In addition, local traditional healers, or amchis, are not only responsible for provision of health care, but also for environmental management, such as the regulation of grazing in alpine pastures.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Just before midnight on May 26th, a herd of nearly 200 cows started out along an old track to Alpine pastures at 1, 300 metres within the Oasi in the Upper Sessera Valley.

ECONOMIST: Natural style

But who needs a flush toilet when you have wild open yak pastures and alpine meadows?

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