{"product_id":"performance-evaluation-of-slpes-in-karnataka-copy-5","title":"The State of Ecology of the Tibetan Plateau","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTibet is one of the world’s most unique biodiverse regions in the world. It boasts of the world’s steepest and longest canyon and the tallest peak, Mount Everest. It is also referred to as the “Third Pole” as it has the largest perennial ice mass on the planet after the two Poles. Degradation of Tibet’s ecology directly impinges on Asia’s ecological well being and have resulted in Tibet warming at almost three times the global average. This holds major long-term implications for the triple role Tibet plays as Asia’s main freshwater repository, largest water supplier and principal rainmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tibetan Plateau is  therefore of invaluable strategic and ecological significance. This volume examines the state of the ecology of the Tibetan Plateau and is a useful contribution to enhancing international understanding of the environmental equation between Tibet and the rest of Asia and the ecological centrality of the Tibetan Plateau. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author(s) \/ Editor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eL.M.S. Palni,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFormer Director, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Almora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebon Banerjee Dhar,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFounding Trustee, Foundation for non violent Alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eO.P. Tandon,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFounding Trustee, Foundation for non violent Alternatives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"d_normalheder\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTempa Gyaltsen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndreas Gruschke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGabriel Lafitte\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZhou Lei\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChandan Mahanta\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNimmi Kurian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePankaj Chandan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKiran Rajashekariah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAadya Singh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaofeng Jia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZhu Wenbin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYan Han\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Mang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYang Yong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinghong Yang\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÅshild Kolås\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTashi Nyima\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClaude Arpi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZhanggui Zhou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanbeer S. Rawal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMahendra R. Bhutiyani\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchana Sarkar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShresth Tayal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNathaniel B Dkhar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"morecontent\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContents in Detail\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"glossymenu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"submenu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAbout the Editors\/Contributors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eForeword\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgement\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTibet: The Sacred Landscape in Transition: Introduction\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e   \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLok Man S. Palni\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSacred Ecology of Tibet under Change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSacred Mountains of Tibet: How they have \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e    been Understood from a Tibetan Perspective \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eand their Significance in Environmental Conservation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZamlha Tempa Gyaltsen\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe Human Interface of Ecological Change in the Tibetan Plateau\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndreas Gruschke\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eState of the Ecology\/Ecology of the State\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGabriel Lafitte\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLiquid Modernity, Development Trilemma \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eand Ignoledge Governance: A Case Study of \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003ethe Ecological Crisis in Southwest China\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhou Lei\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eImplications of Potential Climate Change \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eImpact on Tibetan Eco-Hydrology\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChandan Mahanta\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHighland Biodiversity and Water Resources\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTibet and the Himalayan Borderlands: Thinking \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eSub-regionally about Sustainable Development\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNimmi Kurian\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBiodiversity and Regional Significance of \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eHimalayan High Altitude Wetlands\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e   \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePankaj Chandan, Aadya Singh \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eand Kiran Rajashekariah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCoordination of Water Resource Development \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eand Ecological Protection in the Arid Qaidam \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasin, North Qinghai-Tibet Plateau\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eJia Shaofeng, ZHU Wenbin, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e    \u003c\/span\u003eLV Aifeng and HAN Yan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChina’s Role as an Investor Both Upstream \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eand Downstream in Hydropower\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Mang\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eExploiting the Hydroelectric Potential \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eof Yarlung Zangpo: The Challenges\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYang Yong\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e12.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePolicy of Giving Rewards and Subsidies (GRS) for \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eGrassland Ecological Conservation in Tibetan Plateau\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYang Minghong\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePastoralism, Mass Tourism and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrans-boundary Issues and Opportunities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e13.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePastoralism in Tibet Today: A Study of \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003ePastoral Policy and Practice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eÅshild Kolås and Tashi Nyima\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e14.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIs Mass Tourism a Boon or a Bane in \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003ethe Himalayan Regions and in Tibet?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClaude Arpi\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e15.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChina’s Trans-boundary Water \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eConflicts and Prevention\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhou Zhanggui\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e16.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eDevelopment Initiative: A Trans-boundary Project\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eLok Man S. Palni and Ranbeer S. Rawal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThird Pole under Climate Change\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e17.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAn Overview of High Altitude Warming \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eand Climate Change in the Northwestern \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eHimalayan Mountains\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM.R. Bhutiyani\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e18.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eClimate Change Impact on the Hydrological \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eRegime of a Tibetan Origin Trans-boundary \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eEastern Himalayan River Basin of India\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchana Sarkar\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e19.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eState of Glaciers, Impacts of Climate Change \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003eand Alternatives for Regional Cooperation \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003ein Third Pole Region\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShresth Tayal and Nathaniel B. 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