Organized by the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, discussions held from 27 March to 2 April 2006, in Bellagio, Italy, highlighted issues related to livestock biodiversity, indigenous knowledge and intellectual property rights.

Participants addressed threats to the livelihoods of pastoralists and smallholder farmers, issues resulting from the patenting of breeding processes and individual genes, livestock keepers’ rights to develop their own breeding stock and breeding practices and the advantages of locally developed breeds.
Links to further information
The Bellagio Brief (meeting report), April 2006
Presentations from the meeting, April 2006