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World's highest urban wetland a global model
December 22, 2025
As the sun bathed the Potala Palace in golden light on Saturday morning in Lhasa, the capital of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, it also set the nearby Lhalu wetland shimmering, with the cold air giving way to the warmth of a new day.
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Lhasa wetland reserve gains recognition as world's highest-altitude wetland
December 22, 2025
The Lhalu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, has officially been recognized by the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA) as the world's highest-altitude urban natural wetland, authorities announced on Dec 20 in Lhasa.
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Scientific study drives law to protect ecology of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
November 20, 2025
The second Qinghai-Tibet scientific expedition has become a driving force behind ecological protection legislation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, academicians said at a news conference in Lhasa.
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High-altitude mission to be proud of
October 10, 2025
For more than a decade, Dradul has worked as a guardian of a wetland near Mapam Yumco Lake, which, nestled at an altitude of over 4,500 meters in Burang county of Ngari prefecture, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, is the world's highest freshwater lake.
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Lhasa earns prestigious wetland city recognition
July 29, 2025
Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region, has been recognized as an International Wetland City, a title granted under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Xizang Daily reported.
