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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear ANN,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for this email.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I must have missed Igshaan’s Andiswa just reminded me this morning.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ken <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Peter K. Otieno<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Executive Director
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Cordinator Rangelands Initiative Africa</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#00B0F0;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> |Regional Focal Point for CELEP|Cel. +254 722 90 22 23|+254 722 25 60 59<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#00B0F0">kenotieno@reconcile-ea.org|peterkenotieno009@gmail.com|
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Risgchairs <risgchairs-bounces@list.cals.arizona.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ann Waters-Bayer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 22 March 2023 01:07<br>
<b>To:</b> risgchairs@list.cals.arizona.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Risgchairs] update on RISG activities<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And may I add that we are currently developing an <b><i>IYRP 2026 Newsletter</i></b> for the International Grassland Congress (IGC) in Kentucky, USA, this May and would like to be able to link to the latest news update from all the RISGs. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ann<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 21 Mar 2023, at 23:00 PM, Igshaan Samuels <<a href="mailto:isamuels@uwc.ac.za">isamuels@uwc.ac.za</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear RISG chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you to all the regions who have responded and provided a brief report and names of people who will assist with the Traditional Knowledge Forum event and fundraising for the IYRP. I have received responses from South Asia, CAM, WCA
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<p class="MsoNormal">It would be great if all regions could respond to my initial requests. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 4:18 PM Igshaan Samuels <<a href="mailto:isamuels@uwc.ac.za">isamuels@uwc.ac.za</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear RISG chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you are all doing well. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I would like to request the following from all the regions: <o:p></o:p></p>
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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. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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. <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
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. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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