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.

With the purpose of creating visibility for pastoralism – a livestock production system that is gaining increased international recognition but not recognized officially by Indian policy makers – LPP, with the support of the Rainfed Livestock Network and the LIFE Network organised a three day workshop from 13-15 May in Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) that brought together 14 experts from all over the country.

Concluding that about 80% of India’s livestck is kept in extensive systems, the experts brought out the Kullu Call for the Recognition of the Importance of Common Pool Resources (CPRs) and Pastoralism for India’s Livestock Sector.