[Iyrp-gcg] IYRP co-chair elections outcome

Tue Jan 16 18:53:19 MST 2024

dear Engin

It is nice to meet you online.

I will do my best to accomplish these activities in the coming years.

thank you
Burmaa

Best regards:
BURMAA DASHBAL

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MONGOLIAN NATIONAL FEDERATION OF PASTURE USER GROUPS
Tokyo residence 6-606, Building 26, 3th khoroo, Bayanzurkh district,
Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia
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On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 10:08 PM Engin Yilmaz <engin at bican.net> wrote:

> Dear Carlos and Burmaa,
>
> Congratulations on your election as co-chairs alongside Igshaan. It's
> great to have you both on board.
>
> As Maryam highlighted earlier, with the year just two years away, there's
> a lot to accomplish. This short period is crucial for us to make meaningful
> and impactful interventions.
>
> We at the Yolda Initiative are ready to support you to the best of our
> abilities.
>
> Looking forward to our collaboration!
>
> All the best,
>
>
> Engin
>
> Engin Yılmaz
> Yolda Initiative & AMNC
> T +90 549 860 27 66
> www.yolda.org.tr | www.mednatureculture.org | engin at yolda.org.tr
>
>
>
>
> On 16 Jan 2024, at 06:36, Carlos Enrique Michaud López <
> cmichaud at serfor.gob.pe> wrote:
>
> Thank You very much Ann for adding me to the group, and good evening to
> everyone
> I'm very glad to be part, looking forward to work with You all
> Best wishes from Perú
> Enrique Michaud
>
>
>
> El lun, 15 de ene. de 2024 10:14 a. m., Ann Waters-Bayer <
> waters-bayer at web.de> escribió:
>
>> PS: I have just now added Carlos und Burmaa to the IYRP Global
>> Coordination Group (GCG) listerv (and the International Support Group
>> listserv), so they will now receive these messages.
>>
>> *Welcome, Carlos and Burmaa!*
>>
>> Ann
>>
>> *Dr Ann Waters-Bayer*
>> *Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology*
>> *German Institute for Tropical & Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL) Research
>> Fellow*
>> *Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)
>> Core Group*
>> *International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP2026) Global
>> Secretariat*
>> *E: waters-bayer at web.de <waters-bayer at web.de> / waters-bayer at agrecol.de
>> <waters-bayer at agrecol.de> / a.waters-bayer at ditsl.org
>> <a.waters-bayer at ditsl.org>*
>> *W: www.agrecol.de <http://www.agrecol.de/> / www.ditsl.org
>> <http://www.ditsl.org/> / www.celep.info <http://www.celep.info/> /
>> www.iyrp.info <http://www.iyrp.info/>*
>>
>> On 15 Jan 2024, at 15:58 PM, Ann Waters-Bayer <waters-bayer at web.de>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Maryam,
>>
>> The same applies to me - I cannot “represent” Europe. But I think that
>> the most important thing is that people in the Global Secretariat are
>> prepared to contribute their time to do the work - not what continent they
>> happen to be in.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ann
>>
>> On 15 Jan 2024, at 15:55 PM, Maryam Niamir-Fuller <mniafull2 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thank you Igshaan for this good news about the co-chairs and
>> congratulations and many ‘welcomes’ to them both.
>>
>> I would be happy to be part of the Global Secretariat and to help as best
>> as I can. However I am not sure that North America would be my forte. I am
>> more attuned to ‘global affairs’ than any particular region. But if that
>> doesn’t work then I’m happy to contribute wherever I am needed.
>>
>> We only have two more years to prepare.  …
>>
>> Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller Advisor on Sustainability 📞 +1.914.482.2786
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 4:51 AM Igshaan Samuels <isamuels at uwc.ac.za>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Francesca
>>>
>>> I can further elaborate on the composition of the IYRP ISP Global
>>> Secretariat to highlight our diverse regional spread. .
>>>
>>> Igshaan Samuels (co-chair) - Africa
>>> Burmaa Dashbal (co-chair) Asia
>>> Carlos Enrique Michaud (co-chair) - Latin America
>>> Jonathan Davies (WG-coordinator) - Europe
>>> Ann Waters-Bayer - Europe
>>> Maryam Niamir-Fuller - North America
>>> Barbara Hutchinson - North America
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>> Igshaan
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 8, 2024 at 10:26 PM Francesca Pasetti <fpasettib at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Congratulations Igshaan,
>>>>
>>>> for your great work organising these elections.
>>>> I am sure that the representation of the three continents, Latin
>>>> America, Africa and Asia, where the most pastoralists are still present
>>>> actually,  is very positive, as well as having a woman participating.
>>>>
>>>> Congrats to the electerd, and wish you all three a fruitful
>>>> collaboration.
>>>> I hope that the other candidates will also contribute with good ideas,
>>>> although they have not been elected: we are a great family, and each and
>>>> everyone can give good contribution, independently of being or not a
>>>> co-chair
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards
>>>> Francesca
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Francesca Pasetti Bombardella
>>>> Co-chair Regional IYRP <https://iyrp.info/> Support Group Europe
>>>> Focal Point Spain Nomination Transhumance UNESCO ICH
>>>> International Projects Coordinator Concejo de la Mesta - Spain
>>>> Coordinator Programma TRE Terre Rurali d'Europa
>>>> Email: fpasettib at gmail.co <fpasettib at gmail.com>m
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> El lun, 8 ene 2024 a las 0:09, Igshaan Samuels (<isamuels at uwc.ac.za>)
>>>> escribió:
>>>>
>>>>> Dear IYRP- GCG
>>>>>
>>>>> Best wishes to you all for 2024!
>>>>>
>>>>> Regarding the co-chair elections, we received 29 votes from the GCG on
>>>>> who should be the two additional co-chairs of the IYRP ISP. Thus, the
>>>>> majority of GCG members voted and we thank all of those who took the time
>>>>> to cast their vote.  Attached are the final results of the elections.One
>>>>> criterion we set out to award a co-chair position, was that the candidate
>>>>> should at least receive a simple majority of the votes casted.
>>>>> Considering this, only Carlos Enrique Michaud received more than 50%
>>>>> (51.72% to be exact) of the votes and thus qualified for a co-chair
>>>>> position.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, in the most recent GCG meeting, we stressed the need to have
>>>>> more women playing leading roles in the IYRP ISP global secretariat. The
>>>>> candidate who received the second most votes (41.38% to be exact) was
>>>>> Burmaa Dashball from Mongolia. This is double the amount of votes than the
>>>>> third placed position. I am therefore proposing (and members of the global
>>>>> secretariat are in agreement) that we award Burmaa Dashbal the second
>>>>> co-chair position. Motivating factors included that we need gender balance;
>>>>> that she is from Mongolia and we would need to work closely with Mongolia
>>>>> to ensure we are on the same page on the key messages we want to sent out
>>>>> to the world and where implementing IYRP actions are concerned, Burmaa is
>>>>> also an expert in her own right and that she would be able to make
>>>>> valuable contributions to the IYRP cause. The co-chair election has also
>>>>> taken a bit of time and we want to conclude this matter soonest and move
>>>>> forward with planning and implementation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Therefore, we are proposing that both Enrique and Burmaa be awarded
>>>>> the co-chair positions but if there are any objections to this proposal,
>>>>> please let me know by 13 Jan 2024 before I let the candidates know the
>>>>> outcome of the elections and decisions of the GCG.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>> IYRP ISP co-chair
>>>>>
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