Publications

Herd movements: The exchange of livestock breeds and genes between North and South

Chapters cover why and how livestock genes flow, gene flows from South to North,gene flows to the South, driving forces, impact, and forces shaping the future

  • Title: Herd movements: The exchange of livestock breeds and genes between North and South
  • Author: Evelyn Mathias and Paul Mundy / League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development / 2005
  • Description: Chapters cover why and how livestock genes flow
  • Format: Zip
  • Pages: 78

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    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
  • Format: Pdf
  • Pages: 2

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    Building an international legal framework on animal genetic resources: Can it help the drylands and food insecure countries?

    Ideas for a legal framework to govern animal genetic resources. Arguments for an international agreement to govern the genetic resources of farm animals. How can breeds and genes be conserved, where are the biodiversity hotspots, and what should an international agreement cover?

  • Title: Building an international legal framework on animal genetic resources: Can it help the drylands and food insecure countries?
  • Author: Ilse Köhler-Rollefson / League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development and Local Livestock for Empowerment (LIFE) Network / 2005
  • Description: Ideas for a legal framework to govern animal genetic resources
  • Format: Pdf
  • Pages: 29

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