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BibliographyOrganization, project and theme-based websites
Biodiversity Hotspots "Conservation International has partnered with Intel Corporation's Environmental Health and Safety Division to create the Biodiversity Hotspots website as a vehicle for distributing data on the hotspots, particularly trends in biodiversity and threats, to a wider audience. Intel is also supporting the development of a network of scientists and institutions in the Philippines to monitor trends at the hotspot-level, which will serve as a model for other hotspots." Mountains of Southwest China http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/china/
Biodiversity Working Group, China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development "Established in 1992, the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) is a high level non-governmental advisory body of the State Council of China. Every year, each working group under CCICED submits its report to the Council based on its studies and investigation which experts from international community and China worked together in the past year. CCICED members and Co-chairs of the working groups held an annual Council Meeting where formal recommendations from WGs are approved and submitted directly to the Chinese Government."
California Academy Of Sciences Checklist of Vascular Plants from the Gaoligong Shan, 1998 and 2000 plant expeditions. The California Academy of Sciences is engaged in a long-term, large-scale survey of the biodiversity of the Gaoligongshan region of western Yunnan Province . CAS is working with the Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), and the Kunming Institute of Zoology and has resulted in the discovery of numerous species new to science and many new records for the region.
Capacity Building for Biodiversity Protection in Yunnan Description of a project being implemented by the Yunnan Environmental Protection Bureau in co-operation with Yunnan Eco Network.
China 's Biodiversity: A Country Study Organized by State Environmental Protection Administration of China "On the completion of the China Biodiversity Conservation Action Plan, according to the requirements of the "Convention on Biological Diversity", this book China 's Biodiversity: A Country Study was compiled with the support of UNEP."
Conservation International "CI's work in China currently focuses on the Hengduan Mountains in southwest China . CI has capitalized on the government's increasing environmental commitment by providing financial and technical support to provincial and district authorities in order to better manage protected areas in western Sichuan Province . . . CI will also play an advisory role to the government on issues of tourism and development planning" CI's overview of the "Indo Burma Hotspot" which includes Yunnan . Includes endangered species list of this region. http://www.biodiversityhotspots.org/xp/Hotspots/indo_burma/
Critical Ecosystems Conservation Fund "The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of Conservation International, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the World Bank." Mountains of Southwest China . http://www.cepf.net/xp/cepf/where_we_work/southwest_china/southwest_china_info.xml
Ecotourism in Northwest Yunnan Website funded by Lashihai Watershed Green Tourism Program, The Nature Conservancy and the Yunnan Great Rivers Project. Not much detailed information. Primarily to sell guided trips.
The Flora of China "The Flora of China is a collaborative project to publish the first modern English-language account of the approximately 30,000 species of vascular plants of China ."
International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) The Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region. http://www.icimod.org/hkh/hkhmenu.htm China. http://www.icimod.org/hkh/chi_gen.htm Mountain Focus Strategic Work Areas of ICIMOD. http://www.icimod.org/focus/focusmenu.htm "A Biodiversity Profile of China." http://www.icimod.org/focus/biodiversity/chibio.htm#Importance%20of%20Biodiversity%20with%20Special%20Reference%20to%20Mountain%20Development
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) - The World Conservation Union "IUCN and Yunnan Province agree to work together on upper Mekong wetlands in China." http://www.iucn.org/themes/wani/yunnan.html IUCN's list of endangered species. http://www.redlist.org/
The Leadership Conference on Conservancy and Development. A conference that took place on September 12 - 18, 1999 , held in Kunming and Lijiang , China , and funded by the MacArthur Foundation. "In September 1999, an international conference on culture and nature conservancy, in conjunction with socio-economic development, was cohosted by the Center and the leadership of Yunnan Province . Funding for this event was provided by The Ford Foundation with supplementary grants from other foundations, including The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.." Some of the papers in the conference look interesting, and are perhaps worth tracking down.
Institute of Human Ecology "The Institute of Human Ecology (IHE) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) approved by the State Government of the People's Republic of China . IHE provides leadership in the search for creative solutions to human concerns regarding the environment and sustainability of life."
Mountain Forum Online publications regarding Yunnan available in the website's online library.
The Nature Conservancy Background info on the Nature conservancy Great Rivers Project. Links to more info on their Lashihai/Wenhai Community-Based Resource Management Pilot Project and in the Meili Snow Mountains , Meilixueshan Conservation Project, a long-term partnership with the Deqin County government. http://nature.org/aboutus/howwework/about/list.html Another TNC site focused more on the Great rivers project design, implementation shortcomings and successes. http://nature.org/aboutus/howwework/about/art7002.html
State Environmental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China "State Environmental Protection Administration of the People's Republic of China SEPA, the administrative department in charge of environmental protection directly under the State Council, has recently been upgraded to the ministerial level. It is primarily responsible for unified supervision and management of nationwide environmental protection according to laws and regulations, the prevention and control of pollution and other public hazards, and the protection and improvement of living environment and the ecological system in order to achieve a sustainable, integrated and sound development of economy and society."
The United Nations in China
The United States Embassy in China Reports from U.S. Embassy Beijing , Environment, Science and Technology Section and Consulates. ( http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/sandt/sandtbak-hp.html ) "Trees Vs. People? - PRC Natural Forest Protection." August 2000. ( http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/yunnan-forest-one.htm ) " Yunnan Strives to Protect China 's Headwaters." December 2000. ( http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/YunnanEnvironment.htm ) "After the Floods: Water Control on the Yangtze." November, 1999. ( http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/Yangtweb.html ) "Dianchi: Anatomy of a Polluted Lake ." April 2000. ( http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/dianchi.htm ) "Saving the Snub-Nosed Monkey: Student Environmental Action in China ." November, 1996. ( http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/english/sandt/webmonk.htm )
Wildlife Conservation in China A website of the Department of Wildlife Conservation, State Forestry Administration, People's Republic of China .
The World Bank Group, China Country Office World Bank Supported Projects in China by Province ( http://www.worldbank.org.cn/English/Project/ProjectPro.asp#30 )
World Wildlife Fund in China WWF MPO: Economic Change, Poverty, and the Environment - Approach. China. "A team from WWF China, working in the area over recent years, will address poverty and environmental issues in Deqin County , Northern Yunnan Province ." http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/policy/macro_economics/poverty/approach.cfm GLOBAL 200: Blueprint for a Living Planet: Yunnan Lakes and Streams. " Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests." WWF publication. Includes short bibliography worth looking into. http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/pa/pa0509_full.html "Yunnan Lakes and Streams." http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/where_we_work/ecoregions/global200/pages/regions/region191.htm
Yunnan Great Rivers Project TNC using improved cookstoves and biogas technology to impove forest conservation. http://nature.org/whereweworkasiapacific/china/news/news806.html The Lashihai Watershed Green Tourism Program, an ecotourism project linked to The Nature Conservancy great Rivers project http://www.northwestyunnan.com/project.htm Meili Snow Mountains Site Conservation Plan . http://nature.org/aboutus/howwework/about/art7002.html
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