The Late Holocene marks a substantial cultural and economic transition in the eastern Eurasian Steppe Altai Region with dispersal of nomadic pastoralism. So far, paleoclimate conditions during this time remain unclear controversial. Here, we present high-resolution 4.2 ka record from Lake Khar Nuur Mongolian that is based on lake sediment proxies biomarker compound-specific ?2H analyses. Our re...

Introduction Extensive pastoralism as practiced by East African pastoralists such as the Samburu of Northern Kenya, is premised on access to relatively large tracts of rangeland. Most pastoral land has been communally managed by groups of pastoralists who have, over time, developed rules and norms for regulating access to and use of the resources. In recent years, however, a number of pastoral ...

The dynamics of household and regional economy Banni grasslands in India were studied based on primary data collected from 280 households across 13 villages. Each had one occupation and, average, two secondary occupations. Pastoralism charcoal production employed 58 28% as occupations, respectively, whereas leather work, services tourism 4% each. Further, pastoralism 60 48% households, Highest ...