An international conference to build a multi-stakeholder platform for the conservation of the camel in Rajasthan, India, will be held on 23-25 November 2004 in Sadri, Rajasthan.

Conference aims include:

• Raising awareness on the declining numbers of camels in Rajasthan, with grave implications for the sustainable use of Rajasthan’s arid lands and the State’s 300,000 people who depend on camels for their living
• Sharing research on camels worldwide
• Identifying promising options and strategies for making camel breeding economically viable.
• Discussing the need for including camels in land-use plans and the possibilities for reserving camel grazing areas throughout the State.
• Creating political will for the implementation of policies that support camel breeding.

The conference is hosted by Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan.

• Click here to download the conference brochure   145 kb
• Click here for information on logistics 113 kb

For more information, contact Hanwant Singh Rathore, Director, LPPS, lpps@sify.com