Today, 20 August, Ulaanbaatar. WRH Secretary General Anders Oskal presented the Ulaanbaatar Declaration: Global pastoralists and Indigenous pastoralists' call to action at the 3rd Meeting of the 17th Session of COP.

“The Global Gathering of Pastoralist brought together around 300 pastoralists of the world and we have produced a Declaration that gives a voice to several hundred million pastoralists, the voice of the global pastoralists’ community. This Declaration is pastoralists’ call for action for our lands, our territories, our heritage and our future” – Anders Oskal.

PREAMBLE OF THE DECLARATION:
We, the Pastoralist Peoples of the World, including the Indigenous Pastoralist Peoples, declare that we are the true guardians, knowledge and rights-holders of our ancestral lands, territories and resources. For generations, we have sustainably governed and managed Pastoral rangelands through our customary institutions, traditional knowledge, mobility and collective stewardship, sustaining biodiversity, ecosystems, food systems, cultures and
livelihoods. Pastoralism is not a relic of the past, it is a living, dynamic and resilient system that contributes to the well-being of present and future generations.