Wetlands in the Zoige plateau play an important role in the protection of the wetland biodiversity of the Qinghai and Tibet plateau

but their present situation is unknown. TM image shows that there is 3.94×10 4 hm 2 wetland in the Zoige plateau

accounting for 2.2% of the total area. The ratio of marsh is the most in all kinds of wetlands. Compared with the wetland area in the early part of 1950s and 1980s

that in the region at present decreased rapidly and degraded badly

and the wetlands in the region are in dire need of protecting. At present

the protecting measures include: (1) strengthening the construction and administration of wetland natural reserved area; (2) discussing degradation mechanism and ecological restoration measures; (3) carrying through ecological stock raising experimentation on wetland meadow; (4) enhancing lawmaking and education on wetland protection.