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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We are excited to invite you to a webinar hosted by the International Centre
for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Rangelands make up 60% of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) and are vital for the livelihoods of 25–30 million indigenous people. As we approach the
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralism (IYRP) 2026, it is crucial to understand the importance of indigenous management in sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">IYRP monthly theme for May is Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, to explore these themes, we are organising a webinar on
<b>Pastoral Practices, Rangeland Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Here are the event details:
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Date: 24 May 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Platform: Zoom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">India Standard Time (IST): 13:45 to 15:15<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Nepal Standard Time (NST): 14:00 to 15:30</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">China Standard Time (CST): 15:00 to 16:30<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Central European Summer Time (CEST): 10:15 to 11:45<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">British Summer Time (BST): 09:15 to 10:45<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">To participate, kindly register using
<a href="https://icimod-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0vduCrrDksHNAd0VzWC4H0cz94eCchoWDN">
<span style="color:#467886">this link</span></a>. Upon registration, you will receive the Zoom link to access the virtual session.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">For more information about the webinar and speakers, please visit the
<a href="https://www.icimod.org/event/ecosystems-landscapes/webinar-exploring-synergies-pastoral-practices-rangeland-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services/">
<span style="color:#467886">event page</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Kindly contact Srijana Joshi at
<a href="mailto:srijana.joshi@icimod.org"><span style="color:#467886">srijana.joshi@icimod.org</span></a> for any queries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Looking forward to an engaging session.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Srijana <o:p>
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