The Tibetan Plateau is the highest and special geographical unit in the world and is of a great importance to China's and even global ecological security. This paper analyzes the formation processes of the present landform and climate frames, as well as the development of the ecosystem and the biodiversity of the Tibetan Plateau. Under the background of the global climate change, we make three suggestions to enhance our capacity to tackle the climate change, 1) building an ecological monitor system covering the whole Tibetan Plateau, 2) establishing a space-ground monitor system and an information platform and 3) monitoring and evaluating ecological conservation projects.

Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau  /  ecosystem  /  biodiversity  /  climate change