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UNCCD COP17

The SFA will participate in the upcoming UN Convention to Combat Desertification COP17, a key global event focused on tackling land degradation, desertification, and drought. Bringing together governments, scientists, businesses and civil society, COP17 provides a critical platform to advance sustainable land management and resilient livelihoods. The event will take place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from 17 to 28 August 2026. Click the links below to find out more.

View the SFA's COP17 Programme Visit the UNCCD COP17 Website

NATURAL FIBRE CONNECT (NFC)

The SFA is a co-host of the annual NFC Conference, collaborating with partners in the alpaca, cashmere, mohair and wool industries. Together, our mission is to amplify herders' voices and build consensus around the shared challenges facing the natural fibre sector. The next NFC Conference is set to take place in South Africa in April 2027.

Visit the NFC Website View the Past 2025 Event

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Round Two of Public Consultation on Clean Fibre Processing (review) is now open…

Round Two of Public Consultation on Clean Fibre Processing (review) is now open…

January 6, 2021/

Round two of the Clean Fibre Processing Code of Practice review is now open until 31st January 2021 for your...

Nomadic Herders meet with luxury cashmere brands

Nomadic Herders meet with luxury cashmere brands

November 13, 2020/

SFA herders met online with representatives of leading luxury brands to discuss the major issues affecting the cashmere sector this...

Herder training in Inner Mongolia begins!

Herder training in Inner Mongolia begins!

October 22, 2020/

In September, an on-going series of herder training began in the joint SFA x ICCAW Code of Practice in Cashmere...

Herders Receive Business Development Training

Herders Receive Business Development Training

October 21, 2020/

As part of the SFA’s Covid-19 Action Plan, a two-day Business Development Training for Herding Organisations has been held this...

Proposal for an ‘International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists’

Proposal for an ‘International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists’

October 12, 2020/

Grasslands are fundamental to the cashmere supply chain and the Mongolian government is proposing an International Year of Rangelands and...

Public Consultation on Clean Fibre Processing (review) is now open…

Public Consultation on Clean Fibre Processing (review) is now open…

August 28, 2020/

The public consultation on the review of The Clean Fibre Processing Code of Practice is open until September 30th. Click...

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