Source: United Nations (video statements)
If Rangelands Could Speak
Rangelands cover more than half of the Earth’s land surface and are home to pastoral
communities whose livelihoods, cultures and traditions have been shaped by these
landscapes for generations.
Following the spirit of the ancient Silk Road, the *UNCCD Silk Road Caravan* travelled
more than 8,000 kilometres across seven countries, connecting COP16 in Riyadh to
COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, bringing together pastoralists and participants from around 30
countries.
This film brings you the voices of pastoralists themselves — people whose lives are
deeply connected to these landscapes. It captures their struggles, resilience and
determination, as well as their hopes for the future.
It is a specially produced short version of a much larger story. A *feature-length Silk
Road Caravan documentary will be completed and launched at the end of 2026*,
bringing together the wider journey and the stories of the pastoralists and communities
we met along the way.
Credits
A film by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Concept and Supervising Producer
Xenya Scanlon
Associate Producer
Papa Camara
Directors
Lizzy Geble
Yazan Neme
Farhod Abdujalilov
Producer
Yazan Neme
Director of Photography
Lizzy Geble
Camera Operator
Farhod Abdujalilov
Additional Camera China
Ruan Shuai
Peng Yuan
Drone Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
Julian Kolb
Sound Engineer Türkiye
Dustin Hasberg
Sound Engineer Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
Julian Kolb
Music
,Desert Day’
Ricky Kej
,Sands of Time’
Ricky Kej
,Orient’
Ricky Kej
,Balafon’
Cast of Characters
,I Dream Of a Far Off Place’
Jushua Spacht
,Rangelands’
Ricky Kej
Additional Editor
Martin Schmidt
Colorgrading
Martin Schmidt – MGS Media
Contributors
China Gabriel
Katheryn Jimenez
Bollor Battumur
Byambadorj Mend
Shawn Sebastian