Action

Marc is committed to building the capacity of local communities and organisations in the Tibetan Plateau to promote sustainable livelihoods and protect the natural beauty of the area from the harmful effects of climate change and environmental degradation. In 1998, Marc founded Plateau Perspectives, an NGO focused on building capacity within the Tibetan Plateau region at the grassroots level. Gongbo Tashi, a LEAD Fellow from China, joined Marc in 2007. Their focus is to engage local communities, NGOs and government leaders to promote education and environmental awareness as well as to enhance the provision of social services, leading to more community-based conservation. Since starting, they have established community health centres; trained village doctors and women’s health workers; built village schools and trained teachers on conservation awareness; delivered veterinarian training for animal health workers; and installed wind powered water pumps.