[IYRPsupportgroup] Update on IYRP
Enrique Ricardo Flores Mariazza
efm at lamolina.edu.pe
Wed Jan 30 18:29:49 MST 2019
Thanks Jim lets keep in touch
El mié., 30 de ene. de 2019 15:05, James T. O'Rourke <rujoden at bbcwb.net>
escribió:
> Enrique -
>
> Has been a long time since Utah State but always good to hear from you.
>
> I am copying Maryam Niamir on this so that she can advise when and how the
> letter should be sent to COAG.
>
> Cheers! Jim
>
>
>
> --- efm at lamolina.edu.pe wrote:
>
> From: Enrique Ricardo Flores Mariazza <efm at lamolina.edu.pe>
> To: "James O'Rourke" <jorourke at csc.edu>
> Cc: Rectorado La Molina <rectorado at lamolina.edu.pe>, "
> iyrpsupportgroup at list.cals.arizona.edu" <
> iyrpsupportgroup at list.cals.arizona.edu>, Paola Beatriz Peraldo Gallo <
> paolaperaldo at lamolina.edu.pe>, Yeny Adela Moya Gonzales <
> ymoya at lamolina.edu.pe>
> Subject: Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] Update on IYRP
> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 13:24:51 -0500
>
> Dear James T. O'Rourke
>
>
>
> It is always good to hear from you. Regarding the IYR I am pleased to
> inform you that we have decided to support the proposal of International
> Year of Rangelands and Pastoralist. To support the initiative, we have sent
> the proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture so that the declaration once
> approved could be sent to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and
> finally submitted to the United Nations.
>
>
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
> Enrique Flores
>
> President
>
>
>
> El dom., 16 dic. 2018 a las 17:51, James O'Rourke (<jorourke at csc.edu>)
> escribió:
>
> Greetings All -
>
>
>
> For over 10 years rangeland people have been talking about obtaining a
> designation from the United Nations for an International Year of
> Rangelands. That has expanded more recently into a request for an
> International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP).
>
>
>
> Three years ago a Steering Committee was formed to address that issue.
> More recently we have added more countries and pastoral representatives to
> that list. As a result we are now referring to the group as an
> International Support Group (ISG) since our role will be to support a
> country led effort.
>
>
>
> We welcome you all to the new ISG. For those of you who are new to the
> effort, or for those of you who would like to review the progress made over
> the years, please take a look at our website:
> https://globalrangelands.org/international-year-rangelands-and-pastoralists-initiative
> .
>
>
>
> Most recently the following activities have taken place:
>
>
>
> I. Submission of resolution to FAO’s Committee of
> Agriculture (COAG):
>
>
>
> • The Government of Mongolia submitted a request to
> COAG for an IYRP
>
> • COAG accepted the request and has now asked for a
> full proposal that will be considered and voted on at the 2020 COAG meeting
>
> • Government officials in Mongolia will be meeting
> later this month about the proposal and related issues
>
> • We now have 18 months to gain support of other
> countries for the Mongolia proposal
>
>
>
> II. Raising awareness
>
>
>
> • One of the ways we are doing that is to target key
> international meetings and conferences where we could hold visibility
> raising events. Many of these past and upcoming events are
>
> listed on our website, and we welcome your
> involvement in them, or welcome your additions to the list.
>
>
>
> Of particular note is the upcoming UNEA-4 (4th
> meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly). The main theme will be innovative
> solutions for environmental challenges, and
>
> sustainable consumption and production. We aim to
> raise awareness on the innovativeness of pastoralists and the need for an IYRP
> at UNEA, so as to support the process going through
>
> COAG. Several events and activities are in planning
> stage at the moment. Including:
>
>
>
> ** An application to hold an official side event (2 hour session) has been
> submitted by the Government of Kenya (through KALRO) during which confirmed
> keynote
>
> speakers will be : Minister of Environment of Mongolia, Dr. Dana
> Kelly President of IRC, and Dr. Kathrine Johnson main author of the
> GRID-Arendal/UNEP Gap Analysis
>
> Report. Other panelists will also be invited. The general concept
> for this event is attached.
>
> ** Several partners have agreed to sponsor pastoralists to come to the
> side event: Yolda/Roads Less Travelled, ILRI, IUCN.
>
>
>
> ** The Society for Range
> Management has contributed $5000. This would be used primarily for the side
> event costs (simultaneous translation; pastoral food; photos and
>
> displays, etc.).
>
>
>
> ** There are several good
> ideas for ministerial statements and luncheons and exhibits, including
> videos, photo exhibit, and the Roads Less Travelled exhibit of rangeland
>
> biodiversity using
> felt flowers. We will keep you updated on these. Maryam Niamir-Fuller (
> mniafull2 at gmail.com) is coordinating these activities for UNEA-4 so
>
> please contact her
> if you wish to be involved or want more information.
>
>
>
> III. ISG Immediate action:
>
>
>
> • We will be contacting everyone on the ISG in the
> New Year to find a convenient date for a conference call to discuss next
> steps.
>
>
>
> • In the meantime, please review the list of upcoming
> events (see attached) and we would appreciate you letting us know if you
> will be attending any of them.
>
>
>
> • Please consider how your organization could support
> these efforts; are you planning to attend them? Even small contributions
> will be a help.
>
>
>
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>
>
>
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>
>
> Cheers and Happy Holidays! Jim O’Rourke
>
>
>
>
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> --
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