<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><p data-start="195" data-end="207" class="">Dear all,</p><p data-start="209" data-end="252" class="">Thank you for your responses.</p><p data-start="209" data-end="252" class="">And dear Khalid, thank you for your suggestions.</p><p data-start="254" data-end="538" class="">Due to the word limits set for both the preamble and operative paragraphs, we were unable to include all relevant global policy decisions or important topics that could be reflected in the motion. We therefore prioritized those policy decisions that make direct reference to the IYRP.</p><p data-start="540" data-end="843" class="">As mentioned earlier, the motion is now open for IUCN Members, National Committee representatives, and Commission members to express support, raise concerns, or propose amendments via the IUCN Congress online platform. From this point on, each motion will be moderated by facilitators appointed by IUCN.</p><p data-start="845" data-end="1135" class="">I kindly encourage you and other IYRP Global Alliance members to share your suggestions through the above-stated official platform—either directly or via your partners who are IUCN Members (organisations) or Commission members (individuals)—as this is the only channel through which inputs can be made.</p><p data-start="1137" data-end="1158" class="">All the best,</p><p data-start="1137" data-end="1158" class=""><br data-start="1150" data-end="1153" class="">
Engin</p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><font color="#797979" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Engin Yılmaz</span></font></div><div><font color="#797979" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">Yolda Initiative & AMNC</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; 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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 class="">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 class="">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;" class=""><span style="font-size: small; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif;" class=""><br class=""></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;" class=""><span style="font-size: small; font-family: "bookman old style", "new york", times, serif;" class="">Best Regards,</span></div></div></div><div class="ydp35e0ac52signature"><div class=""><br class="">خالد الخوالدة<br class="">Khalid KHAWALDEH</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Dana and Qadisyah Local Community Cooperative (General Director)</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples and Pastoralists (General Secretary)<br class="">Mobile/WhatsApp: +962-7-72247775<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Skype: khalidibr</div><div class=""><br class=""><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 0, 127);" class="">Please Save a tree. 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On Friday, May 2, 2025 at 09:43:24 PM GMT+3, Engin Yilmaz <<a href="mailto:engin@bican.net" class="">engin@bican.net</a>> wrote:
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<div class=""><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" class=""><div class=""><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">Discuss pros and cons</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 class=""><font color="#797979" class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><span class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491">Engin Yılmaz</span></font></div><div class=""><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 class=""><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" class=""><div class=""><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"><br class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div><div class="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491"></div></div></div><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" class=""><div class=""><div class=""></div></div></div><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" class=""><div class=""><div class=""></div></div></div><div id="ydpba16dfbyiv5500474491" class=""><div class=""><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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