Publications related to the work of Plateau Perspectives
PhD dissertation
Foggin, J.M. (2000). Biodiversity protection and the search for sustainability in Tibetan plateau grasslands. Arizona State University, Tempe, USA. 397 pp.
Book chapters
Foggin, J.M. (2005). Highland Encounters: Building new partnerships for conservation and sustainable development in the Yangtze River headwaters, heart of the Tibetan Plateau. In: J. Velasquez, M. Yashiro, S. Yoshimura and I. Ono (eds), Innovative Communities: People-centred Approaches to Environmental Management in the Asia-Pacific Region. Tokyo, Japan: United Nations University (UNU) Press.
Foggin, P.M., M.E. Torrance, and J.M. Foggin. (2009). Accessibility of Healthcare for Pastoralists in the Tibetan Plateau Region: A case study from southern Qinghai Province, China. In: Cao H (ed), Ethnic Minorities and Regional Development in Asia: Reality and Challenges. Amsterdam, Holland: Amsterdam University Press.
Foggin, J.M. and Gongbu Zhaxi. (2013). Can Ecological Migration policy in the Tibetan plateau region achieve both conservation goals and human development goals? A review of the Canadian experience of relocation and settlement. In: Troy Sternberg and Dawn Chatty (eds), Modern Pastoralism and Conservation: Old Problems, New Challenges. Isle of Harris, UK: White Horse Press.
Foggin J.M. and Phillips J. (2013). Horizontal Policy Analysis: A tool to promote sustainable livelihoods development; with implications for Ecological Resettlement and other major development programs in the Tibetan Plateau region. In: Å. Kolås and Zhaluo (eds), Pastoralism in Contemporary China: Policy and Practice. Beijing, China: Social Science Academic Press. [In Chinese]
Foggin, M. (2018). Snow Leopards at Large: One herding community’s hope for the future in the grasslands of Tibet. In: J. Xu (ed.) Mountain Futures: Innovation and Inspiration from the World’s Highlands. Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre.
Foggin, J.M. (2021). Tibetan Nomadic Pastoralists. In: Ganesh Pangare et al. (eds) The Restless River. Washington DC, USA: The World Bank.
Articles
Foggin, P.M., M.E. Torrance, Drashi Dorje, W. Xuri, J.M. Foggin and J. Torrance. (2006). Assessment of the health status and risk factors of Kham Tibetan pastoralists in the alpine grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau. Social Sciences & Medicine 63: 2512-2532.
Worthy, F. R., and J. M. Foggin. (2008). Conflicts between local villagers and Tibetan brown bears (Ursus arctos) threaten conservation of bears in a remote region of the Tibetan plateau. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 2(2): 200-205.
Foggin, J.M. (2008). Depopulating the Tibetan grasslands: National policies and perspectives for the future of Tibetan herders in Qinghai Province, China. Mountain Research and Development 28(1): 26-31. DOI: 10.1659/mrd.0972
Foggin, J.M., and J. Rabden. (2010). Trial use of electric fencing to prevent intrusions by Tibetan brown bear. International Bear News 19(1):15-18.
Foggin, J.M., and Torrance-Foggin, M.E. (2011). How can social and environmental services be provided for mobile Tibetan herders? Collaborative examples from Qinghai Province, China. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 1:21. DOI: 10.1186/2041-7136-1-21
Foggin, J.M. (2011). Rethinking ‘Ecological Migration’ and the Value of Cultural Continuity – A Response to Wang, Song & Hu. Ambio: A Journal of the Human Environment 40:100-101.
Foggin, J.M. (2012). Pastoralists and wildlife conservation in western China: collaborative management within protected areas on the Tibetan Plateau. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 2:17. DOI: 10.1186/2041-7136-2-17
Tashi, Gongbo., and Foggin, J.M. (2012). Resettlement as Development and Progress? Eight Years On: Review of emerging social and development impacts of an ‘ecological resettlement’ project in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Nomadic Peoples 16(1):134-151.
Hodges, J., Foggin, J.M., Long, R.J., and Zhaxi, G. (2014). Globalisation and the sustainability of farmers, livestock-keepers, pastoralists and fragile habitats. Biodiversity 15(2-3):109-118. DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2014.931247
Foggin, J.M. (2014). Managing Shared Natural Heritages: Towards More Participatory Models of Protected Area Management in Western China. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy 17(3):130-151. DOI: 10.1080/13880292.2014.953391
Foggin, J.M. (2016). Conservation Issues: Mountain Ecosystems. Reference Module in Earth Systems & Environmental Sciences, ScienceDirect. Elsevier Publishing Company. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.09199-5 (copy for personal use here)
Foggin, J.M. (2018). Environmental Conservation in the Tibetan Plateau Region: Lessons for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Mountains of Central Asia. Land 7, 52. DOI: 10.3390/land7020052
Hughes, A.C., Lechner, A.M., Chitov, A., Horstmann, A… Foggin, M., et al. (2020). Horizon Scan of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35(7): 583-593. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.02.005
Foggin, J.M. (2021). We still need the wisdom of Ubuntu for successful nature conservation. Ambio: A Journal of the Human Environment 50: 723-725. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-020-01402-z
Foggin, J.M., Lechner, A.M., Emslie-Smith, M., Hughes, A.C., Sternberg, T., and Dossani, R. (2021). Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia: Anticipating socioecological challenges from large-scale infrastructure in a global biodiversity hotspot [Policy Perspective]. Conservation Letters, e12819. DOI: 10.1111/conl.12819
Foggin, J.M., Brombal, D., and Razmkhah, A. (2021). Thinking Like A Mountain: Exploring the Potential of Relational Approaches for Transformative Nature Conservation. Sustainability 13(22): 12884. DOI: 10.3390/su132212884
Ma, T., Swallow, B., Foggin, J.M., Zhong, L., and Sang, W. (2023). Co-management for sustainable development and conservation in Sanjiangyuan National Park and the surrounding Tibetan nomadic pastoralist areas. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications [Nature], 10, 321. DOI: 10.1057/s41599-023-01756-1
Jacobs, P., Carbutt, C., Beever, E.A., Foggin, J.M., Martin, M., Orchard, S., and Sayre, R. (2023). A Decision-Support Tool to Augment Global Mountain Protection and Conservation, including a Case Study from Western Himalaya. Land, 12(7), 1323. DOI: 10.3390/land12071323
Ting, M., Zhong, L., Foggin, J.M., and Peng, W. (2025). Policy perceptions and local stakeholder engagement in forest co-management in the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin, China. Forest Policy and Economics, 181 (103655). DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2025.103655
Brombal, D., Foggin, J.M., et al. (2025). Life Beyond the Checklist: Revitalizing the Potential of Environmental Impact Assessments Through Co-Creation. Environmental Impact Assessment Review. In press.
Reports
Foggin, J.M. (2005). Promoting Biodiversity Conservation and Community Development in the Sanjiangyuan Region. Proceedings of a conservation planning meeting, with agreed priority action points. Conservation planning meeting co-hosted by Plateau Perspectives, Upper Yangtze Organization, Zhiduo County Government, Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve. Yushu, Qinghai, China, Sep 30 – Oct 13, 2005. Plateau Perspectives: Xining, China.
Foggin, J.M. (2013). Destination Yushu: Development framework and recommendations for the promotion of tourism in rural Qinghai Province with focus on Ecotourism and Community Tourism in the Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Plateau Perspectives: Xining, China.
Foggin, M. and Emslie-Smith, M. (editors). (2018). Proceedings of the Silk Roads Conference: Anticipating Social and Environmental Impacts of China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) in the mountains of Central Asia, held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on 26 October 2018. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Mountain Societies Research Institute, University of Central Asia. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36136.01286
Farvar, M. T., Borrini-Feyerabend, G., Campese, J., Jaeger, T., Jonas, H., Stevens. S. (and other contributing authors, including M. Foggin). (2018). Whose ‘Inclusive Conservation’? Policy Brief of the ICCA Consortium no. 5. ICCA Consortium and CENESTA. Tehran.
Brombal, D., Foggin, M., Gao, Y., Gruber, S., Kolipaka, S., and Temple, N. (2019). The Cansiglio Declaration. Advancing a common ‘Charter of Values’ for the mutual benefit and well-being of living communities along the New Silk Roads. Marco Polo Centre (MaP) for Global Europe-Asia Connections, hosted by the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca’ Foscari University Venice. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3497124
Foggin, J.M., and Yuan, C. (2020). Promoting conservation and community development through ecotourism: Experiences from valued conservation landscapes on the Tibetan plateau. Plateau Perspectives Working Paper. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Plateau Perspectives. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35292.41604
Hermann, L., DeKastle, A., and Foggin, M. (2020). The Rock Art of the Karakol Region (Tchouï and Naryn Oblast) in Kyrgyzstan. International Newsletter On Rock Art (INORA) 86: 17-25.
Development Briefs
Foggin, J.M. and Cabrera, L. (2020). Achieving sustainable development with equity in an era of globalisation; Recognizing and respecting local communities and indigenous peoples for creating the future we want. Plateau Perspectives Development Issues, No. 3 (June 2020). Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Plateau Perspectives.
Foggin, J.M. (2020). Ecotourism: Purposefully bringing benefit for both people and nature. Plateau Perspectives Development Issues, No. 2 (February 2020). Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Plateau Perspectives. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13977.57449
Foggin, J.M. (2020). Biodiversity is essential for human development. Plateau Perspectives Development Issues, No. 1 (January 2020). Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Plateau Perspectives. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17333.01765
Wang, J., and Foggin, J.M. (2023). The Role of Educational Technologies (EdTech) in Sustainable Mountain Development (SMD): Rethinking Approaches in the Technological Age. Plateau Perspectives Development Issues, No. 4 (November 2023). Ardgay, Scotland: Plateau Perspectives. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14956.54408
Photo stories
Foggin, J.M. (2020). Choosing Ecotourism in Kyrgyzstan – purpose driven tourism, for people and nature. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Plateau Perspectives.
Foggin, J.M. (2020). Ancient Ways: Reflections from the past century in Tibet. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Plateau Perspectives.
Foggin, J.M. (2020). Inclusive Development, an imperative for the future; broader partnerships for better informed decisions. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Plateau Perspectives.
Foggin, J.M. (2020). Tibetan Biodiversity: Partnering with local communities for effective conservation. Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic: Plateau Perspectives.
Foggin, J.M. (2022). The future of conservation is with empowered communities: Exploring community conservation initiatives (and national parks) in Northern Pakistan. Ardgay, Scotland: Plateau Perspectives.
Foggin, J.M. (2023). Yagnob Project: Where Ancient Culture and Conservation Intersect. Ardgay, Scotland: Plateau Perspectives.