The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau ecosystem absorbs approximately 120 to 140 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, accounting for 10 to 16 percent of China's total ecosystem carbon sink, according to the findings of the second Qinghai-Xizang Plateau scientific expedition and research released on Sunday.
China launched a scientific expedition in Lhasa on Sunday to investigate the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau -- known as Asia's "water tower" -- with a target region encompassing "one glacier, two lakes and three rivers."
Chinese scientists have established a classification system for the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau ecosystem based on integrating remote sensing technology and ground surveys, contributing greatly to the analysis of changes in the ecosystem and biodiversity of the plateau.
The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau is becoming warmer, wetter and greener, said a researcher at the press conference of the second Qinghai-Xizang Plateau scientific expedition and research in Lhasa on Sunday.
The intelligent use of big data in Gyatsa county, Xizang autonomous region, promises to revolutionize walnut cultivation through better environmental monitoring, intelligent decision-making, and more efficient irrigation and fertilization.
A Science and Technology Backyard (STB) focusing on dairy cows was inaugurated in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region on Thursday, initiating an innovative model for the dairy industry on the plateau.
A regulation on glacier protection in the Xizang autonomous region will come into effect on Oct 1, 2024, representing a significant achievement in the region's ecological and environmental protection legislation, according to a press release on Thursday.
In the picturesque Sangri county of Lhokha at Xizang autonomous region, perched at an average altitude of 3,600 meters, a flourishing grape cultivation sector is not only rewriting the narrative of agricultural modernization, but also emerging as a pivotal catalyst for rural vitalization.