By:tew The issue of Brahmaputra river pollution comes at a time of deteriorating ties between India and China. Following a tense border standoff between the two countries over the Doklam trijunction, there comes a news that China has stopped sharing hydrological data of the Brahmaputra River with India which China agreed to share. ….
by Feng Hao Source: Chinadialogue.net
A Buddhist lama and his local volunteers search for a solution to the growing piles of rubbish on the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau It’s seven o’clock in the evening Beijing time, but out on the Ganjia grasslands, in Xiahe county, the sun shows no sign of setting. ….
Tibetans from Lhatse County in southwest Tibet have been forced off their land to accommodate the growing tourism industry in occupied Tibet. According to local sources, the land adjoining Lhatse and Dingri counties is being turned into an airport. This would be the second airport for nearby Shigatse City and the sixth in the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). ….
Climate change is sometimes discussed as a problem of the future, but on the “roof of the world”, it has already arrived. The remote, icy plains of the Tibetan Plateau — the highest and largest plateau on the planet — cover a massive 25 per cent of China’s landmass.It plays an important role — it contains the largest supply of fresh water outside the polar regions, ….
Nomadic families in Nyimo County, Central Tibet, appeal for justice one year after local authorities seized their land without compensation Tibet Watch has confirmed that 60 nomadic families are still waiting for compensation after land was taken from them in mid-2017. The land was confiscated purportedly under the pretext that it was being turned into a farming zone or a pasture. ….
More concerns have been raised that China’s push to increase tourism in Tibet is damaging the environment Video footage has emerged of tourists dumping rubbish at Chaka Salt Lake, in Wulan County north-eastern Tibet.The lake is regarded as a site of natural beauty. ….
source by: www.thehindubusinessline.com Ambient air pollution shortens an average Indian’s life by over 1.5 years, say scientists who suggest that better air quality could lead to a significant extension of human lifespan around the world. ….
Tibet was recently shaken by tremors on 2nd August at about 2 am in the early morning. Fortunately no casualties were reported and no one was hurt.Earlier this month, Scientists had warned that the mantle – the thick layer under the Earth’s surface – had cracked beneath Tibet. ….
By Dorji Kyi
China’s State Council Information Office published a White Paper entitled Ecological Progress on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau on July 18, which claims that the Chinese government has always been mindful about environmental progress in Tibet and has made every effort to protect the environment. ….
A river diversion project is being implemented by Chinese authorities that will affect the availability of water resources for local Tibetan farmers and their livelihood in the Chumar Township in Hui Autonomous County and the Tsohar Prefecture of Qinghai Province,Tibetan province of Amdo.On July 10, a large number of security forces and ….
