Grasslands of the World.pdf - Disasters and Conflicts - UNEP

S.G. REYNOLDS
S.G. REYNOLDS
Introduction 5
Plate 1.6
The high plateau near Lake Namtso, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Plate 1.7
Subalpine pastures at Suri Paya, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan.
improve livestock production; it is a land use, not a specific crop, and must, for
example, compete with crops , wildlife , forestry and recreation. The choice of
use is not fixed and depends on economic factors as well as soil and climate. It
is usually on land unsuitable for intensive cultivation because of topography,
poor soil or a short growing season – the season may be limited by moisture
availability or temperature. Exploitation by the grazing animal is, in many
countries, the principal practical method of exploiting the natural vegetation
of arid , stony, flooded, montane or remote areas. It follows, therefore, that all
discussion of grassland must be in the context of animal production and of the
human communities that gain their livelihood thereby (Riveros, 1993).