The Last Nomads — Gilles Sabrié
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Un exemple actuel d’enclosure de la terre : attribuer des terrains aux nomades... pour limiter leur nomadisme. Ce qui ne se passe pas sans révoltes.
Photographies (énormes !) par Gilles Sabrié.
Fence in the grassland of the Sanjiangyuan reserve. Fencing has been one of the first government policy implemented to control nomadic populations. Prior to this policy, grasslands where communally managed by the nomads. Through fencing, each nomad family was allocated specific grazing area which was fenced with government subsidies, a first step in the sedentarization of mobile populations. Fencing has proved deeply unpopular, and led to an upsurge of local territorial conflicts over grazing rights, including major conflicts that have led to fatalities. Moreover, scientists argue that fencing off pastureland doesn’t curb soil erosion as grazing is part of the eco-system and contributes to the sustainability of the flora and fauna.