[Risgchairs] update on RISG activities

Sat Mar 11 00:26:04 MST 2023

Dear Igshaan,
Please find attached our brief progress report for South Asia. Hope we will
upload it in our web page-South Asia.
Regards
Vivekanandan

On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 11:36 PM <ceciturin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Igshaan,
>
> Hope this email finds you well. Thanks for sharing your meeting notes.
>
> From RISG South America please receive our apologies for not participating
> in the last GCG meeting.  We will improve our participation for future
> meetings.
>
> Appreciate if you can share the link to the meeting recording.
>
>
>
> Regarding the required information, please find our answers below in red.
>
>
>
> ·  A brief update on IYRP related activities from Nov 2022 to the end of
> Feb 2023. We would like to populate an update for the IYRP ISG.
>
>    - Fieldwork in the Peruvian Southern Andes were carried out from
>    November 26 to December 16 2022 by Greta Semplici (PASTRES postdoc) and
>    Cecilia Turin as part of the small research “Rangelands and Pastoralists of
>    Latin America” proposed in collaboration of Pablo Manzano. Alpaca and llama
>    pastoralists contacted during fieldwork were informed about IYRP 2026 and
>    short videos were recorded in Aymara and Spanish.
>    - First RISG SA coordination meeting (virtual) was realized in
>    December 28 2022. It allowed to identify who continue interested in
>    participating and supporting IYRP 2026.
>    - The research proposal “Documentation of indigenous pastoralist
>    knowledge and practices for the sustainable management of high Andean
>    rangelands and bofedales (Andean wetlands)” was submitted on January 30
>    2023 by Cecilia Turin to the Endangered Material Knowledge Programme -
>    British Museum. Right now under assessment.
>    - A meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture of Peru was carried out
>    in January 31 2023 to increase awareness on country rangelands and
>    pastoralists and of the importance of IYRP 2026. As a result, the
>    Government of Peru is preparing a support letter to the Government of
>    Mongolia and IYRP 2026.
>    - A webinar “Rangelands and Pastoralists of Latin America” organized
>    by Greta Semplici and Cecilia Turin was carried out on February28 2023,
>    where the cases of Mexico, Colombia and Peru were presented, and Pablo
>    Manzano presented latest research.
>    - The blog “The futures of the pastoralist systems of Southern
>    Andean Peru” written by Cecilia Turin and illustrated by Greta Semplici’s
>    photos was posted on February 25th at PASTRES.org:
>    https://pastres.org/2023/02/24/the-futures-of-the-pastoralist-systems-of-southern-andean-peru/
>    - A book on “Latin-American Pastoralism” proposed by Pablo Manzano is
>    making little advances.
>
>
>
> ·  A representative from your region (any member of your RISG) who will
> be part of the IYRP  fundraising team. We already had some good suggestions
> on how to raise funds for the IYRP.
>
>    - We may need further information to identify a person for that. We
>    will appreciate if you could tell us what to be in this group implies, for
>    example in terms of skills and work time. Thanks.
>
>
>
> ·  Names of any interested person who would like to be part of a small
> IYRP group that will assist in the organisation/planning of the Traditional
> Knowledge Forum in 2025 in Australia. This activity will be led by our
> Australian colleagues and we will support them. We hope that this forum
> that will take place a few days before the IRC in Australia will be
> attended by pastoralists and other traditional knowledge holders from
> different regions of the world. We thus need to assess how we can assist by
> raising funds for pastoralists to attend.
>
>    - Cecilia Turin’s one of research interests is indigenous pastoralist
>    knowledge. She can assist in the organization and planning of the Forum
>    2025 but also contact Andean and other pastoralists to represent the region.
>
>
>
> ·  Lastly, names of any person who might be interested in being part of
> the Indigenous Oversight Committee by providing inputs and assisting with
> the scope for this forum as well as other IRC 2025 events.
>
>    - Cecilia Turin due to same reason above.
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Cecilia
>
> RISG South America
>
>
>
> *From:* Risgchairs <risgchairs-bounces at list.cals.arizona.edu> *On Behalf
> Of *Igshaan Samuels
> *Sent:* Friday, March 3, 2023 9:18 AM
> *To:* risgchairs at list.cals.arizona.edu
> *Subject:* [Risgchairs] update on RISG activities
>
>
>
> Dear RISG chairs
>
>
>
> I hope you are all doing well.
>
>
>
> We had a GCG meeting on 13 Feb 2023 but not all RISGs were represented. I
> thereby urge all RISG chairs to ensure that at least one person in your
> coordinating group attends the GCG meetings as very important matters are
> discussed.
>
>
>
> I would like to request the following from all the regions:
>
>    - A brief update on IYRP related activities from Nov 2022 to the end
>    of Feb 2023. We would like to populate an update for the IYRP ISG.
>    - A representative from your region (any member of your RISG) who will
>    be part of the IYRP  fundraising team. We already had some good suggestions
>    on how to raise funds for the IYRP.
>    - Names of any interested person who would like to be part of a small
>    IYRP group that will assist in the organisation/planning of the Traditional
>    Knowledge Forum in 2025 in Australia. This activity will be led by our
>    Australian colleagues and we will support them. We hope that this forum
>    that will take place a few days before the IRC in Australia will be
>    attended by pastoralists and other traditional knowledge holders from
>    different regions of the world. We thus need to assess how we can assist by
>    raising funds for pastoralists to attend.
>    - Lastly, names of any person who might be interested in being part of
>    the Indigenous Oversight Committee by providing inputs and assisting with
>    the scope for this forum as well as other IRC 2025 events.
>
> I still need to finalize the minutes of the last GCG meeting, but I can
> send you a link to the recording if you need further explanations.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
> Igshaan
>
>
>
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Sincerely,
P.Vivekanandan,
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