The development and protection of natural resources in Hengduan Mountains [Le développement et la protection des ressources naturelles dans les montagnes de Hengduan].

Résumé

The Hengduan Mountains stretching from 97-104° E and from 26-34° N is one of the best known areas in China. It is characterized by great diversity in the vertical distribution of resources and by a vulnearble ecological environment. Avoiding environment degradation by irrational exploitation of natural resources and maintaining coordination and balkance among population, resources, envrironment and economic development, requires strategies for reasonable utilization of wild plant and animal resources, for establishment of nature conservation, for devlopping mountain eco-agriculture, for actively tapping other energy sources and for protecting mountain forests.