Multi-agency and Local Participatory Cooperation in Biodiversity Conservation in Yunnan's Upland Ecosystem

The Yunnan provincial government has initiated an environmental restoration program to restore upland ecosystems along the Mekong (Lancang) Rivier in the Wuliang mountain range (the proposed site for this project). The project would aim to: a) establish a political organizational framework for a response to biodiversity loss in upland ecosystems; b) develop a participatory scheme for ecosystem management; c) utilize tested tools to for environmental data analysis leading to models and guidelines for collective action to preserve critical biological resources.