« Mitigate, adapt to and manage the effects of drought in order to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations and ecosystems »: this is the third strategic objective defined in the 2018-2030 strategic framework of the UNCCD1 , United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. In arid areas, this resilience relies largely on rangelands and pastures, which dominate the landscape, and pastoralism makes use of these areas that agriculture is unable to manage. In total, these ecosystems constitute 54% of the world’s land area and support nearly 500 million people worldwide2 . Arid regions alone are home to some 200 million pastoralists3 . This is enormous, yet the issues related to these areas are poorly addressed in public policy.
