[IYRPsupportgroup] Transhumance in the Burren of Ireland - supporting the IYRP

[Ann Waters-Bayer]

FYI a blog about the Burren winterage transhumance in Ireland - ending in a call for the IYRP:

https://www.ilri.org/news/ancient-farming-practices-burren-region-ireland-reveal-mutually-beneficial-relationship-between <https://www.ilri.org/news/ancient-farming-practices-burren-region-ireland-reveal-mutually-beneficial-relationship-between>

Cheers,
Ann

> From: ILRI News <noreply+feedproxy at google.com>
> Subject: ILRI news
> Date: 4 November 2021 at 20:28:40 PM CET
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> ILRI news <https://www.ilri.org/>	
> Ancient farming practices in the Burren region of Ireland reveal the mutually beneficial relationship between farmers and the environment <http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ilrinews/~3/zqkg2LDUISw/ancient-farming-practices-burren-region-ireland-reveal-mutually-beneficial-relationship-between?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email>
> Posted: 02 Nov 2021 02:00 PM PDT
> The Burren's stone walls enclose grazing livestock (photo credit: Brendan Dunford)
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> For thousands of years, farmers in the Burren region of Ireland have marked the end of summer by moving their cattle onto ‘winterage’ pastures in the limestone uplands where they spend the winter grazing. This ancient form of transhumance, known as the Burren Winterage <https://www.burrenwinterage.com/winterage/>, has become synonymous with the Burren and its unique farming traditions. Recently recognized as part of Ireland’s...
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