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Conservation and Development on the Tibetan Plateau and in the Mountains of Central Asia Plateau Perspectives is an international charity that supports local communities and organizations in mountain regions to find and develop longterm solutions that improve peoples resilience and quality of life while protecting their natural environment particularly under conditions of climate change and globalisation. Where we work Plateau Perspectives works across the highlands of Asia including the vast Tibetan plateau in China and the mountains of Central Asia. With field staff in several countries we are currently involved in projects and initiatives that promote communitybased conservation and sustainable development in the extensive high altitude mountain socialecological systems of China Bhutan and Kyrgyzstan. The Himalayas The Tibetan Plateau Mountains of Central Asia What we do Plateau Perspectives supports communitybased conservation and sustainable development in high mountain regions.