[IYRPsupportgroup] Results of the Poll for IYRP Global Alliance Nominees

["Engin Yılmaz (Yolda Initiative)"]

Dear Members of the IYRP Support Group,

Thank you for your participation in the poll for the election of nominees from the IYRP Global Alliance to be communicated to FAO for the FAO-hosted IYRP International Steering Committee.

In total, 137 members cast their votes. Below, you will find the nominees—ranked according to the number of votes received—identified in each category. The full voting results are available in the attached document.

Please note that the final selection of International Steering Committee members will be made by the FAO Secretariat. We hope that FAO will make its final selection from among the nominees identified through your votes.

Academia and Research Institutions

Serena Ferrari (CIRAD – Selmet Research Unit – Senegal) – 40.15% (55 votes)

David D. Briske (Texas A&M University – USA) – 30.66% (42 votes)

International Organizations

Fiona Flintan (International Livestock Research Institute – Italy) – 71.43% (95 votes)

Natasha Maru (International Land Coalition – Italy) – 52.63% (70 votes)

Producer / Pastoralist Organisations

Burmaa Dashbal (Mongolian National Federation of Pasture User Groups – Mongolia) – 48.87% (65 votes)

Anders Oskal (World Reindeer Herders – Norway) – 44.36% (59 votes)

Bhavana Desai (Indian Pastoralist Network / SAPA / WAMIP – India) – 39.10% (52 votes)

Tezera Getahun (Pastoralist Forum Ethiopia / WAMIP – Ethiopia) – 33.83% (45 votes)

Civil Society Organisations

Hijaba Ykhanbai (Jasil – Mongolia) – 42.75% (56 votes)

Francesca Pasetti (Fundación Trashumancia y Naturaleza – Spain) – 41.22% (54 votes)

Jacob Lekaitogo (African Youth Pastoralists Initiative – Kenya) – 29.77% (39 votes)

Yu Chen Elena (IYRP Youth and Climate Change Working Groups – China) – 26.72% (35 votes)

Private Sector

Teresa Maquire (Synergy – Australia) – 59.23% (77 votes)

Jorge Bildo Saravia Fuentes (Rancho El Ojo Group – Mexico) – 50.00% (65 votes)

Kind regards,


The Yolda Team

Engin Yılmaz
Yolda Initiative
T +90 549 860 27 66 


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