Harmony in Flux: Exploring Ecology, Livelihood Transitions and Social Ties in Limi Valley, Nepal

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10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_4How to use a DOI?

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Limi Valley; Ecology; Livelihood; Social Relations; Tradition and Modernity

Abstract

The Limi Valley with almost 1000 indigenous people living in an area of 1200 square kilometres, nestled in the remote mountainous region offers a unique and captivating glimpse into the interplay between environment, livelihood and traditional social ties. It is an ecologically sensitive area in the Humla district of the Karnali province in Nepal. For many centuries of its history, livelihood strategies as well as cultural and religious practices of the people of Limi Valley have been directly intertwined with the local ecology. As there is a lack of sufficiency from farming, the people of Limi have to rely on innovative means of subsistence to non-farm and off-farm activities such as handicrafts, entrepreneurship, and trading across Tibet and other neighbouring regions of Humla and Nepal. This paper explores how the livelihood strategies and the economic exchange relations are interconnected with the ecosystem of the place, the connection between the physical environment and the human groups inhabiting the area and the changing nature of this relationship in recent decades. Through the use of qualitative data from the field consisting of in-depth interviews and group discussions, this paper also delves into the transformations taking place in the Limi Valley as a result of development, policy interventions, the process of globalization, the challenges that are being faced by the community and its impact on the social relations among people.

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AU  - Soumya Mohapatra
AU  - Ishwari Bhattarai
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/06/13
TI  - Harmony in Flux: Exploring Ecology, Livelihood Transitions and Social Ties in Limi Valley, Nepal
BT  - Proceedings of the NDIEAS-2024 International Symposium on New Dimensions and Ideas in Environmental Anthropology-2024 (NDIEAS 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 38
EP  - 50
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_4
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_4
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