LPPS has launched a project to promote camels as a source of income in Rajasthan’s deserts. The project will:
LPPS has opened an office in Jaisalmer to manage this project. Contact: Hanwant Singh Rathore Reviving Rajasthan’s Camel Husbandry is a project of Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, conducted in cooperation with the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development in the context of the LIFE Network and supported by the Ford Foundation. |
Archive for August, 2006
India marks its independence on 15 August – an ideal occasion to press for the rights of pastoralists to their traditional grazing rights in the country’s forests. A ban on traditional grazing in forests threatens the pastoralists’ livelihoods. Many are forced to give up keeping animals, in turn threatening the survival of many unique livestock breeds. India’s forests must be conserved. But so too must the livelihoods and rights of the people who depend on them. Please print out one of these letters, sign it, and mail or fax it to the addresses below.
Addresses
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