Most of Asia's major rivers find their source on the Tibetan plateau. However as the global temperature rises, Tibet’s glaciers are melting and grassland permafrost is thawing at an alarming rate.

On the Tibetan Plateau, especially its dry northern flank, people are already affected by a warmer climate. The grasslands and wetlands are deteriorating, and the permafrost that feeds them with ...

The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the “roof ... satellites has captured this transformation in high-altitude grasslands, particularly in Nyima and Qiemo counties of southwestern China ...

They said global warming meant that the amount of grassland and forest had increased ... suggests the earliest human activity on the Tibetan Plateau may date back over 190,000 years, according ...

Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Fall 2008), pp. 200-205 (6 pages) Borrini-Feverabend, G., A. Kathari, and G. Oviedo, 2004. Indigenous and local communities ...

she ventures alone into the grasslands, embarking on a new day's patrol. "The black-necked crane is considered a sacred bird in Tibetan culture. People believe they are loyal in relationships ...

Municipal authorities in Golmud, a city on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai province ... of blood were also found at the scene. The local grasslands bureau said the police were “investigating ...

Set in the high plateau of eastern Tibet DROKPA is an intimate portrait of the lives and struggles of Tibetan nomads whose life is on the cusp of irreversible change as once lush grasslands are ...