Nomads lead their herds across hills in Sichuan province. Officials have blamed land erosion on overgrazing. However, ungrazed lands continue to deteriorate, suggesting climate change is responsible.
Nomads lead their herds across hills in Sichuan province. Officials have blamed land erosion on overgrazing. However, ungrazed lands continue to deteriorate, suggesting climate change is responsible.
The Milky Way lights up the sky over 5,500-metre mountain peaks.
The Milky Way lights up the sky over 5,500-metre mountain peaks.
"Life is perfect," says a father-of-five taxi driver in Ganda village, Yushu county. Ganda is used to show visiting officials the success of the ecological resettlement policy.
"Life is perfect," says a father-of-five taxi driver in Ganda village, Yushu county. Ganda is used to show visiting officials the success of the ecological resettlement policy.
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Promised land

As the push to resettle the nomads of the Tibetan plateau intensifies, their ancient culture looks as fragile as the terrain it once ruled. Words and pictures by Kieran Dodds

Topic |   Tibet
KIERAN DODDS

Updated: 11:03pm, 5 Jan, 2013

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Nomads lead their herds across hills in Sichuan province. Officials have blamed land erosion on overgrazing. However, ungrazed lands continue to deteriorate, suggesting climate change is responsible.
Nomads lead their herds across hills in Sichuan province. Officials have blamed land erosion on overgrazing. However, ungrazed lands continue to deteriorate, suggesting climate change is responsible.
The Milky Way lights up the sky over 5,500-metre mountain peaks.
The Milky Way lights up the sky over 5,500-metre mountain peaks.
"Life is perfect," says a father-of-five taxi driver in Ganda village, Yushu county. Ganda is used to show visiting officials the success of the ecological resettlement policy.
"Life is perfect," says a father-of-five taxi driver in Ganda village, Yushu county. Ganda is used to show visiting officials the success of the ecological resettlement policy.
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