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Livestock keepers' rights: the state of discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2010

I.U. Köhler-Rollefson ,
E. Mathias ,
H. Singh ,
P. Vivekanandan  and
J. Wanyama
I.U. Köhler-Rollefson*
Affiliation:
League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, Pragelatostr. 20, 64372 Ober-Ramstadt, Germany
E. Mathias
Affiliation:
League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, Pragelatostr. 20, 64372 Ober-Ramstadt, Germany
H. Singh
Affiliation:
Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, P.O. Box 1, Sadri 306702, District Pali, Rajasthan, India
P. Vivekanandan
Affiliation:
SEVA 45, T.P.M. Nagar, Virattipathu, Madurai 625 010, Tamil Nadu, India
J. Wanyama
Affiliation:
LIFE Network Africa, P.O. Box 38469, 00632 Nairobi, Kenya
*
Correspondence to: I.U. Köhler-Rollefson, Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, P.O. Box 1, Sadri 306702, District Pali, Rajasthan, India. email: [email protected]
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Summary

Livestock keepers' rights (LKR) is a concept developed by civil society during the “Interlaken process” and is advocated for by a group of non-government organizations, livestock keepers, pastoralist associations and scientists who support community-based conservation of local breeds. This study provides an overview of the rationale, history and content of LKR and suggests that biocultural or community protocols are a means of invoking the principles of LKR even in the absence of their legal enshrinement. It is concluded that besides striving for legal codification of LKR its principles should form the basis of pro-poor and ecological livestock development in general.

Résumé

Le concept des droits des éleveurs a été développé par la société civile au cours du «processus d'Interlaken». Ils sont défendus par un groupe d'organisations non gouvernementales, d'éleveurs, d'associations de pasteurs et de scientifiques qui soutiennent la conservation des races locales au niveau communautaire. Le présent document fournit une vue d'ensemble de la justification, de l'histoire et des contenus des «droits des éleveurs» et suggère que les Protocoles bioculturels ou communautaires représentent un moyen pour invoquer les principes de ces droits même s'ils ne sont pas juridiquement garantis. Le document arrive à la conclusion qu'en plus de s'efforcer d'atteindre la codification juridique des droits des éleveurs, il faudrait utiliser leurs principes de façon générale en tant que base pour le développement de l'élevage écologique et en faveur des pauvres.

Resumen

Los derechos de los propietarios de ganado es un concepto desarrollado por la sociedad civil durante el “proceso de Interlaken” y es defendido por un grupo de organizaciones no gubernamentales, propietarios de ganado, asociaciones de pastores nómadas y científicos que apoyan una comunidad basada en las razas locales. Este trabajo proporciona una visión general del fundamento, historia, contenido de los “Derechos de los propietarios de ganado” y sugiere que los protocolos bioculturales y de la comunidad son un medio para invocar los principios de los derechos de los propietarios de ganado; incluso en ausencia de su materialización legal. Se concluye que, además de luchar por la articulación legal de los derechos de los propietarios de ganado, sus principios deben ser la base en beneficio de los pobres y el desarrollo ecológico del ganado en general.

Keywords

livestock keepers' rightsbiocultural protocolsinternational regime on access and benefit-sharingguidelinesdroits des éleveursprotocoles bioculturelsRégime international relatif à l'accès et au partage des avantageslignes directricesDerechos de los propietarios del ganadoProtocolos bioculturalesrégimen internacional sobre el acceso y el reparto de beneficios
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Research Article
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Animal Genetic Resources/Resources génétiques animales/Recursos genéticos animales , Volume 47 , July 2010 , pp. 119 - 123
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Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2010

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