Lingayats Bio-cultural values
Contents
Overview........................................................................................................................................ 2
Where we live ................................................................................................................................ 3
Our origin....................................................................................................................................... 3
Our spiritual life............................................................................................................................. 3
Grazing system............................................................................................................................... 4
Animal genetic resources ............................................................................................................... 4
Traditional knowledge ................................................................................................................... 5
We conserve and use Bargur Forest’s biodiversity........................................................................ 5
Prior informed consent and benefit sharing ................................................................................... 6
Our future....................................................................................................................................... 7
Our rights in national laws and policies......................................................................................... 8
We call on the National Biodiversity Authority .......................................................................... 10
We commit to protecting the biological diversity and associated traditional knowledge ........... 11
Our rights under international law ............................................................................................... 12
Our contact details ....................................................................................................................... 13
Appendix 1: Bargur biodiversity register .................................................................................... 14
Appendix 2: Supporting bibliography ......................................................................................... 23
Appendix 3: Note about the process ............................................................................................ 24
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