Enba Wetland Conservation Project Launched

On October 18, 2011, our forth project of Vale Award was launched in Tingri County’s Enba Village. Led by Mr. Sonam Tsering, the village chief, over 160 village members participated in the project, which is expected to be completed by the end of the month.

The project aims to change the conventional sheep corrals in Enba Village into those which are more sustaining and environmentally friendly. It asks villagers to rebuild their sheep corrals by using clay bricks or fortifying current corrals instead of digging wetland earth masses from neighboring wetland along Pengchu River – QNNP’s largest river. The conventional sheep corrals made of wetland earth masses have imposed very destructive impacts on wetland ecosystems as well as grass production for livestock. 

In the meantime, since Enba Village still does not have access to regular electricity supply, the project will also provide each household of Enba Village with a small solar lighting system, reducing the village’s difficulty in lighting at nights. The project will benefit over 400 villagers and 8000 livestock in Enba Village.