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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues,</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB">IUCN, in collaboration with partners is organizing a conference on
</span><span lang="EN-US">pastoralism and rangelands restoration that will be held in Burkina Faso and back to back with the International Civil Society Summit “Land, Biodiversity & Climate” “Desertif’action” from June 19th – 22th 2019 Ouagadougou, Burkina
Faso. We are happy to announce the conference under the theme “<b>Pastoralism and Rangeland Restoration: a practitioners’ dialogue for increased investment in pastoral management of the rangelands”. This will be a 2 days conference that will start on the 18<sup>th</sup>
of June 2019 and will continue as part of “Desertif’action 2019” agenda. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">As you know, </span>
<span lang="EN-GB">rangelands need to be recognized for their uniqueness and their potential to address issues of climate change through restoration. Restoration of rangelands can secure multiple benefits generated by the ecosystem services and address land
degradation at the same time. </span><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US">Please share the conference announcement with your networks and we are inviting you for a reach collaboration to enhancing transformative actions and policies towards sustainable pastoralism
and rangelands restoration. <span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Please contact Razingrim OUEDRAOGO
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Razingrim.OUEDRAOGO@iucn.org">Razingrim.OUEDRAOGO@iucn.org</a>
</span>for more information.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Please clink and read this interesting blog note at
<a href="https://www.iucn.org/news/ecosystem-management/201903/pastoralism-and-restoration-agenda-0">
https://www.iucn.org/news/ecosystem-management/201903/pastoralism-and-restoration-agenda-0</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US">Please visit “Desertif’action 2019” at
<a href="https://desertif-actions.org/">https://desertif-actions.org/</a> and register.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best regards!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#004080;mso-fareast-language:FR">Razingrim A. J. E. OUEDRAOGO</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-language:FR">
<span style="color:#004080"><br>
Senior Programme Officer, Global Drylands Initiative</span> <span style="color:#004080">
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Ecosystem Management Programme (EMP)</span> <span style="color:#37605E"><br>
</span><span style="color:#004080">IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)</span>
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