world gathering of nomadic and transhumant pastoralists

I wonder if any information professionals are invited and/or going to this on the open days:

GLOBAL GATHERING OF PASTORALISTS IN SPAIN LA GRANJA (SEGOVIA) 08-16.09.2007

The participation of about 300 pastoral representatives from 40 different countries will be an opportunity to exchange information and experiences and to debate different solutions to the problems faced by nomadic and transhumant herders the world over. The fact that this gathering is to be held in Spain will allow the participants to know the historical importance of the rich Iberian pastoral cultures, as well as the legislation that protects since the13th century more than 400,000 hectares of drover roads, with a total length of 125,000 kilometers, guaranteeing the movements of mobile herds across the entire country



MAIN GOALS:

1. To guarantee the rights of the pastoralists to their traditional grazing lands, their customs, their migrations and social structure.

2. The recognition of the important role pastoralists play in preserving the planet’s natural resources, food sovereignty, biological diversity and climatic change.

3. To provide the pastoralists with mobile services that are adapted to their medical, veterinary, training, schooling, commercial and social needs.

4. To guarantee the pastoralists’ access to information as well as participation in governance, development, policies and projects that directly affect them.

5. The resolution of conflicts with sedentary populations via dialogue and cooperation and the easing of trade and the pastoralists’ migratory movements, especially in border regions. [via ed gravy via the irresistible fleet of bicycles]