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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES-PE link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Dear Igshaan,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thank you for the initiative.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please o</span><span lang=EN-US>n behalf PASTORAMERICAS, we are pleased to endorse the letter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Cecilia Turin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>PASTORAMERICAS focal point</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=ES style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>De:</span></b><span lang=ES style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Iyrp-gcg <iyrp-gcg-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu> <b>En nombre de </b>Igshaan Samuels<br><b>Enviado el:</b> miércoles, 9 de octubre de 2024 05:58<br><b>Para:</b> iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu<br><b>Asunto:</b> [Iyrp-gcg] IYRP request to GEF CEO to priorities' rangelands for GEF9<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear GCG members <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The IYRP and some of our supporters and supporting organisations, had been having discussions on how work on rangelands and sustainable pastoralism could be funded in the future. Given the great work for the environment that GEF projects have been doing for some time, there is still scope for the projects to increase their focus on rangelands. With the new GEF9 scheme in the pipeline, we thought that we should write to the GEF CEO to initiave a process where we can engage them on prioritizing rangelands as well.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have signed the letter to the GEF CEO (attached), but ask whether GCG members would want to add their support to this letter and we will attach the names of the GCG members who support our call to prioritize rang;ands. We just need an email from you on whether you support this, and we will add your name, institution and country to the list. No need for everyone to sign the document. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kind regards<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>IYRP ISG co-chair <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style='margin:0cm;font-stretch:normal'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",serif;color:#454545'>Disclaimer - This e-mail is subject to UWC policies and e-mail disclaimer published on our website at: <a href="https://www.uwc.ac.za/disclaimer" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://www.uwc.ac.za/disclaimer</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>