<div dir="ltr">Dear Igshaan, dear Global Coordinating Group,<div><br></div><div>On behalf of the WAMIP Steering Committee, we thank you for the initiative and the work you have put into preparing the letter to the GEF CEO, as well as adding revisions to highlight pastoralists at a greater extent based on feedback from some of our members. </div><div><br></div><div>Yet, we would like to bring the attached letter to the attention of IYRP International Support Group and Global Coordinating Group, calling for more representation and visibility of pastoralists in the organisation and engagement under the IYRP. Please find our detailed feedback in the letter.</div><div><br></div><div>We hope that these points can be taken into consideration, and we remain open to further discussion to strengthen our collective efforts for the success of IYRP 2026.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:bolder">Aliya Kumekbayeva (she/her)</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Technical support</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Global Secretariat of WAMIP</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.wamipglobal.com/" rel="noreferrer" style="color:rgb(0,172,255);background-color:transparent" target="_blank">www.wamipglobal.com</a></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Instagram: <span>wamip.global</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(44,54,58);font-family:monospace"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/World-alliance-of-mobile-indigenous-people-Pastoralists-WAMIP/100080106197646/" rel="noreferrer" style="color:rgb(0,172,255);background-color:transparent" target="_blank"><span>World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous People & Pastoralists - WAMIP</span></a></span></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 12:58 PM Igshaan Samuels <<a href="mailto:isamuels@uwc.ac.za">isamuels@uwc.ac.za</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>Dear GCG members </div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards</div><div><br></div><div>IYRP ISG co-chair </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>
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