| Name of Organisation | Shangri-La Folk Environment Protection Association |
| Abbreviation in English | SFEPA |
| Date of Establishment | February 2002 |
| Registered with | Shangri-La County People’s Government City Bureau |
| Registered No. | Xiang She Zheng Zi No. (2003) 01 |
| Organisation No. | 67655727 |
| Responsible Body | Responsible Body |
| Responsible Person | ZhaXiDuoJi (Tibetan) |
| Objections | Protection of ecosystem, protection of traditional culture of ethnic group, “In search of the transformation of the primitive production and living methods in the region of remote minute ethnic groups, aiming to distort the bad circulation of exhausting natural resources and humans’ life in exchange for livelihood, protection of all natural resources by combining the resonance of science and reallocation of resources to assist villagers to modify its assets structures and to establish a firm supportive ground to enable the continuance usage of natural resources as the long term objective”. |
| Formation of the Association | A, Principal Members: Formed by all 42 units of Tibetan farming families in the Shangbala Ranch (a unit of family shall be considered as one member in the Association)
B, External Members: Any individual, corporation, society, association that has concern over the environment and minority interest will be welcomed. |
| Structure of the Association | Association Committee
Association Funding Foundation
Community Cultural and Education Centre
Members’camp site
International Youth Exchange camp site (in the midst of forming) |
| Funding of the Association | For the past 10 years, the main source of funding for the Association derived from incomes generated by the Tibet Cafeinn (formed and solely operated by the President of the Association, ZhaXiDuoJi). In the past, there were also financial supports from private friends, societies and corporations for the realization of projects. |
| The five-year plan of the Association | To actively coordinate with the New Farming Construction Plans and “Protection Measures of Napa Hai Wetlands” implemented by the local authorities, with Napa Community as an interim to build a platform formed by units of families in the village, in order to attract (both foreign and local) company or individual to spur exchange in the civil society,
To integrate all forestry resources in the village and assist the villager to form the “Shangbala Ranch International Youth Camp Co. Ltd”, to unify the development planning and introduce “Tourism of Village Living Culture” to replace the cutting down of woods in order to gradually improve the primitive ways of productions and living methods, and lead the villagers to learn and participate in the economy, to accrue capital for the villagers to establish a platform to enhance corporation with the market and to actively participate in the modern society and to improve with the modern growth,
Utilising the investment by foreign members, to build the Shangbala Ranch (foreign members’ camp site) which will be managed by the villagers, and profits shall be utilized to improve the infrastructure in the village, schools and the environmental protected areas,
To develop a sustainable line of economy to enable the villagers to completely stop the reliance on the bad circulation of cutting and selling woods to sustain the livelihood, and to improve the educational environment of the children in the Napa Hai,
To establish a sustainable path for the minority of weaker economical power with the assistance of the local society and with means of their own contol. |
The activities of the association in Shambhala Manor includes:
| the planning of the collective ecological environment in Shambhala Manor |
| the restructuring and nurturing in agriculture, forestry and pastoral industries (products) |
| Eco-tourism planning and construction |
| Community planning and Construction |
| Popular science education and medical sanitation |
| To establish the joint-stock cooperative enterprises in the protected areas, and organize and guide the farmers and herdsmen to join in the market economy. |
External cooperation and exchanges of the Association:
| to cooperate with the village committees and the village congress in protected areas, and establish the Management Committee in Shangri-La Folk Nature Reserve |
| to introduce and aid the education in Tibet, Sichuan Tibetan area, 5 County 17 schools, more than 3700 students benefit |
| to introduce and aid medical building in three villages, more than 340 people benefit |
| to cooperate in building students’ canteens 486 square meters, more than 340 students benefit |
| to participate and organize the ecological and cultural exchange activities with the international organization "Sanjiang" (the Jinsha River, Lancang River, Nujiang) |
| to introduce and aid medical building in three villages, more than 340 people benefit |
| to cooperate and aid the complete primary school in the protected area and 23 village teaching stations for five years |
| to cooperate with domestic and international NGO and research institutions |
You could get touch with Shangri-La Folk Nature Protection Association through the following information:
(1) Urban Office : Shangri-La County, Chang Zheng Avenue No. 1, Hotel Du Ke Zhong
(2) Society Registered Address : Shangri-La County Jie Fang Chun Na Pa She (Shangbala Ranch) |
| Tel: 86 887 8230019 Fax: 8288918 |
| website:www.shangbala.org |
| sfepac@shangbala.org sfepac@yahoo.com kangbaren@hotmail.com (President) |
| Applications for membership:Download the association rule and the entry form |
