EK The international academic conference titled “The Future of Mobile Pastoralism: Cultural Rights, Knowledge Systems, and Climate Resilience” was successfully held in Ulaanbaatar from August 19 to 21, 2026.
The event convened prestigious researchers from 34 organizations across 20 countries, representatives of international institutions, and local herders. Participants presented research covering nomadic pastoralists across five continents-including Inner Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, the Arctic, Europe, and the Andes-and engaged in three days of discussions on the future of pastoralism, culminating in the adoption of the Taij Khairkhan Declaration.
On August 22, 2026, the Declaration was officially presented to B. Bat-Erdene, State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, Tourism, and Youth of Mongolia, at the Nomads World Cultural Festival grounds at the foot of Taij Khairkhan Mountain.
Furthermore, on August 26, 2026, the declaration was formally read and introduced during the Ministerial Dialogue on Rangeland Restoration and Pastoralist Livelihoods at the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
The Declaration calls on all Parties to protect and finance mobile pastoralism as a whole by implementing 10 key calls to action aimed at safeguarding herders’ cultural rights, land tenure, climate resilience, and self-determination.
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