Month: November 2014

HOW TIBETANS FARED AT THE WORLD PARKS CONGRESS 2014 When China gains leadership of global institutions, everything shifts. The urbane, talented Chinese who now head the World Health Organisation and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) are pioneers in what will be an accelerating trend. Talented as these individuals are, China sees their ascent […]

  What is really happening in protected areas in China BY ENVIRONMENT DESK OF TIBET POLICY INSTITUTE, INDIA For IUCN World Parks Congress 2014   When a government declares an area protected that’s good. When state power draws a red line round a large area, designating it a nature reserve, that’s good, right? Not always. […]