Tamding Chewang
Hanwant Singh from the NGO Lokhit Pashu-Palik Sansthan (LPPS), which works with camel herders in Rajasthan, welcomes an IYRP so that pastoralists are given recognition.
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Rangeland Voices
Hanwant Singh, LPPS, India
Living in the mountains of Ladakh
A woman herder talks about her day-to-day life in the Himalayan Kashmir region. Credit: Patrick Augenstein.
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In India’s Himalayan region, grazing and rearing of sheep has a long tradition. But the change in wool production and consumer preferences has meant that the use of traditional Himalayan wool has declined massively - with a direct impact on the region's ecosystem. Some organizations are now trying to change this.
The video is about importance of IYRP on protection of grasslands, open grazing system of livestock followed by traditional pastoral communities. It also contributes conservation of biodiversity and climate change and mitigation. The song was composed by P.Vivekanandan. Dance was performed by school children of Dhan Karunai Illam, Nilakottai.
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