The Wire

This week the 22nd International Grasslands Congress was held in Sydney. The world’s leading experts gathered to discuss how we can best use and protect this vital but under-discussed resource. Grasslands cover about 40 percent of the world’s land surface. Herding and farming goats, sheep and other livestock – makes up the livelihood of over one billion people and it’s mostly done on the world’s grasslands. As questions of food security, population and climate change become more urgent – thinking about how we use this land must become a priority.