conservation refugees  

How long can the current policy hold against the real guardian of the pastures, it is also responsible for fueling the prevailing crisis on the plateau...
I quote directly from Dowie book 'conservation refugees' introductory page..

[F]irst we were dispossessed in the name of kings and emperors (Cultural revolution), later in the name of state developments(Western Development), and now in the name of conservation (saving The water tower).....

I think this quote from an Indigenous delegation to the 5th World Park Congress fits right here in this context...with some change of wordings as indicated in brackets..

regards..thanks for posting this article..

Thanks + brief thoughts  

Thank you both Guan Guixia and Suonan Wangjie for this though provoking article! Looking forward to more on this topic.
It is no surprise that the the CCP is investing in the countries water security.
I would like to hear more about the positive steps taken during this 7 year project to document and understand this vast regions ecology in relation to all human interaction. Were there scientifically drawn conclusions that proved ceasing herdsman-ship was vital to the ecology of the plateau? Its hard to believe that 7.5 billion Yuan has merely resettled 50,000 people into poverty.Its difficult to imagine how the relocated herders must feel, having their ancestral way of life and ability to provide for their families eliminated.

The severe degradation of the fragile inner Mongolian steppe in the 1950s was in part due to 'modernization' destroying the delicate balance of nomadic cultures within these grasslands. Were any lessons learned?