For those who live at high altitudes, things are looking up

Subject :Geography

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Introduction-

Located in the heart of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in southern Qinghai province, Sanjiangyuan (Three-River-Source) National Park, which stretches for 123,100 square kilometres, is the first and largest national park in China.
Since the pilot programme for the park’s management system was launched in 2016, more than 20,000 local residents have taken part in ecological management and protection work in the area, fulfilling a policy aimed at finding one job for each household.

About Sanjiangyuan (Three-River-Source) National Park-

As the name suggests, Sanjiangyuan is the origin of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers.
At an average altitude of more than 4,500 metres, Sanjiangyuan is a broad and sparsely populated area with little interference from humans.
It is the perfect habitat for species such as the Tibetan antelope, the Tibetan gazelle, the snow leopard, the white-lipped deer and the black-necked crane.

The pilot program and its impact-

As a result of diligent patrolling by local custodians, and a general increase in environmental awareness, vegetation in the area has risen by about 30 per cent compared with more than 20 years ago.
The situation changed in 2007 when herders were encouraged to quit grazing their livestock to return the grassland to wild animals. The government subsidised those responding to this call.
The number of wild animals is also rising because they are guaranteed a healthy food supply.