Camélidos Sudamericanos: Modelos de Resiliencia Animal

12/06/2024

En el año Internacional de los Camélidos, la Universidad Nacional de San Agustín y su Facultad de Agronomía, creen que es muy necesario y meritorio...

1er Simposio Latinoamericano en el Año Internacional de los Camélidos Sudamericanos

12/06/2024 - 13/06/2024

1er Simposio Latinoamericano en el Año Internacional de los Camélidos Sudamericanos es un evento organizado por la Universidad Pública de El Alto,...

Beyond Deserts and Highlands - Global Celebration of the International Year of Camelids 2024

10/06/2024

Camelids, comprising one humped dromedary, double humped Bactrian, llamas, alpacas, vicugna and guanacos play an integral role in sustaining the...

Camelids for Liberty

02/06/2024

Join us for a 2-hour walk with local camels, llamas, and alpacas on the historic Omaha Beach in Normandy. The event takes place just a few days...

Online Seminar: Ethical Camel Dairying – Why camels should not go the way of the cow!

01/06/2024

Camel dairying offers a sustainable alternative to industrial dairy farming practices, as camels are well-suited to arid environments and require...

International webinar “Camelids of the old and new world: Exchange between countries in Asia and Latin America”

31/05/2024

Within the framework of the International Year of Camelids and the inclusion of the guanaco in the Convention on Migratory Species, the International...

Camélidos silvestres sudamericanos en Atacama: Orígenes, ecología y conservación

24/05/2024

En el marco del año Internacional de los camélidos proclamado por las Naciones Unidas y FAO, el Departamento de Química y Biología de la Universidad...

Seminario Internacional de Sostenibilidad e Innovación en Camélidos Sudamericanos

23/05/2024 - 24/05/2024

Este evento es organizado por la Mesa Regional de Camélidos Sudamericanos de Arequipa, en el marco del Año Internacional de los Camelidos y promete...

Symposium on Genetic Resources and Management of Biological Diversity in Andean Camelids

22/05/2024

The Convention on Biological Diversity is the international instrument for the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components...

Special Focus: 2024 - UN International Year of Camelids (International Society of Ethnobiology Congress)

19/05/2024

Ships of the Desert - In Celebration of Camels in Wadi Rum

16/05/2024 - 17/05/2024

Camels are the "Ships of the Desert", woven into the very fabric of Jordanian culture tracing back to the ancient Arab trade routes that bridged...

XXI Vicuña Convention Technical Meeting

07/05/2024 - 08/05/2024

The Convention for the Conservation and Management of the Vicuña is an international agreement in which the signatory governments (Argentina, Bolivia,...

MINEC and FAO promote the importance of camelids in food security

30/04/2024

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of People's Power for Ecosocialism, held...

Celebrating the International Year of Camelids: Vicuñas and Llamas in Argentina

29/04/2024

During the Book Fair in Buenos Aires, VICAM (Vicuñas, Camelids and Environment) research group presented activities related to  the...

Camelids Parade in Paris

20/04/2024

Join us for a unique event in Paris on April 20th! The French Federation for the Development of Camelids in France and Europe is organizing a parade...

Workshop on “Mongolian Camel Milk Cluster - New Organization for Effective Cooperation and Export Promotion"

18/04/2024

Dedicated to the International Year of Camelids, Dairy Asia, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry of Mongolia, FAO, and the EU funded...

The Curious Case of the Camel in Modern Japan: (De)Colonialism, Orientalism, and Imagining Asia? Lecture by Ayelet Zohar (English) - On the Backs of Camels

16/04/2024

In her lecture, Ayelet Zohar critically analyzes camel images as a metonymy for Asia as well as Japanese attitudes towards the continent. The lecture...

Round Table on “Challenges in the Vicuña Fiber Market”

12/04/2024

The Round Table on "Challenges in the Vicuña Fiber Market" has been organized within the framework of the International Year of Camelids. Its objective...

Problematica de la Crianza de la Alpaca y Llama con la Intervencion de la Mineria

12/04/2024

Se organiza el primer foro sobre la problemática de la crianza de los camélidos sudamericanos, tales como la alpaca y llama, y los efectos que causa...

Schoolchildren and camelids in Santa Catalina, Jujuy, Argentina

09/04/2024

Vicam organized the first workshop with Puna school children, celebrating the International Year of the Camelids 2024. The workshop involved girls...