1. A declining lifestyle – many have become semi-nomadic
Nomadic Herding
A declining lifestyle – many have become semi-nomadic

2. Nomadic Herding – the wandering, but controlled movement of livestock, solely dependent on natural forage – is the most extensive type of land use system.
Sheep and goats are the most common with cattle, horses and yaks locally important. The common characteristics are hardiness, mobility and ability to subsist on sparse forage. These animals provide milk, cheese, meat, hair, wool and skins and dung for fuel.
Declining in numbers (Russia and The Sahel and remote, undeveloped, semi-arid areas)

3. Mongolia – somewhat less nomadic

4. Mongolia

5. Northern Mongolia

6. Western Mongolia

7. Mongolia

8. Mongolia

9. Mongolia

10. Tibet

11. Tibet

12. Tibet

13. African Sahel

14. African Sahel

15. African Sahel

16. African Sahel

17. Nigeria (African Sahel)

18. Kenya/Tanzania

19. Syria

20. Syria

21. Russia - Siberia

22. Semi-nomadic herders with their yurt in central Kyrgyzstan

23. Xunhua, China

24. Xinjiang, China

25. Qinghai, China

26. India

27. India

28. India

29. Afghanistan

30. Kashmir