<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The deadline for submitting panels to the <b class="">International Grasslands and Rangelands Congress 2020</b> in Nairobi is already past, but there is still time to submit abstracts for oral presentations and posters up to <b class="">15 November 2019</b>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I would like to draw your attention particularly to the thematic area “<b class="">Pastoralism, social, gender and policy issues</b>” which includes the following topics, among others:</div><ul class="">
<li class="">Cultural heritage and indigenous people’s use of rangelands/grasslands (Indigenous Technical Knowledge).</li>
<li class="">Governance, land rights and changes to pastoral systems.</li>
<li class="">Social justice, gender and equity issues in rangelands/grasslands.</li>
<li class="">Livelihood diversification opportunities for pastoralists (crops,
hand crafts, fishing, beekeeping, bio-fuels, silk, herbs, spices, wild
fruit etc.).</li>
<li class="">Marketing infrastructure and systems in rangelands/grasslands.</li>
<li class="">Policy issues for rangelands/grasslands development.</li>
<li class="">Political instability and extremism: its impact on rangelands/grasslands management.</li>
</ul><div class="">The third call for abstracts is attached, together with the congress flyer. Information and guidance for submitting abstracts, including a template for this, can be found here: <a href="http://2020kenya-igc-irc.rangelandcongress.org/?page_id=503" class="">http://2020kenya-igc-irc.rangelandcongress.org/?page_id=503</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Looking forward to seeing many of you in Nairobi!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Ann</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></body></html>