This closing plenary explores the future of governing Africa’s rangelands as shared commons shaped by community stewardship, Indigenous knowledge and collective responsibility. The plenary highlights the policy and institutional reforms needed to reverse degradation, resolve conflict, revitalize pastoral systems and improve rangeland management.

Explore inclusive, multi-level governance that secures land and mobility rights, strengthens customary institutions and aligns policies across borders and sectors. Aligned with the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists and looking ahead to UNCCD COP17, the plenary highlights the urgent need for inclusive policies and stronger support for pastoralist communities across Africa’s rangelands.