[IYRPsupportgroup] Nomination of Dr Igshaan Samuels as co-chair of IYRP GCG

[Bernard Hubert]

So do I too! A very relevant applicant indeed!

Best wishes

Bernard

Le 25/05/2022 à 21:31, Hanan Mohamed a écrit :
> I do support the nomination of  Igshaan to take the co-chair position 
> for the reasons mentioned by Ann.
> Hanan
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2022 at 6:39 PM Ann Waters-Bayer <waters-bayer at web.de> 
> wrote:
>
>     Dear Maryam,
>
>     Thanks for the call for nominations for co-chair of the IYRP GCG.
>     I would like to nominate Dr Igshaan Samnuels from South Africa as
>     your co-chair.
>
>     Igshaan is a researcher on rangeland ecology and management for
>     the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in South Africa. He holds
>     a PhD in Botany from the University of Cape Town and has worked in
>     arid agricultural landscapes for 19 years. His research puts him
>     in touch with grassroots activities and the challenges of
>     pastoralists, particularly the indigenous Nama peoples of South
>     Africa. He is the current president of the Grassland Society of
>     Southern Africa (GSSA), having served in this position and other
>     GSSA portfolios previously. He is also on the International
>     Rangeland Congress (IRC) Continuing Committee representing Africa
>     south of the Sahara. Furthermore, he is part of the core
>     leadership team of the IYRP RISG for Eastern and Southern Africa
>     and a member of the IYRP GCG. He has been involved in policy
>     development at both local and national level in South Africa and
>     is currently leading the development of the country’s rangeland
>     management strategy.
>
>     I have been working closely with Igshaan during the
>     awareness-raising and advocacy activities leading up to the
>     approval of the IYRP 2026. He has devoted a great deal of time to
>     these activities and has been utterly reliable when we agreed on
>     shared tasks. I can assure you 100%, Maryam: you will be able to
>     depend on Igshaan in sharing the co-chair tasks!
>
>     I asked Igshaan about his willingness to take on the co-chair
>     position. He discussed it with his family and with his manager in
>     ARC, as he is aware that the tasks will take some time away from
>     his other professional duties and his personal life. All have
>     supported the idea that he take on the co-chair position. He has
>     therefore agreed to accept this nomination.
>
>     In my view, he would provide a perfect balance for you, Maryam, in
>     co-chairing the GCG.
>
>     Cheers,
>     Ann
>     /
>     /
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>     Coordination Group/
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