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Until recently, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has overlooked many of the social and environmental dimensions of its projects and actions in favor of more immediate economic and sociopolitical considerations. The main focus of investments under BRI has largely been to improve transport, telecommunication, and energy infrastructures. However, in Central Asia, biodiversity is not only foundational for the livelihoods and socioeconomic wellbeing of communities, it also shapes people's culture and identities. Furthermore, ecosystem services derived from functioning landscapes bring enormous benefit for millions of people downstream through integrated and transboundary water systems. Already under pressure from climate-induced melting of glaciers, the fate of ecologically important areas is considered in light of the potential harm arising from large-scale linear infrastructure projects and related investments under China-led BRI. Following review of some of the anticipated impacts of BRI on mountain environments and societies in the region, we highlight several emerging opportunities and then offer recommendations for development programs—aiming fundamentally to enhance the sustainability of BRI investments. Leveraging new opportunities to strengthen partner countries’ priority Sustainable Development Goals and enhancing their agency in the selection of collaborations and the standards to use in environmental impact and risk assessments are recommended.
J Marc Foggin; Alex M Lechner; Matthew Emslie‐Smith; Alice C Hughes; Troy Sternberg; Rafiq Dossani. Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia: Anticipating socioecological challenges from large‐scale infrastructure in a global biodiversity hotspot. Conservation Letters 2021, e12819 .
AMA StyleJ Marc Foggin, Alex M Lechner, Matthew Emslie‐Smith, Alice C Hughes, Troy Sternberg, Rafiq Dossani. Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia: Anticipating socioecological challenges from large‐scale infrastructure in a global biodiversity hotspot. Conservation Letters. 2021; ():e12819.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJ Marc Foggin; Alex M Lechner; Matthew Emslie‐Smith; Alice C Hughes; Troy Sternberg; Rafiq Dossani. 2021. "Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia: Anticipating socioecological challenges from large‐scale infrastructure in a global biodiversity hotspot." Conservation Letters , no. : e12819.
J. Marc Foggin. We still need the wisdom of Ubuntu for successful nature conservation. Ambio 2020, 50, 723 -725.
AMA StyleJ. Marc Foggin. We still need the wisdom of Ubuntu for successful nature conservation. Ambio. 2020; 50 (3):723-725.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJ. Marc Foggin. 2020. "We still need the wisdom of Ubuntu for successful nature conservation." Ambio 50, no. 3: 723-725.
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) represents the largest infrastructure and development project in human history, and presents risks and opportunities for ecosystems, economies, and communities. Some risks (habitat fragmentation, roadkill) are obvious, however, many of the BRI's largest challenges for development and conservation are not obvious and require extensive consideration to identify. In this first BRI Horizon Scan, we identify 11 frontier issues that may have large environmental and social impacts but are not yet recognised. More generally, the BRI will increase China's participation in international environmental governance. Thus, new cooperative modes of governance are needed to balance geopolitical, societal, and environmental interests. Upgrading and standardising global environmental standards is essential to safeguard ecological systems and human societies.
Alice C. Hughes; Alex M. Lechner; Alexander Chitov; Alexander Horstmann; Amy Hinsley; Angela Tritto; Anthony Chariton; Binbin V. Li; Delfin Ganapin; Eugene Simonov; Katherine Morton; Kemel Toktomushev; Marc Foggin; May Tan-Mullins; Michael C. Orr; Richard Griffiths; Richard Nash; Scott Perkin; Raphaël Glémet; Minsun Kim; Douglas W. Yu. Horizon Scan of the Belt and Road Initiative. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 2020, 35, 583 -593.
AMA StyleAlice C. Hughes, Alex M. Lechner, Alexander Chitov, Alexander Horstmann, Amy Hinsley, Angela Tritto, Anthony Chariton, Binbin V. Li, Delfin Ganapin, Eugene Simonov, Katherine Morton, Kemel Toktomushev, Marc Foggin, May Tan-Mullins, Michael C. Orr, Richard Griffiths, Richard Nash, Scott Perkin, Raphaël Glémet, Minsun Kim, Douglas W. Yu. Horizon Scan of the Belt and Road Initiative. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 2020; 35 (7):583-593.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlice C. Hughes; Alex M. Lechner; Alexander Chitov; Alexander Horstmann; Amy Hinsley; Angela Tritto; Anthony Chariton; Binbin V. Li; Delfin Ganapin; Eugene Simonov; Katherine Morton; Kemel Toktomushev; Marc Foggin; May Tan-Mullins; Michael C. Orr; Richard Griffiths; Richard Nash; Scott Perkin; Raphaël Glémet; Minsun Kim; Douglas W. Yu. 2020. "Horizon Scan of the Belt and Road Initiative." Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35, no. 7: 583-593.
Saiga (Saiga tatarica) was extirpated in China. Since Mid-1980s, attempts have been made for revival the species in the country, however, only a breeding herd of Saiga was successfully established at Wuwei, Gansu, China. The reintroduced Saiga population experienced a bumpy growth. Then, the population collapsed following the catastrophe die-off in the Saiga ranging countries in Central Asia. After reviewing the population trend and conservation breeding of Saiga in China, we concluded that to establish a migratory species that needs vast range size like Saiga on central Asia steppe, an international collaboration is needed. We recommend China to ratify the CMS in order to facilitate international conservation efforts to restoring the species in its former range.
Zhigang Jiang; David Mallon; Marc Foggen; Chunwang Li; Shaopeng Cui; Yan Zeng; Xiaoge Ping. Recent Saiga Population Crash in China Highlights How Conservation of Migratory Species Can Only Succeed with International Collaboration. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleZhigang Jiang, David Mallon, Marc Foggen, Chunwang Li, Shaopeng Cui, Yan Zeng, Xiaoge Ping. Recent Saiga Population Crash in China Highlights How Conservation of Migratory Species Can Only Succeed with International Collaboration. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhigang Jiang; David Mallon; Marc Foggen; Chunwang Li; Shaopeng Cui; Yan Zeng; Xiaoge Ping. 2020. "Recent Saiga Population Crash in China Highlights How Conservation of Migratory Species Can Only Succeed with International Collaboration." , no. : 1.
Jordan Levine; Aiganysh Isaeva; Hisham Zerriffi; Ian M. S. Eddy; Marc Foggin; Sarah E. Gergel; Shannon M. Hagerman. Testing for consensus on Kyrgyz rangelands: local perceptions in Naryn oblast. Ecology and Society 2019, 24, 1 .
AMA StyleJordan Levine, Aiganysh Isaeva, Hisham Zerriffi, Ian M. S. Eddy, Marc Foggin, Sarah E. Gergel, Shannon M. Hagerman. Testing for consensus on Kyrgyz rangelands: local perceptions in Naryn oblast. Ecology and Society. 2019; 24 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJordan Levine; Aiganysh Isaeva; Hisham Zerriffi; Ian M. S. Eddy; Marc Foggin; Sarah E. Gergel; Shannon M. Hagerman. 2019. "Testing for consensus on Kyrgyz rangelands: local perceptions in Naryn oblast." Ecology and Society 24, no. 4: 1.
Mountain societies in developing and low-income countries are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which can severely threaten their livelihoods. The situation of mountain communities in the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains in Central Asia is exacerbated by remote location, difficult access, and poorly maintained infrastructure as well as by a distinctly continental climate. Designing and implementing climate adaptation policies for mountainous Central Asia is hindered by the limited understanding of a wide range of environmental and socio-ecological parameters. In particular, there are major knowledge gaps on the temperature and precipitation trends in high altitudes of the Pamir and Tien Shan mountains which are the result of poor and frequently unreliable data. These knowledge and date constraints have a negative effect also on forecasting the occurrence and intensity of extreme weather events which constitute a major hazard for local communities residing in the mountain foothills. This study reviews the state of research on climate change and climate change adaptation in mountainous Central Asia, also considering temperature and precipitation projections for the region. This includes an outline of the geophysical and socio-economic conditions of mountainous Central Asia as well as a survey of climate adaptation initiatives and policies currently implemented in the Pamir and Tien Shan mountain region with special consideration of their limitations and challenges. Knowledge gaps and data constraints, especially on climate-glacier-water and hazard interactions, are identified, and research and policy measures are suggested based on the study findings for improving climate change adaptation in mountainous Central Asia.
Stefanos Xenarios; Abror Gafurov; Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt; Jenniver Sehring; Sujata Manandhar; Chris Hergarten; Jyldyz Shigaeva; Marc Foggin. Climate change and adaptation of mountain societies in Central Asia: uncertainties, knowledge gaps, and data constraints. Regional Environmental Change 2018, 19, 1339 -1352.
AMA StyleStefanos Xenarios, Abror Gafurov, Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt, Jenniver Sehring, Sujata Manandhar, Chris Hergarten, Jyldyz Shigaeva, Marc Foggin. Climate change and adaptation of mountain societies in Central Asia: uncertainties, knowledge gaps, and data constraints. Regional Environmental Change. 2018; 19 (5):1339-1352.
Chicago/Turabian StyleStefanos Xenarios; Abror Gafurov; Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt; Jenniver Sehring; Sujata Manandhar; Chris Hergarten; Jyldyz Shigaeva; Marc Foggin. 2018. "Climate change and adaptation of mountain societies in Central Asia: uncertainties, knowledge gaps, and data constraints." Regional Environmental Change 19, no. 5: 1339-1352.
Marc Foggin; Matthew Emslie-Smith; Christian Hergarten. Food Systems and Agrobiodiversity in the Mountains of Central Asia. Mountain Research and Development 2018, 38, 175 -179.
AMA StyleMarc Foggin, Matthew Emslie-Smith, Christian Hergarten. Food Systems and Agrobiodiversity in the Mountains of Central Asia. Mountain Research and Development. 2018; 38 (2):175-179.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarc Foggin; Matthew Emslie-Smith; Christian Hergarten. 2018. "Food Systems and Agrobiodiversity in the Mountains of Central Asia." Mountain Research and Development 38, no. 2: 175-179.
Environmental conservation has developed significantly in China over the past 20 years, including more collaborative approaches and recent advances in establishing a national parks system. This study reviews the development of protected areas in the headwaters of the Yangtze River, drawing lessons from experiences of community development and co-management approaches. Community engagement and participation in developing localized plans for natural resource utilization and conservation have been critical features of successful ventures. Government programs and policies, the emergence of grassroots civil society, and the development of herders’ cooperatives and protected areas, are all tracked, each pointing towards the significant value of inclusive biodiversity conservation approaches for meeting broadly agreed development agendas, such as achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Observations from the vast, high, arid, and semi-arid lands of the Tibetan Plateau are then considered in light of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which is bringing vast financial and technical resources to the world. Special attention is given to applying the lessons that have been learned in China to the mountains of Central Asia, globally recognized as a biodiversity hotspot and a water tower for large downstream populations. Keeping local people at the heart of conservation is deemed fundamentally important.
J. Marc Foggin. Environmental Conservation in the Tibetan Plateau Region: Lessons for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Mountains of Central Asia. Land 2018, 7, 52 .
AMA StyleJ. Marc Foggin. Environmental Conservation in the Tibetan Plateau Region: Lessons for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Mountains of Central Asia. Land. 2018; 7 (2):52.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJ. Marc Foggin. 2018. "Environmental Conservation in the Tibetan Plateau Region: Lessons for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Mountains of Central Asia." Land 7, no. 2: 52.
Despite internationally recognized definitions, there remains debate over what constitutes ‘actual’ degradation in various agro-pastoral contexts. This contention is especially pronounced in post-Soviet Central Asia. In this paper, we report on new interview data from the post-Soviet Kyrgyz Republic. These data evidence greater diversity of local perceptions of pasture degradation than previously reported. We then demonstrate how considering the role of well-documented aspects of human cognition demystifies the otherwise puzzling inconsistency in local pasture degradation narratives. We conclude by reflecting on the implications of this analytical approach for management.
Jordan Levine; Aiganysh Isaeva; Ian Eddy; Marc Foggin; Sarah Gergel; Shannon Hagerman; Hisham Zerriffi. A cognitive approach to the post-Soviet Central Asian pasture puzzle: new data from Kyrgyzstan. Regional Environmental Change 2017, 17, 941 -947.
AMA StyleJordan Levine, Aiganysh Isaeva, Ian Eddy, Marc Foggin, Sarah Gergel, Shannon Hagerman, Hisham Zerriffi. A cognitive approach to the post-Soviet Central Asian pasture puzzle: new data from Kyrgyzstan. Regional Environmental Change. 2017; 17 (3):941-947.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJordan Levine; Aiganysh Isaeva; Ian Eddy; Marc Foggin; Sarah Gergel; Shannon Hagerman; Hisham Zerriffi. 2017. "A cognitive approach to the post-Soviet Central Asian pasture puzzle: new data from Kyrgyzstan." Regional Environmental Change 17, no. 3: 941-947.
The Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) conducts transdisciplinary research for development, with the goal of improving the livelihoods and well-being of mountain societies in Central Asia and building their resilience in a rapidly changing socioeconomic, political, and biophysical environment. MSRI is a core institute of the Graduate School of Development at the University of Central Asia (UCA), working alongside the Institute of Public Policy and Administration (IPPA). Beyond research, MSRI also engages in building Central Asian capacities to contribute to sustainable mountain development; serves as a knowledge hub for scholars, development practitioners, and policy-makers; and contributes to the development of UCA's academic programs, which will be offered in the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. The University is now ready to inaugurate its undergraduate program, with students coming from across Central Asia to its Naryn Campus in the Kyrgyz Republic in September 2016. MSRI is currently headquartered in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, but, in the longer term, will be affiliated most closely with the Khorog Campus in Tajikistan, which is set to open in September 2017. MSRI will collaborate closely with UCA's Earth and Environmental Sciences Program, with contributions to teaching supported by innovative, applied research embedded in the University's Learning Landscapes initiative. MSRI's development vision and research strategy are focused on addressing the multidimensional nature of current and anticipated changes in mountain areas of Central Asia and on building resilience in mountain societies.
Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt; Marc Foggin; Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt Marc Foggin And Christian Hergarten. Strengthening Mountain Societies in Central Asia in a Context of Multidimensional Change. Mountain Research and Development 2016, 36, 380 -383.
AMA StyleDietrich Schmidt-Vogt, Marc Foggin, Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt Marc Foggin And Christian Hergarten. Strengthening Mountain Societies in Central Asia in a Context of Multidimensional Change. Mountain Research and Development. 2016; 36 (3):380-383.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDietrich Schmidt-Vogt; Marc Foggin; Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt Marc Foggin And Christian Hergarten. 2016. "Strengthening Mountain Societies in Central Asia in a Context of Multidimensional Change." Mountain Research and Development 36, no. 3: 380-383.
Jyldyz Shigaeva; Shannon Hagerman; Hisham Zerriffi; Christian Hergarten; Aiganysh Isaeva; Zuura Mamadalieva; Marc Foggin. Decentralizing Governance of Agropastoral Systems in Kyrgyzstan: An Assessment of Recent Pasture Reforms. Mountain Research and Development 2016, 36, 91 -101.
AMA StyleJyldyz Shigaeva, Shannon Hagerman, Hisham Zerriffi, Christian Hergarten, Aiganysh Isaeva, Zuura Mamadalieva, Marc Foggin. Decentralizing Governance of Agropastoral Systems in Kyrgyzstan: An Assessment of Recent Pasture Reforms. Mountain Research and Development. 2016; 36 (1):91-101.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJyldyz Shigaeva; Shannon Hagerman; Hisham Zerriffi; Christian Hergarten; Aiganysh Isaeva; Zuura Mamadalieva; Marc Foggin. 2016. "Decentralizing Governance of Agropastoral Systems in Kyrgyzstan: An Assessment of Recent Pasture Reforms." Mountain Research and Development 36, no. 1: 91-101.
Xiaohong Zhang; Martin Schumann; Yongheng Gao; Marc Foggin; Shengzhong Wang; Hans Joosten. Restoration of high-altitude peatlands on the Ruoergai Plateau (Northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China). Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services 2016, 234 -252.
AMA StyleXiaohong Zhang, Martin Schumann, Yongheng Gao, Marc Foggin, Shengzhong Wang, Hans Joosten. Restoration of high-altitude peatlands on the Ruoergai Plateau (Northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China). Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services. 2016; ():234-252.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiaohong Zhang; Martin Schumann; Yongheng Gao; Marc Foggin; Shengzhong Wang; Hans Joosten. 2016. "Restoration of high-altitude peatlands on the Ruoergai Plateau (Northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China)." Peatland Restoration and Ecosystem Services , no. : 234-252.
The participation of the general public in the research design, data collection and interpretation process together with scientists is often referred to as citizen science. While citizen science itself has existed since the start of scientific practice, developments in sensing technology, data processing and visualisation, and communication of ideas and results, are creating a wide range of new opportunities for public participation in scientific research. This paper reviews the state of citizen science in a hydrological context and explores the potential of citizen science to complement more traditional ways of scientific data collection and knowledge generation for hydrological sciences and water resources management. Although hydrological data collection often involves advanced technology, the advent of robust, cheap and low-maintenance sensing equipment provides unprecedented opportunities for data collection in a citizen science context. These data have a significant potential to create new hydrological knowledge, especially in relation to the characterisation of process heterogeneity, remote regions, and human impacts on the water cycle. However, the nature and quality of data collected in citizen science experiments is potentially very different from those of traditional monitoring networks. This poses challenges in terms of their processing, interpretation, and use, especially with regard to assimilation of traditional knowledge, the quantification of uncertainties, and their role in decision support. It also requires care in designing citizen science projects such that the generated data complement optimally other available knowledge. Lastly, we reflect on the challenges and opportunities in the integration of hydrologically-oriented citizen science in water resources management, the role of scientific knowledge in the decision-making process, and the potential contestation to established community institutions posed by co-generation of new knowledge.
Wouter Buytaert; Zed Zulkafli; Sam Grainger; Luis Acosta; Tilashwork C. Alemie; Johan Bastiaensen; Bert De Biã¨vre; Jagat Bhusal; Julian Clark; Art Dewulf; Marc Foggin; David M. Hannah; Christian Hergarten; Aiganysh Isaeva; Timos Karpouzoglou; Bhopal Pandeya; Deepak Paudel; Keshav Sharma; Tammo Steenhuis; Seifu Tilahun; Gert Van Hecken; Munavar Zhumanova. Citizen science in hydrology and water resources: opportunities for knowledge generation, ecosystem service management, and sustainable development. Frontiers in Earth Science 2014, 2, 1 .
AMA StyleWouter Buytaert, Zed Zulkafli, Sam Grainger, Luis Acosta, Tilashwork C. Alemie, Johan Bastiaensen, Bert De Biã¨vre, Jagat Bhusal, Julian Clark, Art Dewulf, Marc Foggin, David M. Hannah, Christian Hergarten, Aiganysh Isaeva, Timos Karpouzoglou, Bhopal Pandeya, Deepak Paudel, Keshav Sharma, Tammo Steenhuis, Seifu Tilahun, Gert Van Hecken, Munavar Zhumanova. Citizen science in hydrology and water resources: opportunities for knowledge generation, ecosystem service management, and sustainable development. Frontiers in Earth Science. 2014; 2 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWouter Buytaert; Zed Zulkafli; Sam Grainger; Luis Acosta; Tilashwork C. Alemie; Johan Bastiaensen; Bert De Biã¨vre; Jagat Bhusal; Julian Clark; Art Dewulf; Marc Foggin; David M. Hannah; Christian Hergarten; Aiganysh Isaeva; Timos Karpouzoglou; Bhopal Pandeya; Deepak Paudel; Keshav Sharma; Tammo Steenhuis; Seifu Tilahun; Gert Van Hecken; Munavar Zhumanova. 2014. "Citizen science in hydrology and water resources: opportunities for knowledge generation, ecosystem service management, and sustainable development." Frontiers in Earth Science 2, no. : 1.
J. Marc Foggin. Managing Shared Natural Heritages: Towards More Participatory Models of Protected Area Management in Western China. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 2014, 17, 130 -151.
AMA StyleJ. Marc Foggin. Managing Shared Natural Heritages: Towards More Participatory Models of Protected Area Management in Western China. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy. 2014; 17 (3):130-151.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJ. Marc Foggin. 2014. "Managing Shared Natural Heritages: Towards More Participatory Models of Protected Area Management in Western China." Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 17, no. 3: 130-151.
In the second half of the twentieth century, industrial agriculture together with the integration and globalisation of the food chain successfully increased the quantity of food and reduced unit prices to the consumer in Western society. Many policy-makers now advocate expansion of this industrial model into the developing regions as the only feasible way to feed the 9.6 billion people expected by 2050. However, industrial agriculture is unsustainable, costly and damages the environment. Expansion of this food production model to Africa, Asia and Latin America will force migration to the cities of several billion people from small farms, including those who manage dryland habitats and other fragile ecosystems, thus exposing these rich areas of biodiversity to neglect or abuse. The alternative way to increase world food supply is to empower small-scale farmers and pastoralists, a policy endorsed in principle by governments in 2012 but lacking major implementation to date. Proposals are made for realistically redressing current economic policies for agriculture and food to empower these historic guardians of agro-bioresources so that they may increase food security and ensure the conservation of vast areas of dryland and other natural habitats.
John Hodges; Marc Foggin; Ruijun Long; Gongbu Zhaxi. Globalisation and the sustainability of farmers, livestock-keepers, pastoralists and fragile habitats. Biodiversity 2014, 15, 109 -118.
AMA StyleJohn Hodges, Marc Foggin, Ruijun Long, Gongbu Zhaxi. Globalisation and the sustainability of farmers, livestock-keepers, pastoralists and fragile habitats. Biodiversity. 2014; 15 (2-3):109-118.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohn Hodges; Marc Foggin; Ruijun Long; Gongbu Zhaxi. 2014. "Globalisation and the sustainability of farmers, livestock-keepers, pastoralists and fragile habitats." Biodiversity 15, no. 2-3: 109-118.
The relocation of rural people away from marginal or fragile lands is an increasingly common approach used in China to achieve environmental protection and development objectives. However at present few studies have been made of the social impacts of such resettlement projects in China. Several key social dimensions of a significant resettlement project in the Tibet Autonomous Region are therefore analysed and discussed in this paper. It was specifically posited that the research findings presented here would (1) provide useful guidance for local government offices and government staff workers who are engaged in poverty reduction and agricultural development work; and (2) help to give residents of the community under consideration more voice and opportunity to interact with the outside world. A field survey was designed and led by the lead author in June 2009, with semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire, to ascertain the present situation in the target village and thus help to provide a useful basis for future policy recommendations.
Gongbo Tashi; Marc Foggin. Resettlement as Development and Progress? Eight Years On: Review of Emerging Social and Development Impacts of an 'Ecological Resettlement' Project in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Nomadic Peoples 2012, 16, 134 -151.
AMA StyleGongbo Tashi, Marc Foggin. Resettlement as Development and Progress? Eight Years On: Review of Emerging Social and Development Impacts of an 'Ecological Resettlement' Project in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Nomadic Peoples. 2012; 16 (1):134-151.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGongbo Tashi; Marc Foggin. 2012. "Resettlement as Development and Progress? Eight Years On: Review of Emerging Social and Development Impacts of an 'Ecological Resettlement' Project in Tibet Autonomous Region, China." Nomadic Peoples 16, no. 1: 134-151.
Pastoralists have long inhabited vast areas of western China, including the Tibetan Plateau region. Their traditional land use practices and cultural conservation ethic have helped to protect the natural resource base upon which they depend and the wildlife that co-exist with them in the grassland landscapes. However, in a rapidly changing socio-economic environment, including significant expansion of the protected area system and regional comprehensive development plans, local communities do not always have an evident voice in the conservation and development dialogues that closely affect their lives.
Marc Foggin. Pastoralists and wildlife conservation in western China: collaborative management within protected areas on the Tibetan Plateau. Pastoralism 2012, 2, 17 .
AMA StyleMarc Foggin. Pastoralists and wildlife conservation in western China: collaborative management within protected areas on the Tibetan Plateau. Pastoralism. 2012; 2 (1):17.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarc Foggin. 2012. "Pastoralists and wildlife conservation in western China: collaborative management within protected areas on the Tibetan Plateau." Pastoralism 2, no. 1: 17.
Tibetan herders have lived for centuries in the high grasslands of Central Asia, yet many development programs are currently transforming their lives. One of the main assumptions of government policy, in China and around the world, is that the provision of social services is best provided in settled, urban environments. Such drastic changes from traditional pastoral livelihoods, however, may introduce some less-desired outcomes, including high levels of unemployment, loss of hope and cultural loss. Social stability may be affected, and in numerous instances it has been observed that the originally desired benefits (especially the provision of social services such as health care and education) have not been achieved. The case study presented here seeks to demonstrate that social services can be provided to Tibetan herding communities in rural (remote) areas of the Tibetan plateau, at the same time as encouraging and enabling genuine partnerships between local herders and higher-level conservation authorities such as the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve. An analytical approach borrowed from 'participatory action research' and a modified 'balanced scorecard' framework has assisted in project evaluation. With the commitment of key stakeholders, and with sufficient time allowed for trust and understanding to develop, it is possible for various forms and styles of partnerships (collaborative management) to be developed, such that both national conservation goals as well as local development goals may be achieved simultaneously. Further trials of such a collaborative approach should be encouraged, leading to expanded application throughout the Sanjiangyuan region in the future.
Marc Foggin; Marion E Torrance-Foggin. How can social and environmental services be provided for mobile Tibetan herders? Collaborative examples from Qinghai Province, China. Pastoralism 2011, 1, 21 .
AMA StyleMarc Foggin, Marion E Torrance-Foggin. How can social and environmental services be provided for mobile Tibetan herders? Collaborative examples from Qinghai Province, China. Pastoralism. 2011; 1 (1):21.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarc Foggin; Marion E Torrance-Foggin. 2011. "How can social and environmental services be provided for mobile Tibetan herders? Collaborative examples from Qinghai Province, China." Pastoralism 1, no. 1: 21.
J. Marc Foggin. Rethinking "ecological migration" and the value of cultural continuity: a response to Wang, Song, and Hu. Ambio 2010, 40, 100 -101.
AMA StyleJ. Marc Foggin. Rethinking "ecological migration" and the value of cultural continuity: a response to Wang, Song, and Hu. Ambio. 2010; 40 (1):100-101.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJ. Marc Foggin. 2010. "Rethinking "ecological migration" and the value of cultural continuity: a response to Wang, Song, and Hu." Ambio 40, no. 1: 100-101.
Marc Foggin. Depopulating the Tibetan Grasslands. Mountain Research and Development 2008, 28, 26 -31.
AMA StyleMarc Foggin. Depopulating the Tibetan Grasslands. Mountain Research and Development. 2008; 28 (1):26-31.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMarc Foggin. 2008. "Depopulating the Tibetan Grasslands." Mountain Research and Development 28, no. 1: 26-31.