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

[SEVA]

Dear Engin and colleagues,
Congratulations for the nominees who have been listed  for the selection to
the next round  for FAO- IYRP International Steering Committee. ..

Regards,
P. Vivekanandan,
SEVA,
45, T.P.M.Nagar,
Virattipathu, Madurai - 625 016
Tamil Nadu, India.
 Phone: 7708852334
+91 452 2380082
 e-mail: vivekseva at gmail.com
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Chair, South Asia  IYRP Group

International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026 (IYRP)
https://www.iyrp.info






On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM Dana Kelly <danammkelly at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Engin,
> Thanks for sharing this. And thanks for clarifying the process i.e. FAO to
> vote next. Have all of these individuals been notified they are through the
> first round of voting?
>
>  Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated! Some excellent
> candidates here.
>
> Best regards
> Dana
>
>
> On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM "Engin Yılmaz (Yolda Initiative)" <
> engin at bican.net> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> www.yolda.org.tr | engin at bican.net | engin at yolda.org.tr
>>
>>
>>
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