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--></style></head><body lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Maryam,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">This is fantastic news! Huge congratulations to everyone involved in the IYRP bid.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Andrew</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Andrew Ash</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Director, AJ Ash and Associates</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">12 Woodbine St, The Gap, QLD 4061</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">Phone</span></i><span lang="EN-US">: +61 418 187216</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">Email:</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> <a href="mailto:andrew@ajashassociates.com"><span style="color:#0563c1">andrew@ajashassociates.com</span></a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Adjunct Professor</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, </span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The University of Queensland</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Co-Chair, XII International Rangeland Congress</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://irc2025.rangelandcongress.org">http://irc2025.rangelandcongress.org</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="274" height="108" style="width:2.8583in;height:1.125in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D8390F.5BD184E0" alt="Text
Description automatically generated"><span lang="EN-US"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> IYRPGeneralList <<a href="mailto:iyrpgenerallist-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu">iyrpgenerallist-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Maryam Niamir-Fuller<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 16 March 2022 1:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:iyrpgenerallist@list.cals.arizona.edu">iyrpgenerallist@list.cals.arizona.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [IYRP General List] IYRP 2026 approved</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Friends and Supporters of IYRP</p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">It is with a distinct pleasure that I can inform you that today, the UN General Assembly formally designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists!</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Our sincere thanks to the Government of Mongolia for leading the way, to FAO for their steadfast support, and to all of you who have supported this process through the long journey. In the end 67 other governments formally joined with Mongolia to co-sponsor this resolution. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Now the hard work really begins: We have 4 years to design, prepare and implement a spectacular and impactful IYRP 2026!</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Attached is the ISG Press Release and we encourage you to please share this widely, and also go to Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to spread the news, using @iyrp2026 . <br clear="all"></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><p class="MsoNormal">-- </p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller</p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Vice Chair of International Support Group for the IYRP</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://iyrp.info</a></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Support the call for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists! <a href="https://www.iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://www.iyrp.info</a></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><img border="0" width="277" height="81" style="width:2.8833in;height:.8416in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D75535.1B3477D0" alt="signature_625749796"></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>