Socioeconomy
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Nomad gers and livestock in a high valley in the Mongolian Altai.
Around 20 % of the Mongolian population lives as pastoral nomads.
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Yak cart used for water transport in the Khangai Mountains.
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Nomad ger in the forest steppe of the Khangai Mountains.
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Horses browsing in the forest-steppe ecotone of the Kazakh Altai.
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Hay making in the Kazakh Altai.