All-India Meeting of Pastoralists and Herders Organizations

22-23 March 2002, Sadri, Rajasthan

Alsipura statement

Members of pastoral communities from all over India met in Alsipura (near Sadri, District Pali, Rajasthan, India) on 22-23 March 2002 to discuss their mutual problems and exchange experiences. At the end of the conference, the participants issued a strongly worded declaration on the importance of the pastoral economy and the need to promote pastoralists' rights. Click here to view the statement.

Conference background

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Organizers

bulletHanwant Singh Rathore, Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, Desuri Road, Sadri 306702, District Pali, Rajasthan. Tel 02934-85086, e-mail lpps@sify.com, website www.lifeinitiative.org
bulletMr. WMK Warsi, formerly World Herders Council, India section, c/o LPPS, Desuri Road, Sadri 306702, District Pali, Rajasthan. Tel 02934-85086,  E-mail wmkwarsi@yahoo.com, website www.condial.org
bulletDr. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, League for Pastoral Peoples, Pragelatostr. 20, 64372 Ober-Ramstadt, Germany. Tel. 0049-6154-53642, e-mail gorikr@t-online.de, website: www.pastoralpeoples.org