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Constraints and prospects of utilising mountain pastures in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

dc.date.accessioned2023-01-18T15:27:57Z
dc.date.available2023-01-18T15:27:57Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-23
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202301187400
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/14373
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectLivestock herdingeng
dc.subjectMountain pastureseng
dc.subjectParticipatory mappingeng
dc.subjectRuminantseng
dc.subjectSeasonal transhumanceeng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleConstraints and prospects of utilising mountain pastures in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistaneng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractIn the mountain regions of northern Pakistan, pasture-based animal husbandry is a substantial element of people’s livelihood. To study the implications of herding strategies on rangeland utilization patterns, individual interviews with 90 herders and 10 group interviews with five to eight herders per group, respectively, were conducted in three valleys each of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. Data collection targeted number and species of animals kept, livestock management practices and seasonal pasture use and included GIS-based participatory mapping of spring, summer, autumn and winter pastures of yak, small ruminants and cattle. Households kept 10 yaks on average, along with 4 cattle and 15 small ruminants. Herding practices varied between valleys and seasons and were influenced by topographic as well as social factors. Full-time herding led to a more uniform distribution of yaks on pastures than part-time herding and unattended grazing, but in small ruminants promoted higher animal numbers near campsites. Many livestock keepers perceived rangeland degradation as a veritable challenge and identified lack of herding labour as one important problem. Training programmes for young herders, strengthening of group herding schemes and prevention of lowland pasture conversion into farmland were suggested as effective countermeasures.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorHameed, Asif
dcterms.creatorTariq, Muhammad
dcterms.creatorBuerkert, Andreas
dcterms.creatorSchlecht, Eva
dcterms.extent18 Seiten
dc.relation.doidoi:10.1186/s13570-022-00253-5
dc.subject.swdGilgit-Baltistanger
dc.subject.swdPakistanger
dc.subject.swdBeweidungger
dc.subject.swdHütenger
dc.subject.swdYakger
dc.subject.swdAusbildungger
dc.subject.swdNachhaltigkeitger
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:2041-7136
dcterms.source.journalPastoralismeng
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 12
kup.iskupfalse
dcterms.source.articlenumber41


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