<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Thanks a lot for sharing all the important information, Natasha and many congratulations to the global IYRP alliance on this huge success!</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Rashmi Singh<div>Assistant Professor, Department of Liberal Arts, IIT Hyderabad</div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></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 style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Associate Editor: <a href="https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/pastoralism-research-policy-and-practice" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Co-Chair, Biodiversity Working Group and South Asia Regional Group @<a href="https://iyrp.info/" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)" target="_blank">IYRP2026</a></font></div><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm"><span lang="EN-US"><font face="arial, sans-serif"></font></span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><i><a href="https://pastoralismjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13570-023-00283-7" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Pastoralism in South Asia: Contemporary stresses and adaptations of Himalayan pastoralists <br></font></a></i></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 at 04:41, Ann Waters-Bayer <<a href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de">waters-bayer@web.de</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 style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dear Natasha,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for sending this good news from the UNCCD COP16a, including the COP decision as well as the link to the web recording of the IYRP side event and ILRI’s news item about it.</div><div><br></div><div>Great to see that the decision changed from rangelands and grasslands to rangelands and pastoralists - and now the CGIAR is even putting pastoralists first! Their news item announces the International Year of Pastoralists and Rangelands!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Ann</div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 18 Dec 2024, at 19:00 PM, Maru, Natasha Kirit <<a href="mailto:n.maru@landcoalition.org" target="_blank">n.maru@landcoalition.org</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div style="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;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Here with the decision attached.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Natasha<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div id="m_-4540852690906777623mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div><div><div style="border-style:solid none none;border-top-width:1pt;border-top-color:rgb(181,196,223);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 12pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">From:<span> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt">Maru, Natasha Kirit <<a href="mailto:n.maru@landcoalition.org" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">n.maru@landcoalition.org</a>><br><b>Date:<span> </span></b>Wednesday, 18 December 2024 at 11:29 pm<br><b>To:<span> </span></b><a href="mailto:iyrpsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">iyrpsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu</a><span> </span><<a href="mailto:iyrpsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">iyrpsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:<span> </span></b>Success at UNCCD!<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><div id="m_-4540852690906777623mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Hello all,</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Many of you may know already but in case you may have missed the news – I am happy to share that the UNCCD passed a decision on rangelands and pastoralists. I am attaching the decision here. </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Watch the plenary discussion on rangelands and grasslands on Dec 6 from 02:10:00 here -<span> </span><a href="https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10jgqd9ms" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k10/k10jgqd9ms</a></span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The COP was really abuzz with events and discussions on rangelands and pastoralists. Many organisations had an inclusive approach, putting pastoralists at the centre of work within the rangelands and therefore the submission on "grasslands and rangelands" became the decision on "rangelands and pastoralists".</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The decision does mention land tenure in line with the VGGT but does not unpack what that means. The decision does approach the issue from the perspective of rangelands and there is scope to more explicit recognise the contributions of pastoralists as well as mention collective tenure, shared lands and mobility.</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The decision also gives a nod to the IYRP and is key to follow up in the COP17 which will coincide with the IYRP celebrations in Mongolia. IYRP was well represented in all the key spaces with all three co-chairs of the global alliance present.</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">There was also a side event on “The Road to the IYRP2026” held in the Food and Agriculture Pavilion where many of us took part and it can be viewed here -<span> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTvXTyIPtk&t=7s" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTvXTyIPtk&t=7s</a></span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">A summary is available here -<span> </span><a href="https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/rangelands-sustaining-livelihoods-cultures-and-ecosystems-cgiar-and-partners-gear-up-for-the-international-year-of-pastoralists-and-rangelands-iyrp-2026/" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/rangelands-sustaining-livelihoods-cultures-and-ecosystems-cgiar-and-partners-gear-up-for-the-international-year-of-pastoralists-and-rangelands-iyrp-2026/</a></span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Happy holidays,</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Natasha</span><u></u><u></u></div><div style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><span id="m_-4540852690906777623cid:49498F26-1652-4B0D-A9FA-D4A754FF4976@sphairon.box"><2423646E.pdf></span><span style="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;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline">_______________________________________________</span><br style="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;text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:HelveticaNeue;font-size:14px;font-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