Thale Noi wetland buffalo pastoral agro-eco-system
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| Project's full title | Thale Noi wetland buffalo pastoral agro-eco-system, Thailand |
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| Introduction | The Thale Noi Wetland Buffalo Pastoral Agro-Eco-System is a diversified farming system in which the cultural, socio-economic, and ecological elements of the landscape are the results of the longstanding interactions between humans and buffaloes. Over the centuries, pastoralism has shaped and conserved the biodiversity and landscapes while buffaloes adapted to survive in this environment where the land is flooded for almost five months during the year. |
| Country | Thailand |
| Start date | 2022 |
| Status | Designated |
| Related publications |
Proposal: Thale Noi wetland buffalo pastoral agro-eco-system, Thailand02/2025‘Thale Noi’ wetland is widely recognized as an important wildlife conservation zone, and it was Thailand’s first area to be designated ‘National Non-Hunting Wildlife Area’ in 1975. |
| Tags | Biodiversity Livestock Rangelands and Pastoralism |