China issues white paper on CPC policies on governance of Xizang in new era

Xizang has 47 nature reserves of different types

Xizang boasts 47 nature reserves of different types at all levels, which cover a total area of 412,200 square kilometers.

Great progress registered in scientific surveys, technological breakthroughs on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Great progress has been registered in scientific surveys and technological breakthroughs on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

The central government has launched the second comprehensive scientific survey on water, the eco-environment, and human activities on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and conducted a thorough analysis of local environmental changes and their mechanisms.

This has generated a number of original theories in international frontier fields of geoscience and life sciences and substantially increased knowledge about the plateau.

Xizang continues to improve eco-environmental governance system

A series of policies, regulations and statutes have been promulgated and implemented, including the Plan on Eco-environmental Protection and Sustainable Development on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Ecological Conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and Regulations on Developing National Eco-civilization Model in the Xizang Autonomous Region.

Xizang follows a holistic approach to the integrated conservation and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, deserts and glaciers. A responsibility system has been introduced by which the responsibility for protecting rivers, lakes, forests and grasslands is assigned to specific persons with the title of chiefs.

Xizang experiencing period of unprecedented development

Since the 18th Communist Party of China National Congress, Xizang has experienced a period of unprecedented development and huge change, bringing more tangible benefits to the people.

The social and economic progress of Xizang epitomizes the nation's outstanding achievements in development, created on the roof of the world through the Chinese path to modernization.