China’s military development in Tibet threatening local ecosystems, regional climate: Report

8 months ago

Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, August 19: China’s military expansion in Tibet is causing severe and measurable damage to the fragile Himalayan ecosystem and risks destabilising regional climate and water security, according to a new report released Monday by the Stockholm-based Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP).

The report titled “The Ecological Cost of Security: Military Development and Environmental Change in Tibet” warns that the rapid militarisation of the Tibetan Plateau, home to Asia’s largest reserves of permafrost and glaciers has triggered environmental changes with consequences extending far beyond the immediate footprint of...

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