Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government to protect their territory’s fragile ecology and to have autonomy over land and agriculture...
Thousands of people in the remote region of Ladakh have been protesting for over two weeks in freezing temperatures, demanding constitutional provisions from the Indian government to protect their territory's fragile ecology and to have autonomy over land and agriculture decisions. Nestled between India, Pakistan and China, Ladakh has faced territorial disputes and suffered the effects of climate change.
He also said Ladakh critically needs ecological protection because 'it's not just a local disaster in making but an international one as these mountains are part of Greater Himalayas intricately linked to over two billion people and multiple countries.” Wangchuk said the Ladakh nomads were also losing prime pastureland to huge Indian industrial plans and Chinese encroachment.
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