Preparatory Workshops

Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on
Rangelands, Transhumance and Pastoralism

As part of the preparatory activities for Western Balkan Regional Gathering of Pastoralists | 25-26 April 2026, we are organizing Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Rangelands, Transhumance and Pastoralism (1 day) with the partnership and leadership of local organizations in Western Balkan countries/ zones.

This 1-day Workshop will constitute the following agenda for discussions:

• Importance and Challenges of Pastoralism and Shepherds Globally
• Transhumance, Pastoralism and Landscapes in your country/zone
• Plan of Regional Gathering (April 2026), and Constitution of National/Zonal Organizing Committee
• How to prepare for Regional Gathering: inviting collaborations; arranging logistics; mobilizing stakeholders; mobilizing shepherd participants; promotion through media and social media; volunteering etc.

The Workshop participants will be: municipalities, agriculture department, regional authority, local NGOs, citizen groups, shepherd associations/groups, chamber of agriculture commerce, business groups dealing in animal products, academic/research institutions, local colleges, local school administration, and others.

Schedule of Workshops:

Facilitating Organization:

The Grassroots Institute

Contact:

Dr. Hasrat Arjjumend | harjjumend@gmail.com +91 9868993710
Martine Wolff | martine.wolff@yahoo.com +355 68 544 3237