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

[PENHA Som]

Dear Colleagues,
Greetings from all of us at PENHA.
We support the nominations too.
Best regards,
*Sadia Musse Ahmed*
*Country Rep. PENHA*
*Somaliland/Somalia*
*Cell phone: 00 252 63 4427 170*
*Office No: 00 252 2 523 938*


On Tue, 24 May 2022 at 19:39, 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
>
> *Dr Ann Waters-Bayer*
> *Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology*
> *Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)*
> *International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP2026) Global
> Coordination Group*
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>
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