China | NP plans for Tibet to focus on Qomolangma (Mount Everest) and Changlang Plateau

China plans to build five national parks in the Tibet autonomous region that collectively have been named after the high-altitude region's nickname: the Earth's third pole.

The Third Pole National Parks are to be part of the nation's growing effort to protect the environment while improving locals' livelihoods by boosting ecotourism on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

http://www.ecns.cn/news/2019-03-12/detail-ifzffurh3760330.shtml

Recent Posts

See All

Conservation land buy staves off threat of gold mine near Yellowstone NP

GARDINER — Land just north of Yellowstone National Park will not be mined for gold after the Greater Yellowstone Coalition hit its fundraising goal of $6.25 million to purchase 1,368 acres of miner

USNPS: Most NPs will close during shutdown

The majority of the country’s national parks will close and be made off-limits to the public if the federal government shuts down, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Friday, a move th

US NPs, tourism businesses face uncertainty as government shutdown looms

It’s wedding season at Acadia National Park in Maine, and Tabitha Brown can barely keep up with the demand for her “luxury picnics” — champagne and charcuterie served seaside. The fall rush around