Activities and news
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07 October 2024 Animals Nature
The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026: Towards a global embrace to valuing rangelands and pastoralists
Rangelands cover half of the Earth’s surface, supporting over 2 billion people and more than 50% of the world’s livestock. Despite their importance, they are often overlooked. The UN has declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) to raise awareness about their value and the need for protection. SLU is involved in a number of ways and has a range of expertise - find out what activities are ongoing and what opportunities there are for co-operation. -
03 September 2024
A letter from Alice, who revisited SLU as a seasoned researcher this summer
This summer, Alice Turinawe from Uganda visited colleagues in the SLU projects Drylands Transformation and Restore4More. She also gave a seminar on agricultural advisory services and sustainable land management, at the Centre for Environmental and Resource Economics (CERE). Read about her experiences during the trip to Sweden. -
13 August 2024 Nyheter för SLU:s studenter
Exploring Land Restoration: My Journey with Restore4More
Caroline Bark, MSc student from the “Sociotechnical Systems Engineering” program at Uppsala University, has completed her MSc thesis in collaboration with SLU-led projects Restore4More and Drylands Transform