[IYRP General List] Have you seen the recent IYRP webpage updates?

[Ann Waters-Bayer]

Have you seen the most recent updates on the IYRP webpage (www.iyrp.info)?

It now has videos from several international agencies with statements in support of the Mongolian Government’s IYRP proposal (https://www.iyrp.info/statements-international-agencies <https://www.iyrp.info/statements-international-agencies>):

European Parliament (Michèle Rivasi)
FAO (Maria Helena Semedo)
ILRI & GASL (Shirley Tarawali)
UNDP (Pradeep Kurukulasuriya)
UNEP (Susan Gardner)

In addition to the short global videos on pastoralism (https://www.iyrp.info/global-videos-pastoralism <https://www.iyrp.info/global-videos-pastoralism>):

Herders worldwide – trailer (1:26 min)
Pastoralism is the future – animated video (2:24 min)
Perspectives on Pastoralism Film Festival – trailer (2:35 min)

we have now also posted some short videos on rangelands (https://www.iyrp.info/videos-rangeland-science <https://www.iyrp.info/videos-rangeland-science>):

Are livestock always bad for the environment? (2:00 min)
The untold story of grasses (6:45 min)
Virtual tour of the East African drylands (9:21 min)
Grasslands stewards of East Africa (11:35)
Conservation & sustainable management of rangelands (12:29 min)

See also some recently posted items on some of the regional webpages, e.g.:

two short films on Mongolian herders producing cashmere (https://www.iyrp.info/videos/342 <https://www.iyrp.info/videos/342>)
photo story of the Afar in Ethiopia (https://www.iyrp.info/videos/358 <https://www.iyrp.info/videos/358>)
multi-media story of transhumance by Alevi Kurds in eastern Turkey (https://www.iyrp.info/videos/360 <https://www.iyrp.info/videos/360>)
multi-media story of Dokpa yak herders in North Sikkim, India (https://www.iyrp.info/videos/334 <https://www.iyrp.info/videos/334>).

Under Conventions & Events (https://www.iyrp.info/conventions-events <https://www.iyrp.info/conventions-events>), you can find out about IYRP links with various international agreements, years/decades and conferences. The most recent posting is the collection of presentations made at the Society for Range Management (SRM) International Affairs Committee symposium on Global Rangelands and the IYRP (https://www.iyrp.info/srm-international-affairs-committee-symposium-global-rangelands-iyrp <https://www.iyrp.info/srm-international-affairs-committee-symposium-global-rangelands-iyrp>). The summary report on the symposium and the IYRP planning workshops immediately afterwards can be found here: https://www.iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/Exec%20Summary%20IYRP%20at%20SRM%202022%20final%20%28002%29_0.pdf <https://www.iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/Exec%20Summary%20IYRP%20at%20SRM%202022%20final%20(002)_0.pdf>
The IYRP resolution (https://www.iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/UNGA%20resolution%20draft%20A_76_L.36-EN.pdf <https://www.iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/UNGA%20resolution%20draft%20A_76_L.36-EN.pdf>) is on the agenda of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for Tuesday 15 March at 10:00 NY time. Keep an eye on IYRP Twitter and website for more updates in the coming week!



Dr Ann Waters-Bayer
Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology
Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)
International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP) Global Coordination Group
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W: www.agrecol.de / www.celep.info / www.iyrp.info




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