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we would be looking to submit to the Continuing Committees of both IRC and IGC at the 2020 IGC/IRC in Nairobi in October of this year for passage at the Final Business Meeting on Friday of the
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We would like your comments and suggestions to these to prepare us for the Concurrent Panel we will be presenting/holding in Nairobi at the Congress. At that Concurrent Panel we will be soliciting more input and support not just for the Resolutions but for
activity that would take place both prior to and during the Year as outreach and research efforts.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif"> </span></p>
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of the International Rangeland Congress will be responsible for developing action plans
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activities that will be conducted prior to and during the International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists (IYRP) in the countries that they represent. This effort will be in conjunction with rangeland workers in those individual countries. These activities
will coincide with the monthly themes developed by the International Steering Committee of the IYRP.</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif"> </span></p>
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Rangeland Congresses (IRC) will establish a Sub-Committee responsible for identifying research efforts needed to address the finding of the GAP Analysis conducted by UNEA. This Sub-Committee will report to both the CC of IRC as well as the International Support
Group (ISG</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; line-height: 19.425px" lang="EN-US"><span>) of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP).</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif">
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