Sustainability of transhumance grazing systems under socio-economic threats in Langtang, Nepal
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Article Title | Sustainability of transhumance grazing systems under socio-economic threats in Langtang, Nepal |
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ERA Journal ID | 210939 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Aryal, Suman (Author), Maraseni, Tek Narayan (Author) and Cockfield, Geoff (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Mountain Science |
Journal Citation | 11 (4), pp. 1023-1034 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | China |
ISSN | 1672-6316 |
1993-0321 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11629-013-2684-7 |
Web Address (URL) | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11629-013-2684-7 |
Abstract | The decline or loss of traditional social-ecological systems may induce adverse effects to the societies and ecosystems. Transhumance, the recurring and seasonal movement of grazing livestock, is increasingly constrained by a numbers of factors including policy, land use and socio-economic changes in Nepal. To explore how these changes have affected the transhumance, this study investigated transhumance at the Langtang valley in central Nepal. The specific objectives of this study were to determine the herd size and composition, spatial-temporal patterns and to identify the major drivers of the system and the system changes. Data were collected from field study comprising semi-structured interviews with the herders, focus group discussions, key informants survey, and observations of rangeland and livestock management systems. The study revealed that the transhumance system in the Langtang is influenced by two types of drivers. In one hand, traditional practices are contributing to the sustainability of the system. On the other hand, the grazing patterns and adaptive responses are strongly influenced by changes in government policies, socioeconomic and cultural transformation, livestock productivity, markets, rangeland conditions and climate change. The findings of this study help with the development and implementation of transhumance management policy for the sustainability. |
Keywords | Chauri; drivers; Langtang; Nepal; transhumance; grazing stock |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410406. Natural resource management |
370999. Physical geography and environmental geoscience not elsewhere classified | |
440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified | |
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Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments |
International Centre for Applied Climate Science | |
School of Commerce | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q2778/sustainability-of-transhumance-grazing-systems-under-socio-economic-threats-in-langtang-nepal
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