League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development
This website is dedicated to the pastoralists of the world and their itinerant spirit.
The League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development is an advocacy and support group for pastoralists who depend on common property resources. We work and conduct research with pastoral communities, primarily in India. This website documents the challenges faced by pastoralists and facilitates networking among similar agencies.
Leveraging the potential of livestock for dryland development
 | Leveraging the potential of livestock for dryland development:: Why a paradigm shift is needed was the title of a presentation by LPP's Ilse Köhler-Rollefson at an international conference on Nurturing Arid Zones for People and the Environment at the Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, India, on 25 November 2009. Download presentation |
Raika publish details of their breeds and indigenous knowledge
 | Raika Samaj Panchayat. 2009. Raika biocultural protocol. Lokhit Pashu Palak Sansthan, Sadri, Rajasthan, India. This declaration by the Raika pastoralists of Rajasthan, India, details the livestock breeds they have developed, their traditional knowledge about their animals, and their lifestyle in relation to their environment. A biocultural protocol is a new way for livestock keepers to assert their claim to the breeds they have developed, as well as to traditional rights and intellectual property associated with their animals.  Download (1.6 Mb) |
Biocultural community protocols on YouTube
 | Biocultural community protocols document livestock keepers' contribution to conserving the environment and their livestock breeds. Indian filmmaker Moving Images has made two videos on this new approach. |
Consultations on camels and biocultural protocols
 | LPP is co-organizing two meetings in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, on 24 and 25 February 2010 to discuss the future of livestock keepers.National Consultation for Saving the Camel, 24 FebruaryOrganized by Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan and the Jaisalmer Camel Development Society. Government, private enterprise, NGOs, scientists, camel lovers and all who feel concerned are cordially invtied to discussions, brainstorming, camel competitions and camel product demonstrations.More details Biocultural Community Protocols for Livestock Keepers, 25 FebruaryBiocultural protocols are a new method of documenting livestock keepers' contribution to maintaining breeds and conserving the environment. Organized by LIFE Network India, the Rain-fed Livestock Network, and Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, this meeting is an opportunity to share experiences with the development of biocultural protocols, identify the potential and pitfalls, and better understand their implications for local livestock keepers.More details |
Stunning images of camels
 | Australian photographer Tim Cushan visited Rajasthan to photograph camels in India's desert state. He was hosted by LPP's Ilse Koehler-Rollefson and Hanwant Singh of Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan. See his beautiful photo essay here. |
Adding value to livestock diversity: Marketing to promote local breeds and improve livelihoods
 | Many local livestock breeds and minor species are in decline and may be lost because they cannot compete with high-yielding exotic breeds. Conserving these breeds is important: many have unique traits, such as hardiness and disease resistance, that are vital for future livestock production. One way to help ensure their survival may be to sell products from these breeds to high-value, specialist markets. This publication by LPP and its partners describes eight examples of marketing of livestock products (wool, cashmere, milk, meat and hides) from local breeds of Bactrian camels, dromedaries, goats and sheep in seven countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It shows how they have kept local breeds in use, while enabling the small-scale livestock keepers and pastoralists who raise them to improve their livelihoods. |
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