emeritus Fellow

ILRI News

29 Mar 2019

Momentum builds at UNEA for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) worked with a host of private and public organizations advocating for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists at the fourth biennial United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), held 11-15 March in Nairobi this year. The assembly...