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

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ALICE CARLONI<br />

ALICE CARLONI<br />

Grassl<strong>and</strong> perspectives 467<br />

Plate 12.2<br />

Watering camels in Mongolia .<br />

Plate 12.3<br />

Mongolia , l<strong>and</strong> largely used by wildlife , with salt lake in <strong>the</strong> distance.<br />

<strong>the</strong> collective period. As rural infrastructure deteriorated <strong>the</strong>re has been<br />

considerable migration <strong>of</strong> people <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir herds towards <strong>the</strong> central provinces,<br />

especially from <strong>the</strong> west. There is localized overgrazing near main roads <strong>and</strong><br />

settlements, while more distant pastures are <strong>of</strong>ten underutilized. Overall pasture<br />

condition is satisfactory (Plate 12.1) <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> vegetation resilient, even after <strong>the</strong><br />

consecutive droughts <strong>of</strong> recent years. Pumped water supplies (Plate 12.2) have

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