Conservation cannot ignore pastoral rights

Describes how a directive aimed at promoting conservation in India is harming pastoralists in Rajasthan and the livestock biodiversity they conserve.
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/high-and-dry-9896

  • Title: Conservation cannot ignore pastoral rights
  • Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson / Down to Earth / 2005
  • Description: Describes how a directive aimed at promoting conservation in India is harming pastoralists in Rajasthan
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    Camel yatra

    Rajasthan’s camel population has reduced dramatically during the last ten years. The Pali, Rajasthan-based non-governmental organisation Lokhit-Pashu-Palak Sansthan undertook a month-long tour to investigate the situation.

  • Title: Camel yatra
  • Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and Hanwant Singh Rathore / Down to Earth / 2005
  • Description: Rajasthan’s camel population has reduced dramatically during the last ten years
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  • Pages: 5

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    The black sheep of Rajasthan

    The Raika represent one of the largest groups of livestock herders in India. Through their innovativeness, flexibility and specialised knowledge, they have managed to thrive in a harsh, semi-desert environment. They have developed hardy livestock breeds and a complex social web that revolves around their animals. But external factors are pushing the Raika to the limits of their resourcefulness and threatening their livelihood with extinction.

  • Title: The black sheep of Rajasthan
  • Author: Ellen Geerlings / Seedling / 2004
  • Description: The Raika represent one of the largest groups of livestock herders in India
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  • Pages: 6

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