A five-year plan determined for key scientific research on the Tibetan Plateau----Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research

Symposium of Tibetan Plateau Research Stratagem held by CAS recently released its five year plan for key scientific research on the Plateau. Five aspects of scientific research, including 1)the background, process, mechanism and mining effect for the uplift of the Plateau, 2)adjusting mechanism of lives to radical environment,3)global and regional environmental effect caused by the uplift of the Plateau,4) modern land-surface process and ecology, and 5)resources, environment and sustainable development, will accordingly be the focus of Chinese scientific research concerning Tibetan Plateau. Reported the Xinhua news agency.

"Because of the unique role the Plateau plays in understanding the climate, ecology and environmental change of the whole earth, scientists, both at home and abroad, start to keep an close eye on relevant studies there." Introduced Prof, Yao Tandong, Director of ITP.

"The ability of raise proper amount of cattle and ensure the normal agricultural development is another subject within the research worth studying." He went on to say. "Such subjects are surely important for our understanding of the global environmental changes and realizing sustainable development on the Plateau."