Open Symposium on "Change and Sustainability of Pastoral Land Use Systems in East and Central Asia" will take place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 28 - July 1, 2001, organized by Land Use in Temperate East Asia (LUTEA) network and the TEA Regional Committee for START. The objectives of the workshop are: Synthesis of existing knowledge on pastoral land use and cover changes (LUCC), identification of knowledge gaps and vulnerability of the regions to global changes; Review of integrated assessments of land use/cover change and climate change impacts on rangeland ecosystems and pastoral systems and potential adaptation strategies; Enhancing modalities for capacity building and networking among the scientists involved in research on pastoral LUCC studies in the region, and developing synergies for future collaboration.
Change and Sustainability of Pastoral Land Use Systems in East and Central Asia