<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp35e0ac52yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"> <div><p class="ydp33ab417cds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; font-size: 16.002px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: DeepSeek-CJK-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Noto Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, Oxygen, Open Sans, sans-serif;">Dear Zengin,</p><p class="ydp33ab417cds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; font-size: 16.002px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: DeepSeek-CJK-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Noto Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, Oxygen, Open Sans, sans-serif;">Thank you for sharing the motion—we truly appreciate all the effort you’ve put into this.</p><p class="ydp33ab417cds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; font-size: 16.002px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: DeepSeek-CJK-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Noto Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, Oxygen, Open Sans, sans-serif;">I’d like to suggest including explicit recognition of <strong>the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF)</strong>, adopted at COP 15 in December 2022. The framework acknowledges Indigenous Peoples and local communities as custodians of biodiversity and essential partners in its conservation, restoration, and sustainable use.</p><p class="ydp33ab417cds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; font-size: 16.002px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: DeepSeek-CJK-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Noto Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, Oxygen, Open Sans, sans-serif;">Additionally, I believe <strong>IUCN should monitor its members' compliance</strong> with these principles. Many harmful conservation projects involve agencies that are IUCN partners, and it’s crucial that they adhere to IUCN’s charter, commitments, and ethical standards.</p><p class="ydp33ab417cds-markdown-paragraph" style="margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; font-size: 16.002px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: DeepSeek-CJK-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Noto Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, Oxygen, Open Sans, sans-serif;">What are your thoughts on these additions?</p><div style="margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; font-size: 16.002px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: DeepSeek-CJK-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Noto Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, Oxygen, Open Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div style="margin: calc(var(--ds-md-zoom)*12px)0; font-size: 16.002px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); font-family: DeepSeek-CJK-patch, Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Noto Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Helvetica Neue, Oxygen, Open Sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best Regards,</span></div></div></div><div class="ydp35e0ac52signature"><div><br>خالد الخوالدة<br>Khalid KHAWALDEH</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dana and Qadisyah Local Community Cooperative (General Director)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples and Pastoralists (General Secretary)<br>Mobile/WhatsApp: +962-7-72247775<br><br></div><div>Skype: khalidibr</div><div><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 0, 127);">Please Save a tree. Don't print this e-mail unless it's really necessary</span><br></div></div></div>
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On Friday, May 2, 2025 at 09:43:24 PM GMT+3, Engin Yilmaz <engin@bican.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Dear all,</p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">We are pleased to inform you that the motion titled <span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">“<b class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Conservation and sustainable management of rangelands and pastoralism</b>”</span>, for which we at Yolda Initiative led the drafting process, has been accepted <em class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">without any changes</em> by the <span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">IUCN Motions Working Group</span>, following a technical review of its scientific and technical content. It is one of only <span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">109 motions accepted out of 200 submitted</span>.</p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">The motion directly refers to the <span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP)</span> and highlights the role of our <span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Alliance.</span></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">We are deeply grateful to our IUCN Member partners who submitted the motion:</p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- Society for Nature Conservation (Georgia)</span> – <em class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Sponsor</em></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><i class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </i>EuroNatur – Stiftung Europäisches Naturerbe (Germany) - </span><em class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Co-Sponsor</em></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><i class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </i>Udruga BIOM (Croatia) </span><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </span><em class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Co-Sponsor</em></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><i class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </i>Al Shouf Cedar Society (Lebanon) </span><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </span><em class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Co-Sponsor</em></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><i class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </i>Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (Greece) </span><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </span><em class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Co-Sponsor</em></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><i class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </i>Centar za zaštitu i proučavanje ptica Crne Gore (Montenegro) </span><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </span><em class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Co-Sponsor</em></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><i class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">- </i>Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (Armenia)</span> – <em class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Co-sponsor</em></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">The next step is the <strong class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">online discussion phase</strong>, where IUCN constituents are invited to:</p>
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<li class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Express support</p>
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<li class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Raise concerns</p>
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<li class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Discuss pros and cons</p>
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<li class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Submit amendments</p>
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</ul><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">This process is open <strong class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">ahead of the electronic vote by IUCN Members in August–September 2025</strong>, and eventual endorsement at the <strong class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, 9–15 October 2025</strong>.</p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">We kindly encourage all members of the IYRP Global Alliance who are <b class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">IUCN Members, National Committee representatives</b>, or<b class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"> Commission members</b> to log in to the <a href="https://iucncongress2025.org" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Congress website </a>and express their support for the motion. </span>You can do so by:</p>
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<li class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Clicking on the <strong class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">“Exercise member rights”</strong> tab</p>
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<li class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Selecting <strong class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">“View and discuss motions”</strong></p>
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<li class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Navigating to the motion titled <strong class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">“Conservation and sustainable management of rangelands and pastoralism”</strong></p>
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</ol><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Attached, you will find the motion text in English, French, and Spanish.</p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">
Further details about the process are available in the <strong class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">“<a href="https://dy77rrua7fjmo.cloudfront.net/sites/iucncongress2025.org/files/2025-04/IUCN_Guidance_note_Online_discussion_of_motions-EN.pdf" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Online Discussion of Motions</a>”</strong> guidelines.</p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Once again, our sincere thanks to our partners mentioned above for their support and collaboration.</p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">All the best,<br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">
<strong class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></strong></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Engin</span></p><p class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">ps: We have also co-submitted a side event proposal linked to this motion, the IYRP, and our Alliance, to be held at the IUCN World Conservation Congress — we are currently awaiting confirmation.</p><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div><font color="#797979" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Engin Yılmaz</span></font></div><div><font color="#797979" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Yolda Initiative & AMNC</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div><font color="#797979" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">T +90 549 860 27 66 </span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font color="#005493" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><a href="http://www.yolda.org.tr" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.yolda.org.tr</a></font><font color="#919191" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><font class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"> </font><font class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">|</font> </font><font color="#005493" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><a href="http://www.mednatureculture.org" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.mednatureculture.org</a></font> <font color="#919191" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">| </font><font color="#005493" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><a href="mailto:engin@yolda.org.tr" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">engin@yolda.org.tr</a></font> <div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div></div></div><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div><div></div></div></div><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div><div></div></div></div><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div>
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