Efforts to preserve Mongolian nomadic farming traditions - News - Horsetalk.co.nz: "Mongolian herders face a raft of pressures on their traditional nomadic pastoralism, researchers say.
Dr Kate Moore, who spent five months conducting fieldwork in Mongolia, said: “The herders that I met were deeply aware of climatic and environmental change in their pastures that are affecting their lifestyle.
Goats are combed for cashmere wool in the spring.
“They often have to move further and more often to find good grazing for their goats, sheep, horses and camels. Therefore many are concerned that any moves towards privatisation of pasture will reduce their ability to maintain their livelihoods and nomadic culture.”
Geographers from the University of Leicester, in England, are involved in research on pastoralism, environment and livelihoods at a critical juncture in decision-making over the future of Mongolia’s rural areas."
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