Ar Horqin Grassland Nomadic System in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, listed on the list of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems by the United Nations, (demonstrate) the wisdom of herdsmen to work in harmony with nature.
The (season) movement of herds among different pastures (牧场) plays an important role in maintaining the self-renewal and recovery (capable) of the grasslands. While keeping soil fertility from degrading, the nomadic lifestyle can protect vegetation and make good use of water resources, the growing population of people and livestock, still puts much pressure the grassland resources. Locals have, therefore, come up with ways to avoid overgrazing. With ancestral wisdom (root) in a time of relatively small societies, it may be unable to solve issues today. This is modern planning can help with.
For example, since 2015, under the guidance of the local government of Ar Horqin Banner, the number of sheep and goats in the nomadic system (reduce) from 390,000 to 190,000, while the number of cattle has been increased from 40,000 to 81,000 head. No more than 100,000 sheep are allowed to migrate to the summer camps every year. With (scientific) designed grazing patterns ensuring sustainable development of the grasslands, herdsmen can maintain more balanced relationship with nature.
