The League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development and the ABS Capacity Initiative will organize a Side-event on Access and Benefit-Sharing of animal genetic resources during the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) 16 at FAO in Rome. The presentations will highlight a landscape approach to conserving domestic animal diversity, the existing experiences with community protocols of pastoralist communities about the biodiversity they create and manage, as well as international obligations and national regulations with respect to Access and Benefit-Sharing of animal genetic resources. Download PDF

Talk by Dr. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson 6 pm, Friday 9th September, Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore Read more Download announcement

5^th October, 14:45:  Presentation: Dr. Saverio Krätli, editor of the journal Nomadic Peoples and Dr. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, coordinator League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development:

“Access-Benefit Sharing of WHAT? Potential and pitfalls of Biocultural Community Protocols and implications for investments in pastoral regions”.

From 20-23 June, 2016, the 6th Multistakeholder Partnership of the Global Agenda for Sustianable Livetsock (GASL) will meet in Panama and Ilse Köhler-Rollefson of LPP and Elizabeth Katushabe of PENHA Uganda will represent the LIFE Network International in the NGO cluster. LPP and its partner LPPS contributed a "Good Practice Guide" about the Dera, a traditional herding institution in Rajasthan (India) which draws attention to the Raika shepherding system.