<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here is the next collection of congratulatory messages, also coming into the <a href="mailto:theiyrp@iyrp.com" class="">iyrp@iyrp.info</a> address:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><b class="">From: </b></span><span class=""><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 251, 0);" class="">Rogerio MARTINS MAURICIO</span> <<a href="mailto:rogeriomauricio@ufsj.edu.br" class="">rogeriomauricio@ufsj.edu.br</a>><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span class=""><b class="">Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] Fwd: Thank you letter from Ambassador Enkhbold Vorshilov</b><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><b class="">Date: </b></span><span class="">25 March 2022 at 23:38:36 PM CET<br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><b class="">To: </b></span><span class="">"James O'Rourke" <<a href="mailto:jorourke@csc.edu" class="">jorourke@csc.edu</a>><br class=""></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);"><b class="">Cc: </b></span><span class="">Maryam Niamir-Fuller <<a href="mailto:mniafull2@gmail.com" class="">mniafull2@gmail.com</a>>, <a href="mailto:iyrpsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu" class="">iyrpsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu</a><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div dir="auto" class="">I fully agree with the honest words from Jim! Congratulations.<div dir="auto" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="">Rogerio</div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Em sex, 25 de mar de 2022 19:20, <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 251, 0);" class="">James O'Rourke</span> <<a href="mailto:jorourke@csc.edu" class="">jorourke@csc.edu</a>> escreveu:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">But you, Ann and Barb have carried the heavy load a long time and deserve the center of thanks.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers! Jim<br class=""></div><div id="m_9025450586679077101appendonsend" class=""></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><b class="">From: </b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 251, 0);" class="">Chuluun Togtokhyn </span><<a href="mailto:chuluun.togtokhyn@gmail.com" class="">chuluun.togtokhyn@gmail.com</a>><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b><b class="">Re: [IYRP General List] More congratulatory mails about UNGA's approval of IYRP2026 - including celebration in Ethiopia</b><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><b class="">Date: </b>22 March 2022 at 5:35:58 AM CET<br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><b class="">To: </b>Ann Waters-Bayer <<a href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de" class="">waters-bayer@web.de</a>><br class=""></div><br class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Congratulations!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Now it is time to make good progress for rangelands and pastoralists!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">chuluun</div><div class="">Director, Institute for Sustainable Development</div><div class="">National UNiversity of Mongolia</div></div></div></blockquote></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <span class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto" style="background-color: rgb(255, 251, 0);">Allen, Vivien</span> <span dir="auto" class=""><<a href="mailto:Vivien.Allen@ttu.edu" class="">Vivien.Allen@ttu.edu</a>></span><br class="">Date: Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 7:10 PM<br class="">Subject: 2026 - International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists Approval<br class=""></div><br class=""><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><font class=""><span class="">Dear Maryam and all involved in this!</span></font><div class=""><font class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class="">Congratulations! This is excellent news!</span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class="">A long road with a successful arrival at a very important opportunity!</span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class="">Most Sincerely and Best Wishes,</span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class="">Vivien G. Allen, PhD</span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class="">Paul Whitfield Horn Professor Emeritus</span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class="">Thornton Distinguished Chair, Forages and Grazing Lands</span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class="">Texas Tech University</span></font></div><div class=""><font class=""><span class="">Lubbock, TX</span></font></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Subject: RE: International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 - Press Release<br class="">Date: 2022-03-17 20:33<br class="">From: "<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 251, 0);" class="">Grant Vinning</span>" <<a href="mailto:grant.vinning@gmail.com" class="">grant.vinning@gmail.com</a>><br class="">To: <<a href="mailto:kevin.gallagher@futureofagriculture.asia" class="">kevin.gallagher@futureofagriculture.asia</a>>, "'Future of Agriculture \(Asia\) in Mongolia'" <<a href="mailto:future-of-agriculture-asia-in-mongolia@googlegroups.com" class="">future-of-agriculture-asia-in-mongolia@googlegroups.com</a>><br class=""><br class="">Exceedingly well done.<br class=""><br class="">From: <a href="mailto:future-of-agriculture-asia-in-mongolia@googlegroups.com" class="">future-of-agriculture-asia-in-mongolia@googlegroups.com</a><br class="">On Behalf Of <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 251, 0);" class="">kevin.gallagher</span>@futureofagriculture.asia<br class="">Sent: Friday, 18 March 2022 9:55 AM<br class="">To: Future of Agriculture (Asia) in Mongolia <<a href="mailto:future-of-agriculture-asia-in-mongolia@googlegroups.com" class="">future-of-agriculture-asia-in-mongolia@googlegroups.com</a>><br class="">Subject: International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 - Press Release<br class=""><br class="">Dear Futurists,<br class=""><br class="">Please see attached Press Release announcing _“On 15 March 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York unanimously declared<br class="">2026 the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP). This final approval is the culmination of an IYRP movement that grew over<br class="">several years to become a global coalition of over 300 pastoralist and supporting organisations, including the International Livestock Research<br class="">Institute (ILRI) and several UN agencies. Building on these efforts, the Government of Mongolia and 60 co-sponsoring countries developed and put<br class="">forward the resolution to UNGA.” (see: <a href="https://iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/Press%20Release%20IYRP%20UNGA%2015.03.22%20with%20logo%202026_0.pdf" class="">https://iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/Press%20Release%20IYRP%20UNGA%2015.03.22%20with%20logo%202026_0.pdf</a>)_<br class=""><br class="">Congratulations to MOFALI and the many Mongolian experts who have promoted the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 for several years now.<br class=""><br class="">The lead up to IYRP 2026 will be an excellent opportunity to raise awareness on the critical issues around Rangeland management and livelihoods of Pastoralist. The <a href="https://iyrp.info/" class="">https://iyrp.info/</a> contains a lot of useful information globally and locally.<br class=""><br class="">With best regards,<br class=""><br class="">Kevin Gallagher, Moderator<br class=""></blockquote></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class="">
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