<div dir="ltr">Dear IYRP Supporters<div><br><div>The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has just released a significant and far reaching report on rangelands and pastoralism. It is the first time its "Global Land Outlook" series has been dedicated to rangelands. The report calls for a shift in thinking about rangelands and pastoralism, stopping conversion of rangelands to other uses, and supporting pastoralists to manage, restore and sustain their rangelands.  This Report will be considered and adopted by Governments at the upcoming UNCCD Conference of Parties in Saudi Arabia in December 2024. </div><div><br></div><div>The conclusions of the report are supported by the findings of the IYRP Working Group on Land Degradation Neutrality, which released its report a few weeks ago. The IYRP asks countries to consider 8 recommendations, among which are a) stop conversion of rangelands, b) incorporate equitably the needs of pastoralists into their policies and legislature; and c) increase funding for restoring and protecting rangelands, including through the  <a href="https://www.mirova.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/Impact-Report-LDN-2022-EN-web.pdf">Land Degradation Neutrality Fund</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Please help disseminate these two important reports and convince decision makers to adopt their recommendations. You can find the UNCCD GLO Report here::</div><div><a href="https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/press-releases/silent-demise-vast-rangelands-threatens-climate-food-wellbeing-billions">Press release - english</a> - <a href="https://www.unccd.int/ar/news-stories/press-releases/silent-demise-vast-rangelands-threatens-climate-food-wellbeing-billions">Arabic</a> - <a href="https://www.unccd.int/es/news-stories/press-releases/silent-demise-vast-rangelands-threatens-climate-food-wellbeing-billions">Espagnol</a> - <a href="https://www.unccd.int/fr/news-stories/press-releases/silent-demise-vast-rangelands-threatens-climate-food-wellbeing-billions">Français</a> - <a href="https://www.unccd.int/ru/news-stories/press-releases/silent-demise-vast-rangelands-threatens-climate-food-wellbeing-billions">Russian</a> - <a href="https://www.unccd.int/zh/news-stories/press-releases/silent-demise-vast-rangelands-threatens-climate-food-wellbeing-billions">Chinese</a> - <a href="https://www.unccd.int/mn/news-stories/press-releases/silent-demise-vast-rangelands-threatens-climate-food-wellbeing-billions">Mongolian</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.unccd.int/resources/publications/glo-rangelands-executive-summary">UNCCD GLO Rangelands Executive Summary - English</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.unccd.int/resources/global-land-outlook/glo-rangelands-report">UNCCD GLO Rangelands Full Report</a></div><div><br></div><div>And the IYRP LDN Reports can be found here : </div><div><a href="https://www.iyrp.info/sites/iyrp.org/files/IYRP%20LDN%20Science%20Review_March2024r.pdf">Global Action for Sustainable Rangelands and Pastoralism to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality- IYRP</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">*...*...*...*<div>Dr. Maryam Niamir-Fuller<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial">Support the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026  <a href="https://www.iyrp.info" target="_blank">https://www.iyrp.info</a></span></i><i><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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