India marks its independence on 15 August – an ideal occasion to press for the rights of pastoralists to their traditional grazing rights in the country’s forests. A ban on

Documentation of animal genetic resources: the LIFE method Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and Hanwant Singh Rathore LEISA Magazine, March 2006 Describes the LIFE approach to documenting livestock keepers’ knowledge about their breeds.

Asia-level workshop hosted by Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, 12-16 October 2003 This workshop introduced the “LIFE Method” of documenting breeds, exposed livestock and animal breeding professionals to field situations and familiarized

Conference on livestock biodiversity, indigenous knowledge and and intellectual property rights, organized by the League for Pastoral Peoples in Bellagio, Italy, 27 March – 2 April 2006 At this conference

Still a viable livelihood option? Workshop report compiled by Chakrawarti Singh and Ilse Koehler-Rollefson Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, 2005 Summary and recommendations from a workshop with more than 50 sheep pastoralists