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| Shen, Xiaoli; Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park; xlshen.pku@gmail.com; Tan, Jiaxin; Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies, Sweden; jiaxintam@hotmail.com. |
| The Sanjiangyuan region is located on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in western China and encompasses the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Mekong rivers. It is also home to 300,000 Tibetan pastoralists. The area is characterized by its significant ecological service, unique culture, and fragile ecosystems, and has undergone a rapid degradation over the past several decades. Traditional Tibetan culture offers alternative knowledge and perspectives that facilitate the environmental conservation throughout the region, but have yet to be recognized or adopted by the Chinese government. Beginning in 2007, the local environmental NGO, Shanshui Conservation Center, has initiated a journey to bridge Tibetan communities with the outside scientific community,... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed article |
Palavras-chave: Conservation concession; Grassland; Traditional ecological knowledge; Traditional Tibetan practices; Western China. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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| Du, Hui-ying; Dong, Hong-lin; Jin, Bo. |
| On the basis of ecological footprint theory, the ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity of western China and 12 provinces and cities in 2009 are calculated. From the perspective of ecological footprint, the sustainable development status of west China and 12 provinces and cities in 2009 and 1999 are compared vertically and horizontally. Results assume that no matter weighting by using local or national ecological carrying capacity, the west area laid in the unsustainable development state in 2009; in 1999, the west area was on the unsustainable development stage taking the local and national level as the reference and it was at the sustainable stage at the global level. In 2009, most provinces in western China laid on the unsustainable stage... |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Ecological footprint; Ecological carrying capacity; Sustainable development; Western China; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/121276 |
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