The conference will provide an important opportunity to bring together researchers, professionals, policymakers, and pastoral communities to review opportunities and constraints related to pastoralism in Burkina Faso, and highlight pathways to ensure the resilience of rangelands and pastoral systems, including within the ongoing revision of the pastoral law framework. themes covered: * Theme 1: The role of pastoralism in/for sustainable food systems in Burkina Faso; * Theme 2: Sondré-East pastoral zone: process and challenges of land registration; * Theme 3: Pastoralism as an agroecological solution; * Theme 4: Data and pastoral mobility in the context of the 2026 International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists; * Theme 5: Status of pastoral zones and land tenure security issues