<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="">Here is a reminder about this special issue of the <i class="">Animals</i> journal on "Extensive management in rangeland & grassland ecosystems”. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The deadline for MS submissions is <b class=""><i class="">Monday 20 March</i></b>, i.e. in 2 weeks’ time.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Especially the IYRP Working Groups on afforestation, water, gender, biodiversity or rangeland degradation neutrality might be interested in contributing.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Ann</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="font-family: Arial; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">Dr Ann Waters-Bayer</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">German Institute for Tropical & Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL)</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP2026) Global Coordination Group</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">E: <a href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de" class="">waters-bayer@web.de</a> / <a href="mailto:waters-bayer@agrecol.de" class="">waters-bayer@agrecol.de</a> / <a href="mailto:a.waters-bayer@ditsl.org" class="">a.waters-bayer@ditsl.org</a></i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">W: <a href="http://www.agrecol.de" class="">www.agrecol.de</a> / <a href="http://www.ditsl.org" class="">www.ditsl.org</a> / <a href="http://www.celep.info" class="">www.celep.info</a> / <a href="http://www.iyrp.info" class="">www.iyrp.info</a></i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b class="">From: </b></span><span class="" style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Okello, Anna" <<a href="mailto:Anna.Okello@aciar.gov.au" target="_blank" class="">Anna.Okello@aciar.gov.au</a>></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span class="" style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b class="">Animals Journal Special edition - Extensive management in rangeland and grassland ecosystems</b></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b class="">Date: </b></span><span class="" style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">27 February 2023 at 2:36:03 AM CET</span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b class="">To: </b></span><span class="" style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Okello, Anna" <<a href="mailto:Anna.Okello@aciar.gov.au" target="_blank" class="">Anna.Okello@aciar.gov.au</a>></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Dear colleagues working in the rangelands and grasslands,</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">I wanted to bring to your attention the below special edition of</span><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><i class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Animals</i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">; an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal devoted entirely to animals and animal production systems, published semi-monthly online by MDPI.</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals/special_issues/T0YS4KRW42" target="_blank" class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;">Animals | Special Issue : Extensive Livestock Management in Rangeland and Grassland Ecosystems (mdpi.com)</a></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I’d be grateful if you could please share broadly with your networks and colleagues. We are keen to hear from research groups with high quality results, seeking publication in international open access journals who may not necessarily have the funds to publish. Animals have offered 10 papers published for free, or 20 with a 50% discount.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">We are keen to receive a broad range of submissions looking at various aspects of the biophysical elements of rangeland/pastoralist production, but also socio-cultural and policy research.</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Best Wishes</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Anna</span><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(118, 146, 60); font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(118, 146, 60); 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