[Iyrp-gcg] Fwd: COP15 Grasslands Side Event Proposal - Soliciting Partnerships

[SEVA]

Dear Maryam,
Greetings from RISG South Asia.
Thanks for information on side event  for UN Biodiversity Conference which
is being held in Montreal this December 7th-19th (COP15) . We are ready to
be part of side event and if permitted we can present  a paper/ppt about
our experience on *Korangadu pasture land* and *Banni pasture land*  and
how it supports livelihoods for local communities while preserving
the local ecosystem. . Kindly tell it is online or direct participation.
with kind regards
Vivekanandan

On Mon, Sep 26, 2022 at 8:24 PM Maryam Niamir-Fuller <mniafull2 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear GCG Members: FOR YOUR DECISION
>
> We have a request from the Canadian Cattleman's Association (CCA), who are
> a member of the IYRP ISG, to support them in a proposal for a side event
> on  "Conserving grasslands with grazing" at the upcoming CBD COP 15 in
> Montreal (December 2022). The deadline for them to submit a proposal is
> this friday.
>
> The Co-chairs of the North America RISG are supportive of this invitation
> and will be taking the lead on our behalf.
>
> Accordingly, I would like to seek your decision whether to co-host or to
> collaborate with the CCA on a proposal for a side event at the CBD COP 15
> in Montreal.
>
> *If I hear no objections by 28th September, then we will assume you are in
> agreement. *
>
> Thank you
> *...*...*...*
> Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller
> Co-Chair of International Support Group for the IYRP
>
> *Support the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
> 2026  https://www.iyrp.info <https://www.iyrp.info>*
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Amie Peck <pecka at cattle.ca>
> Date: Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 2:31 PM
> Subject: COP15 Grasslands Side Event Proposal - Soliciting Partnerships
> To: mniafull2 at gmail.com <mniafull2 at gmail.com>
>
>
> Hello Dr.Maryam Niamir-Fuller,
>
>
>
> The Canadian Cattle Association is preparing to engage in the UN
> Biodiversity Conference which is being held in Montreal this December 7th
> -19th (COP15)
> https://www.unep.org/events/conference/un-biodiversity-conference-cop-15.
>
>
>
> As part of our engagement, we are submitting an official side-event
> proposal to the COP15 Secretariat on grasslands. We are reaching out to
> you, as Vice Chair of the IYRP, to solicit your interest in partnering
> with us in the proposal application.
>
>
>
> Our proposal explores the importance of grassland ecosystems and its
> conservation via grazing livestock. We would invite you to review draft
> details attached. We are spearheading this initiative as the grasslands
> ecosystem is a critically important landscape for Canada’s cattle ranchers
> and farmers. But there are a whole host of reasons, related to livestock,
> livelihood and habitat preservation, for why COP15 needs to include a
> discussion on grasslands.
>
>
>
> At this juncture, we require that you:
>
>
>
>    1. Review the proposal attached.
>    2. If desired, provide your acceptance to be listed as a co-host on
>    the proposal application.
>
>
>
> Please note that the application deadline is *September 30th*. Your
> earliest consideration is appreciated.
>
>
>
> If we are successful in our application, we will reach out to outline the
> full scope of the partnering opportunity. If successful, involvement in the
> side-event can mean many things: logo placement; financial or in-kind
> contributions; speaking opportunities, logo placement  etc. The first
> step is submitting an application.
>
>
>
> Much thanks,
>
>
>
> Amie Peck
>
> *Stakeholder Engagement Manager*
>
> pecka at cattle.ca
>
>
> C:403.451.0935
>
> [image: RS8820_CDNB_PRIMARY_LOGO_EN_4C_for_LightBG]
>
> Public and Stakeholder Engagement
>
> A program of the Canadian Cattle Association
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Iyrp-gcg mailing list
> Iyrp-gcg at list.cals.arizona.edu
> https://list.cals.arizona.edu/mailman/listinfo/iyrp-gcg
>


-- 
Sincerely,
P.Vivekanandan,
SEVA,
45, T.P.M.Nagar,
Virattipathu,
Madurai - 625 016
Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone:    0452 - 238 09 43 ; 238 00 82 .(O)
e-mail: vivekseva at gmail.com
website:  www.sevango.in
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://list.cals.arizona.edu/pipermail/iyrp-gcg/attachments/20220927/90a55ed0/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image002.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3391 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <https://list.cals.arizona.edu/pipermail/iyrp-gcg/attachments/20220927/90a55ed0/attachment.jpg>