Nomadic pastoralism in the Aru basin of Tibet's Chang Tang
2002
M. Naess
This paper report on the nature and extent of pastoralism in the Aru basin, in the north western part of the Chang Tang Nature Preserve, Tibet.The paper particularly highlights the following points:the nomads primarily herd sheep and goats, and a lesser number of goats and a few horsesgoats are of particular importance because of the value of cashmere wool on international and national marketshouseholds keep more sheep than goats, primarily because sheep meat is preferred for consumption and sheep wool is important for the nomads’ own usethe Aru nomads have traditionally depended on hunting to compensate for livestock loss to predators and unpredictable climatic phenomena such as blizzardsthe prohibition of hunting in the reserve from 1993 has resulted in a lowering of the nomads standard of living, even with the overall rise in cashmere prices[adapted from author]
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