<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear all, </span></p><p style="margin:0cm"><br></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">You can find attached an announcement of<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:black">a multi-stakeholder side event at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), focused on land fragmentation and encroachment as barriers to implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).</span></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">This event will feature key speakers, Indigenous reindeer herders, and pastoralist communities on how land degradation and fragmentation impact the principles of autonomy, cultural preservation, mobility, environmental stewardship, and self-determination.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Speakers will highlight:</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Indigenous-led models of livelihood and well-being resilience under conditions of global change<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Best practices for integrating Indigenous knowledge with scientific monitoring to better understand land-use change<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-left:47.25pt;vertical-align:baseline"><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·<span style="font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal"> <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Practical approaches to enhance Indigenous adaptation and environmental stewardship<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The event will also present early findings and policy recommendations from the UNEP-GEF project <i>“Reindeer Herding and Resilience”</i>, and aims to generate constructive dialogue on overcoming challenges to UNDRIP implementation.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Date:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> 22 April 2025<br><b>Time:</b> 13:15 – 14:30 (ET/ GMT-5)<br><b>Venue:</b> CR-12.2 and Online</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Registration form for virtual attendance: </span><a href="https://forms.gle/ev6F5RcQ7G9trxcP8" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://forms.gle/ev6F5RcQ7G9trxcP8</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Organized by:<br></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The <i>Reindeer Herding and Resilience Project</i> at the <b>International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR)</b> and the <b>American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)</b></span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">For more information or to RSVP, please contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> Marina Tonkopeeva, </span><a href="mailto:mt@reindeercentre.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">mt@reindeercentre.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0cm"><u></u> </p></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Most sincerely, </div><div>Anders O</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Yours sincerely, <br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br>Anders Oskal</div><div><br></div><div>Secretary General </div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">World Reindeer Herders (WRH)</font></div></div><div>Mailmmi Boazoálbmogat</div><div>Org.nr 829 439 352</div><div><br></div><div>Executive Director</div><div>International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR)<br>Riikkaidgaskasaš Boazodoalloguovddáš</div><div>Org.nr 988 820 016<br><br>Office address: Pb. 109, NO-9521 Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, Norway<br>Office telephone: +47 7860 7670. Fax +47 7860 7671<br>Direct / cell-phone: +47 9945 0010</div><div>Office email: <a href="mailto:office@reindeercentre.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">office@reindeercentre.org</a> </div><div>Web: <a href="http://www.reindeercentre.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.reindeerportal.org</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>