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Traditional livelihood based on sheep grazing in the Khangchendzonga national park, Sikkim [1]

The Khangchendzonga National Park, located in Sikkim is a part of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot. Traditional sheep herding practices in the park based on village consultations and field surveys to understand the population trend, migration pattern, fodder preferences, incomes and benefit sharing, ecological impacts and risk mitigation techniques were analysed.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Sandeep Tambe [2], G S Rawat [3]
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge [4]
8
1
75-80
Tags:
Khangchendzonga NP [5], Sikkim [6], Sheep [7], North East [8], Eastern Himalaya [9], Public Participation [10], Traditional Knowledge [11], Migration [12], Benefit Sharing [13], Grazing Lands [14]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sandeep-tambe
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/g-s-rawat-0
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-traditional-knowledge
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/khangchendzonga-np
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sikkim
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sheep
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-east
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eastern-himalaya
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-participation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migration
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benefit-sharing
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grazing-lands