Changtang Nature Reserve
| Chang Tang National Nature Reserve | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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| Coordinates | 30°N 88°E / 30°N 88°ECoordinates: 30°N 88°E / 30°N 88°E |
| Area | 334,000 km2 (208,000 mi2) |
| Established | 1993 |
Chang Tang National Nature Reserve (羌塘国家级自然保护区) lies in the northern Tibetan Plateau. It is the second largest nature reserve in the world, after the Northeast Greenland National Park, with an area of over 334,000 km2 (129,000 sq mi), making it bigger than 183 countries. Administratively, it lies in Xainza County and Biru County of the Nagqu Prefecture. With the more recently established adjoining reserves listed below there is now a total of 496,000 km2. (191,507 sq. miles) of connected Nature Reserves, which represents an area almost as large as Spain and bigger than 197 other countries.
With assistance from the internationally renowned animal behaviourist and naturalist, George Schaller, the Chang Tang Nature Reserve was originally established by the government of Tibet Autonomous Region in 1993 to its fragile ecosystem. The reserve spans the vast and sparsely inhabited northern Tibetan Changtang plateau. The reserve had since been expanded over time. It was upgraded to a "National Protected Area" in April 2000 by the Chinese Government. It is currently listed as an IUCN Category: VI - Managed Resource Protected Area.
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