Pastoralism and Rangeland Management on the Tibetan Plateau in ...

Source: Department of Statistics Damxung County 2010
Figure 3: Comparison of the sectoral structures of the four villages of Namtso
After the development of Tashi Duo Isl<strong>and</strong>, the industrial structure of Namu
Village <strong>and</strong> the surrounding areas have been changing significantly, with
important transformations in the labour distribution. In 2002, the township
had a total labour force of 2,011, including 1,131 persons engaged in traditional
animal husb<strong>and</strong>ry. In 2009, the total labour force reached 2,396, including
909 persons engaged in traditional animal husb<strong>and</strong>ry, 220 fewer than in 2002.
The remaining labour was employed in providing accommodations, catering,
transportation, wholesale <strong>and</strong> retail trade <strong>and</strong> so on, with the ratio increasing
by 32 % in 2009 (Figure 4). Herders have been increasingly participating in
tourism year by year. With the third industry growing rapidly, pastoralists
gain additional income sources <strong>and</strong> have a more diversified income structure.
Moreover, pressure on the rangel<strong>and</strong>s has been alleviated as well.
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