[IYRPsupportgroup] Comments needed: IRC 2025 draft Resolutions

Wed May 14 13:57:38 MST 2025

Dear Maryam,
Sorry for sending my views late. Unable to see attachment by David. It is
well drafted . Please see my views in the attached file on knowledge/ co
production of knowledge vs best practices and   involving pastoralists in
project plan,design and implementation.

Regards,
P. Vivekanandan,
SEVA,
45, T.P.M.Nagar,
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Tamil Nadu, India.
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 e-mail: vivekseva at gmail.com
website:  www.sevango.in

Chair, South Asia  IYRP Group

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

On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM Kathrine Ivsett Johnsen <
Kathrine.Ivsett.Johnsen at niva.no> wrote:

> Dear Maryam,
>
> Thank you for sharing the draft.
> I want to express my support for Matt's reflections below.
> If Matt's suggested edit to resolution 4 is not acceptable, I would
> prefer the original version.
>
> Additionally, I believe it is unnecessary to specify that the knowledge
> produced through co-production should be "useful" and "action-oriented".
> There may be significant value in knowledge that is not immediately
> understood as "actionable" - and who is to define whether the knowledge is
> "useful"?
>
> All the best,
> Kathrine
>
>
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> Kathrine I. Johnsen, PhD
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> Senior Research Scientist
>
> Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) / International Centre for
> Reindeer Husbandry (ICR)
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> *From:* IYRPsupportgroup on behalf of Matt Luizza
> *Sent:* Monday, May 12, 2025 13:59
> *To:* Maryam Niamir-Fuller
> *Cc:* iyrpsupportgroup at list.cals.arizona.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] Comments needed: IRC 2025 draft
> Resolutions
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> Hi Maryam,
>
> Thanks for sharing this. Basing my review on the * IRC draft 27apr25-ddb *document,
> my only comments for consideration pertain to Resolution 4: *"Commit to
> inclusive knowledge co-production that involves Indigenous Peoples."*
>
> I would encourage tweaking this language, as "involving" Indigenous
> Peoples doesn't fully capture the idea of co-equal partnerships explicit to
> the concept of "knowledge co-production" and it could afford an easy avenue
> for delegates to pay mere lip service through "consultation".
>
> Perhaps something to the effect of: *"Commit to inclusive knowledge
> co-production **that upholds Indigenous Peoples' right to
> self-determination, ensuring their equal participation, leadership, and
> ownership in all stages of the process."*
>
> Additionally, the following sentence is fairly long and would benefit from
> being broken up (additional copy edit tweaks included below).
>
> *"to actively encourage all delegates to respectfully recognize the value
> of indigenous and local knowledge and acknowledge Indigenous Peoples as the
> custodians of that knowledge**. Furthermore, support to** develop**ment
> of** solutions that are recognized by diverse stakeholders and that
> specifically **address reflect** the **aspirtions aspirations** of
> Indigenous Peoples**. **and effectively bridge the knowledge gap about
> rangelands and pastoralism through a decade of action on co-production of
> new knowledge." *
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM Srijana Joshi Rijal <
> Srijana.Joshi at icimod.org> wrote:
>
> Dear Maryam,
>
> Thank you so much for the opportunity to provide our input to the draft
> resolutions. I suggest adding mobilize resources in resolution 1    “to
> raise awareness, build coalitions, mobilize resources, influence national
> and international policies” and agree with the inputs provided by alliance
> members
>
>
>
> Looking forward to meeting you in IRC 2025
>
> Regards,
>
> Srijana
>
>
>
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> Dear IYRP Friends
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> The International Rangeland Congress is meeting 2-6 June 2025 in Adelaide
> Australia.
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> The theme of the Congress is *‘Working Together for our Global Rangelands
> Future*’.
> (https://irc2025.rangelandcongress.org).  The Congress sub-themes
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> > Valuing rangelands and pastoral systems for their societal contribution;
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> > Co-design, partnerships, and incorporating traditional knowledge for
> more enduring rangeland outcomes
> > Technology, information systems, communication, and big data to aid
> monitoring and decision making
> > Integrating rangeland ecology into management
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> The IRC 2025 is an important event that can contribute to achieving
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> Congress. A draft of 5 possible resolutions has been drawn up by the IYRP
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