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ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 340
Introduced by Jacobson, 42.
WHEREAS, rangelands are natural ecosystems in which the indigenous
vegetation is predominantly grasses, grass-like plants, forbs, or shrubs and
cover more than nineteen billion acres of land globally; and
WHEREAS, rangelands are economically, socially, and culturally vital to
human communities through an array of ecological services, including
biodiversity, carbon sequestration and storage, food and fiber production,
water resources, and wildlife habitat, provide renewable and nonrenewable
energy resources, and aesthetic and recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, pastoralists raise livestock or semi-domesticated animals on
rangelands. Pastoralists, including ranchers, nomads, and transhumant herders,
have stewarded rangelands for millennia through deep knowledge and connections
with the land; and
WHEREAS, shared experiences of land, livestock and stewardship connect
pastoralists around the world through historical knowledge and integration of
new technologies toward sustainable rangelands; and
WHEREAS, the United Nations, in recognition of the vital nature of
rangelands and the significance of pastoralism to the stewardship and societal
benefits of rangelands, designated 2026 the International Year of Rangelands
and Pastoralists; and
WHEREAS, national, regional, provincial, and local governments around the
world will celebrate the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
through education, advertisements, film, and adoption of national and local
policies that are supportive of rangelands and pastoralists.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED NINTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
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1. That the Legislature recognizes 2026 as the United Nations
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in solidarity.
2. That the Legislature encourages all businesses and community members to
take advantage of resources available and to celebrate the valuable
contributions rangelands and pastoralists provide our state.
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