<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-size:10pt">Dear friends of IYRP</span></div><div class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-size:10pt">Following on my previous email about the UN Food Systems Summit and plans to hold National Dialogues, here is another opportunity for us to engage in influencing this debate so as to incorporate pastoralist views and understanding of healthy rangelands. The UN is holding "Public Forum" discussions online starting this week, which you can register for. Discussions are in five areas, all of which are relevant to us!  If you do decide to participate, please let me know (without replying to all please! ). </span></div><div class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><br></div><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="purple"><div class="m_-5857642760273599345WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Each Action Track now has three workstreams and there will be public forums during February.  You can register for these
</b><a href="https://www.un.org/en/food-systems-summit/action-tracks" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><span style="color:#0462c1">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Action Track 1: (1) Zero hunger, (2) Access to nutritious food, (3) Safe food. 
<b>Public forum: </b>25 February from 14:00 – 18:00 CET<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Action Track 2: (1) Food waste, (2) Food Demand, (3) Food environments
<b>Public forum: </b>3 February from 16:00 – 18:00 CET<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Action Track 3: (1) Protect, (2) Manage, (3) Restore <b>Public forum:
</b>26 February from 14:00 – 16:00 CET<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Action Track 4: (1) Strengthening agency, (2) Inclusive policies, (3) Multi-dimensional welfare and access
<b>Public forum: </b>1 February from 15:00 – 17:00 CET<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Action Track 5: (1) Economic resilience – Being equitable and inclusive, (2) Social resilience – Producing broad based benefits for all people, (3) Environmental resilience -Generating positive and regenerative impacts on the natural environment.
<b>Public forum: </b>4 February from 14:30 – 16:30 CET<u></u><u></u></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Six</span><span style="letter-spacing:.75pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">initial</span><span style="letter-spacing:.7pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">papers</span><span style="letter-spacing:.7pt">
</span><span>have been prepared for review and discussion<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">:</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:.1pt;margin-left:8.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Food_Systems_Concept_paper_Scientific_Group_Draft_Dec_20_2020.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Food</span><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Systems
</span><span style="color:#0462c1">– <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
Definition,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Concept</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">and</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
Application</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">for
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>UN<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Food Systems Summit</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:1.85pt;margin-left:8.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1-ACTION_TRACK_1-Scientific_Group_draft_paper_2-12-2020.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Ensuring Access
</span><span style="color:#0462c1">to<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Safe</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>&<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> Nutritious Food </span>for All</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:1.85pt;margin-left:8.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2-Action_Track_2_Scientific_Group_15-12-20.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Shifting</span><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="color:#0462c1">to<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> Sustainable</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Consumption</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Patterns</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:1.85pt;margin-left:8.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/3-Action_Track_3_Scientific_Group_draft_Dec-12-2020.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1">Boosting<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Nature</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
Positive</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Production</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">at Sufficient Scales</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:2.0pt;margin-left:8.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/4-ACTION_TRACK_4_Scientific_Group_draft_30-11-2020.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Advancing
</span><span style="color:#0462c1">Equitable<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Livelihoods</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:1.85pt;margin-left:8.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://sc-fss2021.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/5-ACTION_TRACK_5_Scientific_Group_Dec-15-2020.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1">Building<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Resilience</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
to Vulnerabilities,</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Shocks,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>&<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Stresses</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Discussion</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">starter</span><span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">papers</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
work</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>the <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Action</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Tracks</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
towards</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">generation</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>game-<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">changing</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">solutions</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
at local,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">regional,</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">and</span><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">global</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
levels </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">have</span> been<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">developed:</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-left:5.0pt;line-height:12.55pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1msaLfwsFL-TePNXu27ujI0G310uqndPT/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Ensuring Access
</span><span style="color:#0462c1">to<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Safe</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">
</span>&<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> Nutritious Food </span>for <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
All</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:1.9pt;margin-left:5.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JiQODe1n_xL_NptER0XBA1mXYMogsN4j/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Shifting</span><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="color:#0462c1">to<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> Sustainable</span>
<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Consumption</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Patterns</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:1.9pt;margin-left:5.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a3kNTilbEUJl4JH7qhyz0h6BQTR0hcUp/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1">Boosting<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Nature</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
Positive</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Production</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">at Sufficient Scales</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:1.9pt;margin-left:5.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fimy2OGSP0lh9a-e8bNfI9_Bmg6yW7Ba/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1;letter-spacing:-.05pt">Advancing
</span><span style="color:#0462c1">Equitable<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Livelihoods</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:1.9pt;margin-left:5.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span style="color:windowtext"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g_InM2UE3R28zWCiq7UErOr1euEQTkml/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0462c1">Building<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt">
</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Resilience</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
to Vulnerabilities,</span> <span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">Shocks,</span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>&<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Stresses</span></span></a></span><u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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