CHANGPAS The movement of the Changpa over one year limits the impact that their animals h ave

on the grazing lands, the grasses of which are dead for 8 9 months of the year , and provide poor fodder during that time. Unlike many other nomadic pastoralis ts the Changpa do not move from one climatic region to another; this allows them to move shorter distances in many cases, in the range of about 10 40 miles.[3] Mi gratory routes are established and followed year after year, staying in the same encampments each year[4], often in camps that have stone walls for corals and f or sheltering the tents. Wealthier nomads may have buildings for storage and liv ing in for the part of the year they spend at that encampment. In addition to changing pastures, there are numerous other techniques developed by the Changpa to even out the periods of surpluses and shortages. Dairy product s are converted into less perishable forms (like butter and cheese) during the s ummer when the livestock are producing high levels of milk. Animals are slaughte red early in the winter, after fattening up in the summer and while the weather is conducive to storage.[5] Trade has played an important role for the Changpa as they are not able to produ ce all the goods they consume. Salt, meat, live animals, wool, and unprocessed c ashmere are traded for basics such as grain, cooking pots, and other metal imple ments, as well as more modern goods.