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UN-Day on Combating Desertification (17 June, 2008)
Bio-fuels in Drylands: A threat to the Livelihoods of Pastoralists
On the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification that is celebrated on June 17th every year, organisations representing or supporting traditional mobile livestock keepers caution that the livelihoods of millions of dryland dwellers could be threatened by indiscriminate conversion of so-called "wastelands" into bio-fuel plantations. Read the full press-release (PDF)

Sustainable livestock keeping is a worldwide must
The unexplored potential of local marketing and endogenous livestock development
Press release and report of the symposium “The World on your Plate – livestock in a global perspective”, which was held on Wednesday November 7th, 2007 in Utrecht, The Netherlands.