China issued a white paper about ecological progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which is a key eco-safety barrier in China and Asia, and a focus of the country's drive to promote ecological progress.[more..]

The Communist Party of China and the Chinese government have taken ecological conservation as a top priority, and regard protection of the Plateau as a vital task for China's survival and development, said the white paper published on Wednesday by the State Council Information Office, titled "Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau."[more..]

As an important step taken by the state to protect the environment, an ecological compensation mechanism has been put in place for the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information Office Wednesday."China has initiated a series of ecological compensation mechanisms, including transfer payments to key ecological function zones, forest ecological benefit compensation, grassland ecological protection subsidy and reward, and wetland ecological benefit compensation," said the white paper, titled "Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau."From 2008 to 2017, the central government made transfer payments of 16.29 billion yuan (2.44 billion U.S. dollars) and 8.35 billion yuan to the key ecological function zones in Qinghai and Tibet, respectively, covering 77 key counties and all areas prohibited to development by the state.[more..]

A number of eco-projects have been implemented on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, achieving positive results in ecosystem conservation, bringing under control the degradation of the local ecosystem and restoring the biodiversity, according to a white paper released Wednesday."The nature reserves established have effectively protected the rare and endangered wildlife unique to the Plateau as well as their habitats," said the white paper, titled Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, issued by the State Council Information Office. [more..]

A white paper released Wednesday said that an economic model featuring a circular economy, renewable energy, and distinctive industries, is forming on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, signaling an increasing level of green development.The white paper, titled Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, was published by the State Council Information Office.Green production has begun to take shape on the plateau, said the white paper, noting that provinces and autonomous regions on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau are committed to an eco-friendly path to economic growth involving low and intensive utilization of resources.[more..]

To monitor eco-environmental changes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China has set up a relatively complete monitoring and early-warning system, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Wednesday.The white paper, titled "Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau," said that during the 12th Five-year Plan period, meteorological departments set up nine new-generation weather radars, 18 aerological observation stations, 123 state-level ground meteorological observation stations, and 1,361 regional meteorological observation stations, and launched three Fengyun meteorological satellites.The white paper also said that a team of high-caliber researchers has been established for scientific study on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.[more..]

A culture that values ecological awareness is developing on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, said a white paper released by the State Council Information Office on Wednesday."With advances in ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, there has been a profound change in how people think and live," said the white paper, titled Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau."It has become widely recognized that protecting the environment means protecting our common home, with growing confidence in our eco-culture," it added.[more..]