The Tibetan Plateau, often referred to as the “roof of the world,” is witnessing a surprising transformation. Many lakes ...

By Ashoka Mukpo From the Tibetan plateau to the African Sahel, pastoralism is one of humanity’s oldest ways of life. Moving livestock across vast landscapes in rhythm with seasonal change and ...

While many lakes worldwide are shrinking, the northern Tibetan Plateau is experiencing a dramatic expansion. Satellite images ...

The course will familiarize students with the cultural, intellectual, and historical movements that have shaped the Tibetan literary landscape. Recommended prerequisite: ASIA 1700.

Stunning pictures of wildlife earn conservationist and Duke alumna Binbin Li one of China’s top prizes in nature photography Binbin Li’s award-winning shot of two rival male antelope roaming the ...

From the Tibetan plateau to the African Sahel ... Gufu Oba: If you think of a chessboard, the landscape is really the main ingredient or central land-use unit. Pastoralists have so much detailed ...