This document provides an update on the Global component of the International Land Coalition's Rangelands Initiative. It discusses the background and goals of connecting, mobilizing, and influencing stakeholders working on rangeland issues globally. It then outlines plans for 2017/18, including events, publications, advocacy efforts, and other activities to strengthen the community of practice and engage decision-makers. The document concludes by discussing next steps through 2018, such as potential meetings, learning exchanges, policy briefs, and opportunities for further collaboration between partners.

1. Update on ILC Rangelands Initiative—Global
component
Fiona Flintan, ILRI
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Meeting
Rome, Italy, 11 December 2017

2. Background
• Global component established in 2016 as an off-shoot of
Africa component, and as a result of demand from ILC
members working on rangelands regiona/global.
• Core partnership of ILRI, FAO-PKH, IFAD, UNEP & Rangelands
Partnership
• ILRI responsible for the coordination of global component.
• Global component works across two regional Rangelands
Initiatives (Africa and Asia) and develops links with the Latin
America Semi-Arids Platform. Reference Group – ILC
rangelands members and partners.
• Global component maintains a link with the ILC Secretariat,
supporting them on rangeland issues; contributing generally
to development of CBIs (commitment-based initiatives). ILC
mailing list/slack.

3. Background
Goal: Increased tenure security of local land and resource users
in rangelands
Objectives 1:To strengthen community of practice on
rangelands-land issues at global level [CONNECT]
Objective 2: To build the capacity of ILC members to
mobilise and engage with decision-makers at global levels
[MOBILISE]
Objective 3: To influence changes in policy, legislation and
global strategic frameworks [INFLUENCE]

4. Update on plans in 2017/18: CONNECT
• 1 x global partnership functioning Kind of
• At least 75% of advisory group engaging No
• At least 75% of ILC RI members participating in
sharing of good practice etc. Some
• At least one global-information sharing event
attended by ILC members WB conference
• 1 x website functioning December
• 1 x other platform for information established and
functioning Land Portal and e-discussion - January
• Contribution to 1 x gap analysis on rangelands
[Abdelkader]
• At least 1 x new ILC RI Issue Paper Not yet
• At least 1 x south-south learning. Nigeria. Others?

5. Update on plans in 2017/18: MOBILISE
• At least 2 x regional RIs being successfully implemented
Yes
• At least 1 x global event involving ILC members Several?
• Participation of ILC global members in Rangelands
Africa/Asia meetings and engagements Not well
• At least 1 presentation made to potential donors on RI
AFD – Paris
• At least 1 x intern/fellow hosted by RI-global and
working on rangelands Yes
• At least 1 proposal in which RI global component
included Not yet

6. Update on plans in 2017/18: INFLUENCE
• Participation & support to at least 1 x global dialogue
event for cross-government exchange Not yet
• Campaign for IYR&P Yes
• At least 2 x global advocacy, lobbying or influencing
events including ILC members ??
• All global RI members and at least 10% of regional RI
members participating in global advocacy and
awareness-raising ??
• At least 1 x new advocacy/lobby document produced
on rangelands Not yet
• At least 100 tweets on rangelands issues Yes
• At least 2 x policy briefs on rangelands issues Not yet

7. Update on plans in 2017/18
Year 1
July-
ongoing
Populating Landmark map with datasets on rangelands
(all RI partners coordinated by ILRI)
U/W
Sept
Presentation by RI-global members of RI-global to
Advisory Group
No
Sept
Community-of-practice re-launched as part of RI
website launch
Dec
Sept RI Website launched Dec
Sept Presentation to AFD in Paris on RI-global/Africa
Sept
Attendance of global members at RI-Africa meeting in
Cameroon and Africa regional assembly
??
Sept
Attendance of global members at RI-Asia meeting in
Krgyzsthan and Asia regional assembly
Yes

8. Update on plans in 2017/18
Sept
Joint organisation, and contribution to IFAD-Procasur-RI
organised Learning Route for IFAD-Nigeria in Tanzania and
Kenya
Yes
Sept Side Event at the UNCCD COP 13 China (UNEP) Yes
Sept Meeting with VSF-Belguim/CELEP to plan EU-PRM project Yes
Sept
UN General Assembly and presentation of resolution for
IY Rangelands and Pastoralists (UNEP, FAO-PKH, ILRI, IFAD,
Rangelands Partnerships and others)
No
Oct
Side Event at the 44th Meeting of the CFS Rome (FAO-PKH
leading)
Yes
July-
Oct
Development of Land Portal webpage on Pastoralists,
Rangelands and Drylands, launched in October
Jan

9. Update on plans in 2017/18
Nov
(TBC)
Participation in Arab Land Governance Initiative
meeting (ILRI and others)
Feb?
Nov
UNFCC Cop 23 Bonn Side Event on pastoralists and
indigenous peoples (FAO)
Yes
Dec RI-global partners meeting
Jan
Presentation by RI-global partners of RI-global to
Advisory Group of 2018 workplan/proposal
Jan
South-South exchange facilitated between LAC-
Semiaridos and Rangelands Africa
Gabriel?
July-
April
Contribute to UNEP Gap Analysis on rangelands (UNEP
leading, others contributing)
Abdelkader?
Mar RI-global partners meeting (at WB Conference)

10. Update on plans in 2017/18
March
Cross-CGIAR planning meeting of Land Governance Flagship (leading
IFPRI, CIFOR with ILRI and others)
March
WB Conference on Land and Poverty, Washington including RI
dialogue event, and presentation of Global Statement on Land
Tenure in Rangelands launched by RI-global partners
Other
events
date
TBC
- Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock 2018 (ILRI and other ILC
members)
- Livestock Global Alliance meeting 2017/2018 (IFAD, FAO, ILRI,
OIE-Organisation for Animal Health, WB)
- SDG High Level Political Forum 2018 (various)
- Others to be added

11. 2018/19 – What next – to March 2018
• What can be added to above by partners for
current year (to March 2018?)
• Any other meetings or global advocacy events to
raise land issues? Global dialogue event?
• Kyrgyzstan, Sudan Learning Routes? Other events?
• E-bulletin
• Policy briefs
• Advisory group?
• Global statement
• Mapping rangelands – maps/data????
• WB Conference
• E-discussion Land Portal

12. What next? After March 2018
• Agreement over objectives
• Agreement of added value of working together
• What opportunities for next year?
• What can we do together?
• Implementation of VGGT on pastoral land gov
• Support gap analysis UNEP
• What events are we involved in that can contribute to
the ILC Rangelands Initiative?
• Contribution to website etc.
• New members?
• Workplan
• Budget
• Funding. Proposal including RI global?

13. This work is financed by
International Land Coalition and partners
It contributes to the CGIAR Research Program on
Livestock Agri-food Systems and PIM Flagship 5
Acknowledgements

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