Nomadic People, Journal, Volume 29, Issue 1

Pastoral Resilience and Transformation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH)

Guest edited by Wu Ning, Srijana Joshi and Yi Shaoliang

About this issue

This special issue of Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 29, Issue 1 on 'Pastoral resilience and transformation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya' examines how pastoralism in the HKH region has evolved over the last three to four decades. It sheds light on the vulnerabilities and resilience of pastoral societies in the context of the HKH region. It presents cases of 'pastoral resilience and transformation' supported by evidence on major drivers of change in pastoralism including climate change, globalisation and market economy, protection, human-wildlife conflicts, rangeland functions and values, governance, politics and policies, new science and technologies, cultural assimilation, and use of local wisdom for adaptation and livelihood diversification.

Contents:

Introduction

Introduction: Pastoral resilience in a changing world in the Hindu Kush Himalaya – Wu Ning, Srijana Joshi, and Yi Shaoliang, pp. 1–11

Research Articles

Pastoralism in Shimshal: Adapting old practices to meet new challenges – Hermann Josef Kreutzmann, pp. 12–34

Yak pastoralism in transition: Changes and challenges in yak-rearing practices in Lhonak Valley, Sikkim – Nirjala Rai and Uttam Lal, pp. 35–57

Yak herding as a livelihood teetering on the brink of extinction: A case study from Ura Village in Bhutan – Jigme Wangdi, pp. 58–69

Changing mountain pastoralism and its impacts in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region: The case of Kushum, Pakistan – Zahir Ahmad, Julio C. Postigo, Fazlur-Rahman, Kamal Hussain, and Farhana Altaf, pp. 70–100

Safeguarding mountain pastoralism through an alternative insurance mechanism – Susmita Satyal, Rajesh K. Rai, Srijana Joshi, Tashi Dorji, and Basant Pant, pp. 101–117

The transformation of Maldarai (pastoralist livelihood) in Yarkhun Valley, Chitral, Pakistan: Impacts of neoliberalism, school education and climate change – Abdul Wahid Khan, pp. 118–143

Behavioural biology of Kashmir markhor for sustainable rangeland management in the Hindu Kush region – Shah Fahad Ali Khan and Muhammad Khisroon, pp. 144–155

Perspective

Pastoralism and the state: The changing profile of pastoralism in India today – Anita Sharma, pp. 156–164

Book Reviews

Giannandrea Mencini, Pascoli di carta. Le mani sulla montagna – Luca Battaglini, pp. 165–168

Anthony Sattin, Nomads: The wanderers who shaped our world – Freya Hope, pp. 169–172