Rethinking "Ecological Migration" and the Value of Cultural Continuity: A Response to Wang, Song, and Hu/Response to "Rethinking Ecological Migration and the Value of Cultural Continuity"

The vast grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau constitute a critically important environment providing many key ecological services such as carbon storage, soil erosion control, and water regulation. A relatively new approach to public policy research and analysis is, therefore, recommended-horizontal p...

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Published in:Ambio 2011-02, Vol.40 (1), p.100
Main Authors: Foggin, J Marc, Wang, Zongming, Song, Kaishan, Hu, Liangjun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Carbon sequestration
Community
Conservation
Environmental education
Environmental protection
Environmental regulations
Erosion control
Farmers
Field study
Grasslands
National parks
Native North Americans
Policy research
Public health
Public policy
R&D
Research & development
Rivers
Soil erosion
Soil erosion control
Sustainable development
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Summary:The vast grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau constitute a critically important environment providing many key ecological services such as carbon storage, soil erosion control, and water regulation. A relatively new approach to public policy research and analysis is, therefore, recommended-horizontal policy coordination (not only a vertical, insular analysis within single fields or government bureaus)-so that the complex issues of conservation and sustainable development can be considered more effectively in an increasingly globalized world. Specifically, the scope or extent to which the policy is implemented should be constrained; new approaches to conservation that allow greater stakeholder participation should be further researched, trialed, and adopted where appropriate; and more accessible forms of service provision should be developed, both for herders still living in grassland areas and (former) herders now living in new towns.\n Environmental protection is a big issue for China.
ISSN:0044-7447
1654-7209