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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Rashmi and Chris, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Very nice. I am going to share with my colleague Cargele Masso who has been leading the CGIAR Biodiversity and Environment platform as he could have some good suggestions both on the text but also processes/platforms that we can feed this
in to as we move into IYRP. I will copy you both in the email and also suggest he joins your working group.
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<p class="MsoNormal">BTW – I like the use of the word “span” as in “rangelands span over 54% of the global terrestrial surface…” as this supports the idea that not every bit of this 54% is rangelands but rather it is a lose ‘coverage/potential coverage’ – “span”
is a good loose word to describe this.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fiona <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Fiona Flintan </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Senior Scientist Rangelands and Pastoralism, ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) hosted at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, Rome.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Lead CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Council Member of the International Land
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Coalition.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Italy and WhatsApp/Telegram: +39-3496462017 Ethiopia: +251-921777402; </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Skype: fiona.flintan </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">Twitter: @rangelands_glbl</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Instagram: @rangelands_glbl</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img width="102" height="78" style="width:1.0625in;height:.8125in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DBBCF3.F672B8F0"></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Be
ready for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026! <a href="https://www.iyrp.info/"><span style="color:#0B4CB4">https://www.iyrp.info</span></a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Iyrp-gcg <iyrp-gcg-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu> on behalf of Rashmi Singh <rashmi89singh@gmail.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, April 21, 2025 at 20:17<br>
<b>To: </b>"iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu" <iyrp-gcg@list.cals.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"David D. Briske" <David.Briske@ag.tamu.edu>, Chris Magero <chris.magero@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Iyrp-gcg] Biodiversity WG: Key Messages and Recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Dear IYRP members,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">I am delighted to share the finalised Key Messages and Recommendations from the IYRP Biodiversity Group<span class="gmaildefault">.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Our group members have been fantastic in providing detailed comments and suggestions twice, and <span class="gmaildefault">we</span> extend a big thank you to David Briske and Jonathan Davis for their
continued support.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">I request you to share any critical comments or suggestions you may have by the end of Wednesday, April 23.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gmail-"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">After incorporating your inputs, we will get the document professionally designed and uploaded on the IYRP webpage as soon as possible.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Warm regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">On behalf of BWG</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Chris Magero and </span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Rashmi Singh</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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