<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This will surely interest also others in the IYRP Global Coordinating Group - and perhaps inspire similar types of event.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Ann</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"Julio Sa Rego via <a href="http://groups.io" class="">groups.io</a>" <<a href="mailto:Julio_Sa_Rego=iscte-iul.pt@groups.io" class="">Julio_Sa_Rego=iscte-iul.pt@groups.io</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">RISG Europe - Launch of IYRP2026 in Northern Portugal with Terra Maronesa</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">31 March 2023 at 17:57:27 PM CEST<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"<a href="mailto:RISG-Europe@IYRP.groups.io" class="">RISG-Europe@IYRP.groups.io</a>" <<a href="mailto:RISG-Europe@IYRP.groups.io" class="">RISG-Europe@IYRP.groups.io</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Duarte Gomes Marques <<a href="mailto:duartegmarques@gmail.com" class="">duartegmarques@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:RISG-Europe@IYRP.groups.io" class="">RISG-Europe@IYRP.groups.io</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class="elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;" class="">Dear colleagues,</span><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div class="x_elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class=""></div><div class="x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The association Terra Maronesa hosted the launch of IYRP 2026 in Portugal on March 28th. The event was filled with activities in the Serra do Alvão and benefited from national media coverage.</div><div class="x_elementToProof x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class=""><div class="x_ContentPasted0">In the morning, participants had the opportunity to witness a demonstration of flock management with Bravia goats, a local indigenous breed, and to engage in dialogue with partners about a common agenda of work towards 2026.</div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><br class=""></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0">In the afternoon, the LIFE Maronesa project was presented with Maronesa cattle breeders, local indigenous breed that gave the association its name, and participants discovered the House of Livestock Farming, a new interpretive centre for pastoralism.</div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><br class=""></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0">This was the first initiative in Portugal related to IYRP 2026 aimed at mobilizing pastoral communities and raising awareness among society about the importance of pastoralism.</div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><br class=""></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0">The event was co-organized by WWF Portugal, ANCABRA-National Association of Bravia Goat Breeders, RHE Initiative, the Union of Parishes of Pensalvos and Parada de Monteiros, the Local Community-Baldios de Cabanes, the House of Livestock Farming, BPI, and La Caixa Foundation.</div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><br class=""></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><u class="">Check out the video clip of the event:</u></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/terramaronesa/videos/6684329921581590" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview" class="">https://www.facebook.com/terramaronesa/videos/6684329921581590</a> </div><div class="x__EReadonly_1 x__Entity x__EType_OWALinkPreview x__EId_OWALinkPreview"></div><br class=""><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><u class="">Follow Terra Maronesa</u></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/terramaronesa" data-auth="NotApplicable" id="LPlnk802303" class="">https://www.facebook.com/terramaronesa</a> </div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><br class=""></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0">The United Nations (UN) declared 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, reflecting the importance of rangelands in creating a sustainable environment, economic growth, and resilient livelihoods for communities worldwide.<br class=""></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><br class=""></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0">Best,</div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><br class=""></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0">Julio Sa Rego, on behalf of Terra Maronesa</div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><i class="">Researcher, CRIA-ISCTE</i></div><div class="x_ContentPasted0"><i class="">Coordinator, RHE Initiative</i></div></div></div><div width="1" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: white; clear: both;" class="">_._,_._,_</div><hr style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a href="http://groups.io/" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Groups.io</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Links:</span><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">You receive all messages sent to this group.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><a target="_blank" href="https://iyrp.groups.io/g/RISG-Europe/message/222" class="">View/Reply Online (#222)</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>|<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" href="mailto:RISG-Europe@IYRP.groups.io?subject=Re:%20RISG%20Europe%20-%20%20Launch%20of%20IYRP2026%20in%20Northern%20Portugal%20with%20Terra%20Maronesa" class="">Reply To Group</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>|<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" href="mailto:Julio_Sa_Rego@iscte-iul.pt?subject=Private:%20Re:%20RISG%20Europe%20-%20%20Launch%20of%20IYRP2026%20in%20Northern%20Portugal%20with%20Terra%20Maronesa" class="">Reply To Sender</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>|<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a target="_blank" href="https://groups.io/mt/97976392/5851104" class="">Mute This Topic</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>|<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://iyrp.groups.io/g/RISG-Europe/post" class="">New Topic</a><br class=""></div><hr style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; width: 256.5px; margin-right: 1026px;" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">IYRP - A way forward to a sustainable future for all</span><hr style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; width: 256.5px; margin-right: 1026px;" class=""><a href="https://iyrp.groups.io/g/RISG-Europe/editsub/5851104" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Your Subscription</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>|<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="mailto:RISG-Europe+owner@IYRP.groups.io" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Contact Group Owner</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>|<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="https://iyrp.groups.io/g/RISG-Europe/leave/9954540/5851104/1388927282/xyzzy" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">Unsubscribe</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[</span><a href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" class="">waters-bayer@web.de</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; float: none; display: inline !important;" class="">]</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><div width="1" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: white; clear: both;" class="">_._,_._,_</div><img style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="" apple-inline="yes" id="8798D442-002B-4366-94BE-B599BCAD2E35" src="cid:9A772305-D1D7-4605-8D2F-1EF8BC658BBA@sphairon.box"><img style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="" apple-inline="yes" id="596B006B-E69F-472C-B22B-E183292C2873" src="cid:0A2E857B-0DBD-4E47-AB4D-59ED94EF49D8@sphairon.box"><img style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="" apple-inline="yes" id="02126953-E4C4-4772-9F57-2C960D114635" src="cid:1FF66622-5DCC-4EA2-90B2-D2A58A4518C6@sphairon.box"><img style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="" apple-inline="yes" id="B5794ADF-DA6B-442A-90BE-3C575E1B5D0B" src="cid:76B560BD-A830-4C3B-98AD-F630EF66B598@sphairon.box"><img style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="" apple-inline="yes" id="10838068-C9C8-4ADB-98AC-D6C77262FBD6" src="cid:54EA9062-63BE-409E-9AE7-51389F41EC21@sphairon.box"></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>