Publicatie Laka-bibliotheek:
Tibet: Environmental and development issues 1992 (1992)
| Auteur | Central Tibetan Administration |
| Datum | 1992 |
| Classificatie | 4.10.0.00/01 (TIBET) |
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Uit de publicatie:
PREFACE Tibet, commonly known as the Roof of the World, is situated in the heartland of Asia. It is the source of many of Asia 's major rivers and its high fragile environment has long provided a very specialised life-support system to the Tibetan people. The Buddhist ethos of Tibet's people make them consider nature as something to be held in trust for all sentient beings. Ever since the Chinese Communist's military occupation of Tibet, an unprecedented strain has been put on Tibet's natural resource base and environment. The profligate and unheeding extraction of minerals and timber, and the transfer of great numbers of Chinese citizens demonstrate that the Chinese occupation of Tibet is characterised by a colonial intent. This can only be detrimental to the survival of the Tibetan people or to any sustainable process of development. We believe that Tibet's environment can no longer sustain such pressures. Given the high altitude of Tibet and the extreme climatic conditions that affect the regeneration of vegetation, damage caused to the environment is becoming Irreversible. This is a cause of great concern not only for the people of Tibet, but it has much larger ramifications. It is now being contended by environment scientists that the environmental degradation on the Tibetan plateau may also have impacts on global climatic patterns that extend beyond the Asian continent. It is for this reason that His Holiness the Dalai Lama included the protection of Tibet's environment as one of the points in his Five-Point Peace Plan for Tibet, and spoke of Tibet becoming an oasis of peace and non-violence where man and nature will exist harmoniously. In this report, an attempt is made to highlight some of the basic issues and recommend some action plans to put an end to the on-going indiscriminate exploitation of Tibet's natural resources and destruction of its fragile eco-system. It is indeed heartening to know that international interest in Tibet is accompanied by a growing interest in its unique environment. A year-long International Year of Environment and Human Rights for Tibet will be observed from June 1992 to draw the world's attention to these major problems. Tibet is too important a region, and its transnational environmental impacts too extensive and wide-ranging, for it to be ignored by those who care about the future all of us share upon this planet. TASHI WANGDI Minister Department of Information & International Relations
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