Conservation by Design - Developing Strategies: Yunnan Great Rivers Project: Sources

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Harvesting of wood for fuel is a major stress on forests as it fragments habitat and degrades water quality.
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Developing Strategies

Identifying and ranking the causes of the stresses.

Stress on Forest Function:
Clearing for yak grazing; roads and corridors for tourist development; harvesting of wood for fuel (energy) and housing construction.
Stress on Forest Structure:
Mostly harvesting of wood for fuel (energy) and to a lesser extent for housing construction.
Stress on Species Composition:
Harvesting of wood for fuel (energy) and housing construction (more important for this stress); unsustainable harvesting of plants for horticulture, traditional medicines, and food; illegal hunting.

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