<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=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Dear RISG co-chairs,</span><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">In the lead-up to the IYRP, you are doubtless planning to document and share pastoralists’ stories in text and visuals (photos, videos etc). A photographer and writer based in New Mexico, Michael Benanav, has contributed some excellent photo-stories to the IYRP website and has expressed an interest to work together with IYRP supporters in further documenting pastoralists’ stories. </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Some examples of his work on the IYRP website are:</span></div><div class=""><ul class=""><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The Afar of Ethiopia (<a href="https://www.afarofethiopia.com" target="_blank" class="">https://www.afarofethiopia.com</a>)</span></li><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The last Dokpas of north Sikkim (<a href="https://lastdokpa.com/" target="_blank" class="">https://lastdokpa.com)</a></span></li><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The Alevis of the Munsur Valley (<a href="http://www.munzurvalley.com/pastoralism" target="_blank" class="">http://www.munzurvalley.com/pastoralism</a>)</span></li></ul></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">You can find still more here - <a href="http://www.pastoralistplanet.com" class="">http://www.pastoralistplanet.com</a> - and on Michael's website: <a href="http://www.michaelbenanav.com/" class="">www.michaelbenanav.com</a></span></div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class="">His contact details are:<br class=""></span><div><ul class=""><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Email: <a href="mailto:mbenanav@gmail.com" target="_blank" class="">mbenanav@gmail.com</a> </span></li><li class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">WhatsApp: +1 646 584 3401</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">If you are interested in collaborating with Michael, please take up contact directly with him, but let also the Global Coordinating Group co-chairs Maryam and igshaan know, as well as Barbara and myself (who handle the IYRP website) so that we can keep an overview of the materials being developed for the IYRP. Besides using the photo-stories in your own events and other awareness-raising activities in your respective regions, the photo-stories could also be posted on your regional pages on the IYRP website.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Cheers</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Ann</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div><br class=""></div><div><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><font size="1" class=""><i class="">Dr Ann Waters-Bayer</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP2026) Global Coordination Group</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">E: <a href="mailto:waters-bayer@web.de" class="">waters-bayer@web.de</a> / <a href="mailto:waters-bayer@agrecol.de" class="">waters-bayer@agrecol.de</a></i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">S: ann-waters</i></font></div><div><font size="1" class=""><i class="">W: <a href="http://www.agrecol.de" class="">www.agrecol.de</a> / <a href="http://www.celep.info" class="">www.celep.info</a> / <a href="http://www.iyrp.info" class="">www.iyrp.info</a></i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br class=""></div></div></body></html>