Leaders of traditional livestock and pastoral communities, government representatives, civil society organisations with a focus on livestock genetic resources, academics and livestock researchers met in Karen, Kenya in October 2003. This short film introduces the conference and the issues raised.

Further information

• Livestock keepers rights - report on the International Meeting of Indigenous Livestock Breeding Communities (Karen, Nairobi, 27-30 October, 2003) from Practical Action Eastern Africa's newsletter
• The Karen Commitment and the Convention for Biological Diversity
• The Karen Commitment - full details on UKabc