<div dir="ltr">Dear Engin, <div>Thanks for sharing this. And thanks for clarifying the process i.e. FAO to vote next. Have all of these individuals been notified they are through the first round of voting? </div><div><br></div><div> Congratulations to everyone who has been nominated! Some excellent candidates here.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div><div>Dana</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM "Engin Yılmaz (Yolda Initiative)" <<a href="mailto:engin@bican.net">engin@bican.net</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;"><div><p>Dear Members of the IYRP Support Group,</p><p>Thank you for your participation in the poll for the election of nominees from the IYRP Global Alliance to be communicated to FAO for the FAO-hosted IYRP International Steering Committee.</p><p>In total, 137 members cast their votes. Below, you will find the nominees—ranked according to the number of votes received—identified in each category. The full voting results are available in the attached document.</p><p>Please note that the final selection of International Steering Committee members will be made by the FAO Secretariat. We hope that FAO will make its final selection from among the nominees identified through your votes.</p><p><strong>Academia and Research Institutions</strong></p><ul><li><p>Serena Ferrari (CIRAD – Selmet Research Unit – Senegal) – 40.15% (55 votes)</p></li><li><p>David D. Briske (Texas A&M University – USA) – 30.66% (42 votes)</p></li></ul><p><strong>International Organizations</strong></p><ul><li><p>Fiona Flintan (International Livestock Research Institute – Italy) – 71.43% (95 votes)</p></li><li><p>Natasha Maru (International Land Coalition – Italy) – 52.63% (70 votes)</p></li></ul><p><strong>Producer / Pastoralist Organisations</strong></p><ul><li><p>Burmaa Dashbal (Mongolian National Federation of Pasture User Groups – Mongolia) – 48.87% (65 votes)</p></li><li><p>Anders Oskal (World Reindeer Herders – Norway) – 44.36% (59 votes)</p></li><li><p>Bhavana Desai (Indian Pastoralist Network / SAPA / WAMIP – India) – 39.10% (52 votes)</p></li><li><p>Tezera Getahun (Pastoralist Forum Ethiopia / WAMIP – Ethiopia) – 33.83% (45 votes)</p></li></ul><p><strong>Civil Society Organisations</strong></p><ul><li><p>Hijaba Ykhanbai (Jasil – Mongolia) – 42.75% (56 votes)</p></li><li><p>Francesca Pasetti (Fundación Trashumancia y Naturaleza – Spain) – 41.22% (54 votes)</p></li><li><p>Jacob Lekaitogo (African Youth Pastoralists Initiative – Kenya) – 29.77% (39 votes)</p></li><li><p>Yu Chen Elena (IYRP Youth and Climate Change Working Groups – China) – 26.72% (35 votes)</p></li></ul><p><strong>Private Sector</strong></p><ul><li><p>Teresa Maquire (Synergy – Australia) – 59.23% (77 votes)</p></li><li><p>Jorge Bildo Saravia Fuentes (Rancho El Ojo Group – Mexico) – 50.00% (65 votes)</p></li></ul><p>Kind regards,</p><p><br><span>The Yolda Team</span></p><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><span style="color:rgb(140,140,140)">Engin Yılmaz</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(140,140,140)">Yolda Initiative</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(140,140,140)">T +90 549 860 27 66 </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div><div><span style="color:rgb(140,140,140)"><a href="http://www.yolda.org.tr" target="_blank"><br>www.yolda.org.tr</a> |</span><span style="float:none;display:inline"> </span><a href="mailto:engin@bican.net" target="_blank">engin@bican.net</a><span style="color:rgb(140,140,140)"> </span><span style="color:rgb(140,140,140)">| <a href="mailto:engin@yolda.org.tr" target="_blank">engin@yolda.org.tr</a> </span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div></div></div></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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