<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Hi everyone,</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">I am happy to share the publication that appeared in a Tamil Magazine, </span></font><span style="color:rgb(95,99,104);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold">கிடை (with similar english meaning of Herd / Flock of Cattle) </span><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> that publishes scholarly written articles on ‘</span><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Livestock, climate socio-economic conditions of the pastoralists.  In the recent issue, this journal mentions a complete article on the 'International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists' with the emphasis of the declarations proposed by the agencies over the IYRP.  The entire magazine file is appended herewith.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">Please forgive me as the article is printed in Tamil and if you are interested this can be translated by your known Tamil Scholars or by any suitable application software programme for the translation.  If you need further assistance, please let me know.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">Here in Tamil Nadu, India, a handful of agencies and NGOs have started functioning on the IYRP and take this important message at grass root level, by which they support the Nation, welcoming the IYRP and further action plans.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">:Looking forward to disseminate this information and further to receive your comments</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">with the best regards,</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">Dr. D. Kannan</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">Associate Professor and Head</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">Research Centre, Department of Botany</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">Thiagarajar College</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">Madurai - 625 009</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif">Tamil Nadu, India</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></span></p></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 8:20 AM Rashmi Singh <<a href="mailto:rashmi89singh@gmail.com">rashmi89singh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Dear all, </span><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">I am happy to share that PASTRES publication ‘</span><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Livestock, climate and the Politics of Resources: A Primer’ by Ian Scoones is now available in Arabic<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"> and Chinese</span>.<span class="gmail_default"> </span></span></font><a href="https://www.tni.org/en/publication/livestock-climate-and-the-politics-of-resources" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif"><span class="gmail_default"></span></font></a><i>The <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Primer is</span> published in support of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists for 2026<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">. </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:georgia,serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:georgia,serif">You may access the primer in English, Spanish, French<span class="gmail_default">,</span> Arabic<span class="gmail_default"> and Chinese</span> here:<span class="gmail_default"> </span></span><a href="https://www.tni.org/en/publication/livestock-climate-and-the-politics-of-resources" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><font face="georgia, serif">https://www.tni.org/en/publication/livestock-climate-and-the-politics-of-resources<span class="gmail_default">. </span></font></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:georgia,serif">The primer is co-published in Arabic with </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://en.siyada.org/" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Siyada Network</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:georgia,serif"> (formerly North African Food Sovereignty Network)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"> and the Chinese version in collaboration with Palden Tsering</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:georgia,serif">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><span lang="EN" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">It</span> has got a great attraction <span class="gmail_default">from the regional media. </span>The author’s interview was recently published in <a href="https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/45062/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF" style="color:blue" target="_blank">Jadaliyya</a>, with three more articles on the primer published in </span><a href="https://raseef22.net/article/1093346-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Raseef22</span></a>, <a href="https://www.hespress.com/%D8%A5%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1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teract closely with settled farmers and urban dwellers.</i></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><i> </i></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"><i>Pastoral systems are incredibly diverse. Some pastoralists are fully nomadic and permanently on the move. Others are semi- or permanently settled. Some move long distances between regions. Others move animals daily or seasonally in a smaller area. Some have very close relationships with farmers, either farming themselves (agro-pastoralists) or exchanging manure or animal products for access to land where animals can feed.</i></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Feel free to share in the wider network.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="georgia, serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="georgia, serif">Thanks and regards,</font></span></p><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Rashmi</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Rashmi Singh</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Rashmi Singh</span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ph. D. Scholar, </font><i style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></i><a href="https://she.aud.ac.in/" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">School of Human Ecology, Ambedkar University Delhi</a></div></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Affiliate Researcher</span> <a href="https://pastres.org/about-us/pastres-team/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">PASTRES: Pastoralism, Uncertainty, Resilience</a></font></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Associate Editor, <a href="https://pastoralismjournal.springeropen.com/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice</a></font></div><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"></font></span></p><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Website: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rashmi_Singh41" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rashmi_Singh41</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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