Byambagerel Baatar: Visibility, recognition and rights of pastoralist women

Byambagerel Baatar, a pastoralist woman from Mongolia and participant in the Global Gathering of Pastoralist Women, May 2026, speaks about the urgent need for visibility, recognition and rights for pastoralist women. She calls for pastoralist women’s labour to be officially recognised; for land ownership and property rights to be guaranteed; for safe environments free from violence and risk; for women to be included in decision-making; for equal access to finance and technology; and for pastoralist women to be included in climate policy.