<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="">It seems that the attachment did not get "translated” properly when I forwarded Fiona’s mail from the “bounces” list so now I forward the mail that came through the PKH list and hope that this attachment can be opened.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Ann</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">"<a href="mailto:f.flintan@cgiar.org" class="">f.flintan@cgiar.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:F.Flintan@cgiar.org" class="">F.Flintan@cgiar.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">[pastoralist-hub] SAVE THE DATE: Pre-International Rangelands Congress Workshop on global rangelands standard and monitoring scheme</b><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">9 December 2024 at 9:12:45 AM CET<br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Forum of the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub <<a href="mailto:pastoralist-hub@dgroups.org" class="">pastoralist-hub@dgroups.org</a>>, IYRPsupportgroup <iyrpsupportgroup-<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 218, 216);" class="">bounces</span>@list.cals.arizona.edu><br class=""></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);" class=""><b class="">Reply-To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Forum of the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub <<a href="mailto:pastoralist-hub@dgroups.org" class="">pastoralist-hub@dgroups.org</a>><br class=""></span></div><br class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; 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;"><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Dear all those planning to attend the International Rangelands Congress in Adelaide,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Greetings from UNCCD Riyadh where rangelands are high on the agenda!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Here is a quick invitation to a pre-Congress workshop as am aware people are starting to book their flights, and will send out more details in a week or so.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">The STELARR project (as attached) is organising a pre-Rangelands Congress Workshop 2025 on the development of the global rangelands standard led by the Sustainable Fibre Alliance and a supporting rangelands monitoring scheme. It will be a two-day workshop going into detail of both and a great opportunity for you to influence their development. This will be held on Saturday 31<sup class="">st</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>May and Sunday 1<sup class="">st</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>June at the conference venue. We are in discussion how we work this with the other events that are happening this weekend. More information to follow – but do book your flights to accommodate for this or another event happening that pre-Congress weekend!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Also it is not too late to register for the conference – see here:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://irc2025.rangelandcongress.org/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://irc2025.rangelandcongress.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Do join, it will be a great event on the journey to IYRP 2026.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Please note that we/ILRI do not have funds for supporting delegates – sorry about that.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Best<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class="">Fiona<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class="">Fiona Flintan </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Senior Scientist Rangelands and Pastoralism, ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) hosted at the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, Rome.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Lead CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Council Member of the International Land<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Coalition.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Italy and WhatsApp/Telegram: +39-3496462017 Ethiopia: +251-921777402; </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class="">Skype: fiona.flintan </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" class="">Twitter: @rangelands_glbl</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: white;" class="">Instagram: @rangelands_glbl</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""></span></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>