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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">We would like to invite you to register for the e-conference on “engagement of the private sector in the Great Green Wall” on the 23<sup>rd</sup> – 25<sup>th</sup> March 2020 organised by IUCN. This conference
brings together stakeholders of the Great Green Wall including governments, Civil Society Organizations, International funding organizations, impact investment funds and most important private sector, to unpack the opportunities for enabling large-scale investment
sustainable land management and land restoration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Please follow the link below to find out about the conference and to register.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Chris Magero<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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