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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for sharing the information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We could contribute with pastoral mobility as nature-based solutions for managing rangeland and best practices in sustainable management of high-altitude rangelands.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>rima.mekdaschi-studer@unibe.ch<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 11, 2025 7:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> vivekseva@gmail.com; engin@yolda.org.tr<br>
<b>Cc:</b> iyrpsupportgroup@list.cals.arizona.edu; tatenda.lemann@unibe.ch<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] IYRP Global Alliance at IUCN WCC 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">We from WOCAT could also contribute with good and sustainable rangeland management practices for your planned proposal for an IYRP2026 event at WCC. I would like to
refer you to our publication: Sustainable rangeland management in sub-Saharan Africa
</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><a href="https://wocat.net/en/wocat-media-library/sustainable-rangeland-management-in-sub-saharan-africa-guidelines-to-good-practice/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">https://wocat.net/en/wocat-media-library/sustainable-rangeland-management-in-sub-saharan-africa-guidelines-to-good-practice/</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
, which includes a range of rangeland and pastoral practices with a focus on SSA. The WOCAT database has other examples from outside SSA, e.g. Central Asia. This is to show what kind of ind of contribution WOCAT could make.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>SEVA<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Dienstag, 11. Februar 2025 02:48<br>
<b>To:</b> Engin Yilmaz <</span><a href="mailto:engin@yolda.org.tr"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">engin@yolda.org.tr</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [IYRPsupportgroup] IYRP Global Alliance at IUCN WCC 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span lang="DE-CH">Dear Members and Supporters of the IYRP Global Alliance,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="DE-CH">As many of you are aware, the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) 2025 will take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from 9 to 15 October 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="DE-CH">With the support of six IUCN member organizations within our Alliance, we have submitted a motion on IYRP2026. If and when the motion is endorsed for review, we will reach out to IUCN member organizations and commission members among you
to contribute to the process before it is voted at the IUCN Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Meanwhile, we, as Yolda Initiative and Alliance for Mediterranean Nature & Culture, would also like to submit a proposal for an IYRP2026 event at WCC.
</span><span lang="DE-CH">To ensure a well-coordinated effort, we kindly ask those that will attend WCC and willing to contribute to the event to inform us. This will allow us to collectively develop a strong proposal before the submission deadline (14 February
2025).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Looking forward to your responses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="DE-CH">All the best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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