<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=""><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">Dear all,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">On 29 May - 1 June, ICIMOD is holding a conference “Managing rangelands in the HKH for multiple benefits”. </p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><o:p class="">One workshop during the conference will be on the <b class="">Road to the IYRP 2026</b>: “Voices from the pastoral communities” - on Monday 29 May at </o:p>15:30-16:30 Nepal time.</p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">You can register for the conference (and workshop) <b class=""><a href="https://icimod-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuduugqTsoEtdTY8HcjB0wlRNoaUF9FMPg" class="">here</a>;</b> for more details on the event and agenda, see <a href="https://www.icimod.org/event/regional-workshop-managing-rangelands-hkh/" class="">https://www.icimod.org/event/regional-workshop-managing-rangelands-hkh/</a> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;">Cheers,</p><div class="">Ann</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span>龙瑞军 <<a href="mailto:longrj@lzu.edu.cn" class="">longrj@lzu.edu.cn</a>><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><b class="">Fw: FW: Voices from the rangelands: Herders discuss the future of pastoralism</b><br class=""></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span>26 May 2023 at 16:40:35 PM CEST<br class=""></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class=""><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span>"Ann Waters" <<a href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de" class="">waters-bayer@web.de</a>><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><font face="HelveticaNeue" class="">Dear Ann,</font></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;" class="">Hope this mail finds you well!</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;" class="">Next week we will have a workshop on </span><a href="https://www.icimod.org/event/regional-workshop-managing-rangelands-hkh/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"><b class="">Man<span class=""></span>aging rangelands in the HKH for multiple benefits<span class=""></span></b></a><span class="" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;"> <span class=""><span class="">in ICIMOD, Kathmandu from 28 May to 1 June. I</span>n which a section of Road to IYRP 2026 is set up (15:30-16:30 29 May Nepal time). Please kindly circulate this in our IYRP network, thanks a lot.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;" class="">Cheers,</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue;" class="">Ruijun </span></p><blockquote class="ReferenceQuote" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(182, 182, 182); margin-right: 0px;"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" class=""><div lang="EN-GB" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap: break-word;" class=""><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><br class=""><img align="left" hspace="12" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1" style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" id="77727DE1-8FA0-4D15-BB82-5263469F9A6D" width="399" height="224" src="cid:6527809b$1$18858811992$Coremail$longrj$lzu.edu.cn"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Dear all,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Did you know that rangeland ecosystems encompass a staggering 60% of the Himalayan region, spanning 4.3 million square kilometers?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">As we strive towards the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) in 2026, it is our pleasure to present "Voices from the Pastoral Communities – Road to IYRP 2026."<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">As part of our regional workshop on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.icimod.org/event/regional-workshop-managing-rangelands-hkh/" class="">managing rangelands in the HKH for multiple benefits</a>, we are honored to bring yak herders from Bhutan, India, and Nepal directly to the ICIMOD stage. These incredible individuals will share their experiences, challenges, and the myriad of opportunities that revolve around yak herding.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">By joining us virtually for this panel session, you will have the opportunity to listen to the genuine voices of yak herders, to hear their hopes and the struggles they face in an ever-changing world.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Mark your calendar for this event!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Register<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://icimod-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuduugqTsoEtdTY8HcjB0wlRNoaUF9FMPg#/registration" class="">here</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Let's recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of yak herders as stewards of sustainability.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Thank you.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left" style="margin-bottom: 8pt; text-align: left; line-height: 14.699999809265137px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="">Yi, on behalf of the rangelands team<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p></div><p style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Arial, serif;" class="">This email and any file(s) transmitted with it may be confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately or delete it from the system. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of ICIMOD. ICIMOD has its own antivirus program which scans all the outgoing emails. However, ICIMOD accepts no liability and responsibility for any damage caused by this email.</p></div></div></blockquote><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 12px;" class=""><p class="">Dr.Prof Ruijun Long<br class="">Director,International Centre for Tibetan Plateau Ecosystem Management, Lanzhou University<br class="">Head,Tibetan Rangeland and Yak Research Institute,Lanzhou University<br class="">Address: No.222 Tianshui Nanlu,Lanzhou City, 730000 China<br class="">Tel/Fax: 86-931-8915650<br class="">Email:<a href="mailto:Longrj@lzu.edu.cn" class="">Longrj@lzu.edu.cn</a>;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ictpem.lzu.edu.cn/" class="">http://ictpem.lzu.edu.cn</a></p></span></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>