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 1

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