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Sci-tech Drives Eco-conservation on Roof of the World

China's second scientific expedition and research project on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau produced a series of major landmark achievements in ecological environmental protection on the plateau.

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Conserving the Roof of the World enshrined into law

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the highest and youngest plateau in the world, with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters. Stretching 2.58 million square km, it covers not only the entire Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, but also parts of four other provincial-level regions in west China, namely Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous ...

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Wolves on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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Ecological relocation in Tibet reflects change of China's

The ecology on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is even more vulnerable and valuable. Practice proves that only when humans actively protect and adapt to ecological environment, and effectively utilize and rationally transform natural resources for harmonious coexistence with the nature, can they be blessed by the latter.

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Scientists gain a new understanding of the Roof of the World

Through the expedition, a team led by Zhai Panmao, a researcher with the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, found that the rapid warming of the plateau that has occurred since the early 20th century is unprecedented in the previous 2,000 years.

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China passes landmark law to protect Qinghai-Tibet Plateau …

The law includes provisions for dealing with unruly or uncivil travelers. It prescribes penalties for those who litter on the plateau, stipulating that individuals with serious violations shall be fined between 500 yuan (about 72 U.S. dollars) and 10,000 yuan. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is home to the world's highest mountain -- Mt. Qomolangma.

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Qinghai-Tibet Plateau still one of cleanest regions on earth

Photo taken on May 19, 2015 shows a Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil, northwest China's Qinghai Province.(Xinhua/Wu Gang) The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which covers over one-fourth of China's land area, is still one of the cleanest regions on earth, said a white paper issued by the Chinese government Wednesday.

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Chinese ecological wisdom shines in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau …

A group of Tibetan antelopes pass through the Qinghai-Tibet Highway and head towards the Sanjiangyuan area in northwest China's Qinghai Province, July 28, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang) IN HARMONY WITH NATURE "The harmonious coexistence between humans and nature is the core concept of building China's national parks.

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Plateau protection at the national legislative level

The plateau covers the entire Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, in addition to parts of Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu provinces and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, accounting for roughly a quarter of China's land territory.

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China passes landmark law to protect Qinghai-Tibet Plateau …

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an area of around 2.58 million square kilometers, spans six provincial-level regions in western China. It is the source of several major rivers of Asia, such as the Yangtze, Yellow, and Mekong rivers, which …

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Over 20 million tons of copper resources newly discovered in …

Four major copper resource bases: Yulong, Duolong, Julong-Jiama, and Xiongcun-Zhunuo, have emerged on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The region is poised to develop into a world-class …

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Scientific surveys valuable in safeguarding ecology on "roof …

Tibetan antelopes are pictured on Qiangtang grassland, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 8, 2024. ... -- China's ongoing second scientific expedition and research project on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau has produced a series of high-standard original findings, providing scientific support for the ecological security of the plateau ...

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Trees record glacier changes on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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Qinghai-Tibet Plateau conservation enshrined in law

China's top legislature on Wednesday adopted a law to protect and conserve the fragile ecosystem on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with the law taking effect on Sept 1. Passed at a session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the law emphasizes protection as its cornerstone, adhering to "respecting, complying with and ...

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Qinghai-Tibet Railway paves way for enriching plateau

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the world's highest and longest railway, not only brings convenience for the residents on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to travel but also enormous wealth for them. "Our life changed a lot since we moved to Chaka Township," said Shen Deping, a resident of the township's Bayin Village.

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Xi stresses ecological conservation on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau…

It is a boarding school that was funded and built with assistance from Shanghai and is attached to Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Xi was briefed on how Shanghai and other eastern regions have assisted Qinghai's education work and school construction, asked in detail about the composition of students, school's curriculum, students ...

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Full Text: Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is known as "the roof of the world" and "the water tower of Asia." Tibet is an important guarantor of China's environmental security. The Chinese government attaches great importance to eco-environmental protection in Tibet. It has made constant efforts to improve institutions, provide strong scientific and cultural ...

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Tibet's largest afforestation project protects "Roof of the …

The country recognizes the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau as a crucial ecological security barrier and, in 2023, specifically enacted a law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This legislation requires relevant local governments to fulfill their responsibilities in ecological restoration and protection, ecological risk prevention ...

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An Untouched Natural Paradise

Located in the northeastern corner of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Hoh Xil Nature Reserve covers a large area of mountains and grassland at an altitude of more than 4,500 meters above sea level. It is currently a nature reserve with an excellently preserved primitive ecological environment, as well as one of the largest and highest nature ...

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10 years after quake, Yushu stands rebuilt

Yushu is tucked away in the interior of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, with only 60 percent of the oxygen content of the plains areas. Despite the harsh environment, 7,856 people were pulled out of the debris within 72 hours of the quake, 6,761 of whom were saved. Another 225,000 people were relocated.

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A Colorful China in the Eye of A Geologist

For the past 12 years, she has been studying active faults in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (such as the Karakorum fault in western Tibet or the Xianshuihe fault in eastern Tibet) and how they move.

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Qinghai-Tibet Plateau plays key role in enhancing East …

A village in Bome County of Nyingchi Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xin) BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have discovered that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau plays an essential role in enhancing the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) circulation under global warming.

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Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition: --Science and

GONGGA Contributes to Global Carbon Budget The photo shows Qiongmu Gangri peak in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. GCP's approval of China's GONGGA, one of the most recent achievements of the second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research, indicates that Chinese scientists have shifted their role from data contributors to leaders in atmospheric …

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Ecology well preserved on roof of world

With an ecological environment that is different from the south of the Himalayas, Tibet is a unique natural security barrier for China. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau protects China from natural disasters caused by South Asian sub-continental climate.

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Scientific Expedition to Protect Roof of the World

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is known as the "roof of the world" and the "water tower of Asia." The impact of global warming on the glacier of Mt. Qomolangma is of great concern to researchers and the public at large.

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Tibet's largest afforestation project protects "Roof of the …

LHASA -- China's Tibet Autonomous Region is undertaking its largest afforestation project to green the mountainsides along the Lhasa River Valley, contributing to the ecological conservation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, also known as the "Roof of the World."

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Chinese scientific expedition studies climate impact on Qinghai …

China launched a scientific expedition in Lhasa on Aug. 18 to investigate the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau -- known as Asia's "water tower" -- with a target region encompassing "one glacier, two lakes and three rivers." ... The 6th Chinese Tibetan Model Competition Starts; Fashion show held at opening ceremony of nomadic cultural tourism season in SW ...

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First Qinghai-Tibet Plateau insect forum opens

"Today, we are more concerned about the diversity and protection of insects on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau than ever before. This forum will play an active role in promoting the study of insect diversity on the plateau," said Qiao Gexia, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology, at the opening ceremony of first Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Insect …

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Scientific expedition on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau returns …

An ongoing scientific expedition on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has already returned significant discoveries, providing valuable resources for global ecological conservation efforts. China commenced the expedition in June 2017, 40 years after the first research trip to the plateau by Chinese scientists. Slated to last from five to 10 years ...

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Multiple factors affect oxygen levels on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau…

As the largest and highest plateau in the world, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is known as the "roof of the world" and the "third pole of Earth." It plays important roles in China's, as well as the planet's, climate system, water supply, biodiversity conservation and carbon balance.