OPENING SESSION

• Brief messages from organizing institutions
• Message from the IYRP Youth Group
• Official IYRP presentation video
• Presentation of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026). Opening remarks by FAO representatives.
• Transition

SESSION 1: GLOBAL FRAMEWORK, PUBLIC POLICIES AND PASTORALISM CHALLENGES

Establish the conceptual framework of the meeting and set a narrative for the development of conclusions.

Coffee / Tea Break

SESSION 2: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND SOCIAL INNOVATION IN PASTORALISM

Unite traditional knowledge and scientific research to build capacity for action, focusing on knowledge transmission and the capabilities that young people bring.

Lunch

SESSION 3: VALUE CHAINS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

Showcase experiences, initiatives and policies that favor the commercialization of pastoral products.

SESSION 4: INTERGENERATIONAL DIALOGUE: THE FUTURE OF PASTORALISM

Establish a dialogue in which members of different generations participate, focused on the future of pastoralism.

SESSION 5: DAY SUMMARY

• Reading of the day's conclusions
• Presentation of the Youth Manifesto: key demands, solutions and commitments for IYRP 2026
• Session closure and technical announcements

SESSION 1: TRANSHUMANCE AS CULTURAL HERITAGE

Institutional presentation of the declaration of transhumance as cultural heritage in the Community of Madrid and scientific session around the patrimonial value of Transhumance.

Coffee / Tea Break

SESSION 2: INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN CONTEMPORARY PASTORAL SERVICES

Analyze the role of new technologies and innovation in improving the economic, environmental and social sustainability of extensive livestock systems.

Lunch

SESSION 3: PASTORALISM AND SUSTAINABILITY: TERRITORY, BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Enhance the contribution of pastoralism to major sustainability challenges, sharing proposals that facilitate and promote this role.

SESSION 4: CONCLUSIONS AND ROADMAP

• Reading of conclusions
• 100 photos of the meeting: Exhibition of a selection of photos from the meeting
• Conclusions from young pastoralists
• Reading and signing of the manifesto
• Recap session

SESSION 5 AND FINAL: CLOSING

Official closing of the meeting.

EXPERIENTIAL TECHNICAL VISIT

Experiential technical visit to Casa de la Monta (IMIDRA, Aranjuez) to introduce participants to the extensive livestock system, integrating cultural heritage and current practices. The activity combines cultural stops in the surroundings of the Royal Palace of Aranjuez with an exhibition and demonstration route that includes photographic exhibitions, wool textile art, pastoral demonstrations and shearing, presentation of technological solutions for extensive livestock and spaces for valuing products linked to native breeds, completed with musical activities and a pastoral meal.