Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)

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Ar Horqin Grassland Nomadic System in Inner Mongolia, China

GIAHS since 2022

Ar Horqin Grassland Nomadic System in Inner Mongolia, China
©People’s Government of Ar Horqin County, China

 

Ar Horqin is the first nomadic agricultural heritage system designated in China and an example for sustainable animal husbandry and fragile grazing land management. The ethnic Mongolian population has managed to preserve the traditional nomadic lifestyle, while ensuring the protection of vegetation and sustainable utilization of water resources.

TAGS: #Pastoralism#Grassland
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For further details on this GIAHS system, please contact the GIAHS Secretariat at [email protected]

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