Abstract
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is a vast upland that is also an important source of water for China and several other nations in south Asia. Much land degradation has occurred in the past and this has led to serious ecosystem destruction and hardship for local inhabitants. In this chapter we discuss: 1) the nature and extent of the problems faced; 2) the restoration approaches used in the past; and 3) the current and future rehabilitation plans.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Ecological Restoration |
| Subtitle of host publication | Global Challenges, Social Aspects and Environmental Benefits |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 151-176 |
| Number of pages | 26 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781634846349 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781634846110 |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- Alpine meadow
- Black soil land
- Carbon sequestration
- Carbon trade
- Degradation
- Ecological function
- Ecotone
- Glaciers
- Global climate
- Gradients
- Inertia
- Kobresia
- Livestock
- Overgrazing
- Paradigm
- Remote sensing
- Revegetation
- Shrubs
- Sown pasture
- Tibetans
- Yaks
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science (all)
