Mineral Resources of Chinese Altay and Tianshan： Metallogeny and Related Tectonic Processesm—A field workshop of IGCP-473

A workshop of the IGCP-473 was held in Xinjiang, northwestern China, from August 9-21. It was attended by more than 70 scientists, including 29 from outside of China, i.eUnited States, Canada, Australia, Japan,Russia, United Kingdom, South Africa,Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, and Khazakstan. The workshop was superbly organized by a team led by Prof. Mao Jingwen of Institute of     

Utilisation and Management Changes in South Kyrgyzstan＇s Mountain Forests

Using political ecology as its conceptual framework, this paper focuses on the changes in forest utilisation and management of South Kyrgyzstan＇s walnut-fruit forests over the last century The aim of this study on human-environment interactions is to investigate the relationship between actors on the one side, their interests and demands, and the forests and forested lands on the other. Forest resource utilisation and management - and even the recognition of different forest products as resources - are connected with political and socioeconomic conditions that change with time. The walnut-fruit forests of South Kyrgyzstan are unique, characterised by high biodiversity and a multiplicity of usable products; and they have been utilised for a long time. Centralised and formal management of the forests started with the Russian occupation and was strengthened under Soviet rule, when the region became a part of the USSR. During this era, a state forest administration that was structured from Moscow all the way down to the local level drew up detailed plans and developed procedures for utilising the different forest products. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the socio-political and economic frame conditions have changed significantly, which has brought not only the sweeping changes in the managing institutions, but also the access rights and interests in the forest resources. At present, the region is suffering from a high unemployment rate, which has resulted in the forests＇ gaining considerable importance in the livelihood strategies of the local population. Political and economic liberalization, increased communication and transregional exchange relations have opened the door for international companies and agents interested in the valuable forest products. Today, walnut wood and burls, walnuts, wild apples and mushrooms are all exported to various countries in the world. Scientists and members of various international organisations stress the ecological value of the forests and are trying to establish nature conservation areas. Nevertheless, it is to fear that a multiplicity of interrelated factors - the present transformation and globalization processes, the appearance of new actors, the local population＇s insecure economic situation and the erosion of managing institutions - are all leading to an intensified and unregulated exploitation of the forests, resulting in their degradation.     

核工业新疆理化分析测试中心

核工业新疆理化分析测试中心是经中国国家实验室认证认可委员会国防评审组和国家质量技术监督局依据ISO／IEC17025：2005标准评审通过的国家级计量认证资质的综合性实验室（证书编号：2006002000W）,具备开展放射性矿产、岩石和矿石、土壤、水、室内空气、建筑材料等多个领域样品的综合检测能力。是核工业在新疆唯一一家直属于国防科工委管理的放射性矿产核素检测实验室。     

《新疆区域可持续发展评价、预警及调控》评介

由新疆财经学院经济开发研究室所长、经济学系主任、副教授、硕士生导师高志刚主编并总纂的《新疆区域可持续发展评价、预警及调控》一书已由新疆人民出版社于2006年7月出版发行。该书是一部集科学性、系统性、基础性、前沿性、实用性于一体的学术专著。新疆是西部第一大省，其     

类脂化合物单体碳稳定同位素在古气候环境研究中的意义

类脂化合物极大地扩展了全球变化研究的深度，尤其是单体碳稳定同位素技术在古气候、古环境重建上有着重要作用。基于近些年来国内外的最新研究成果，就类脂化合物单体碳同位素在古气候环境方面的应用研究进行了较为全面的评述。已有研究表明利用类脂化合物单体碳同位素组成可以追溯到海洋和湖泊环境中陆源有机质的物源，其母源区历史时期 C3、C4植被的变迁以及区域性的古气候、古环境重建。     

大力推进循环经济发展 努力建设绿色生态型开发区

贯彻落实科学发展观，大力发展循环经济，建设绿色生态型开发区，是开发区持续快速健康发展的必由之路。乌鲁木齐经济技术开发区经过10年发展，已进入全面提升时期，推动循环经济发展，超前认识，超前研究。建立起更加有效的资源和环境保护机制，是提高开发区区域经济竞争力，促进区域经济发展的重要手段，是加快实施乌昌经济一体化战略部署的具体行动，是实现全面建设小康社会奋斗目标的有效途径。     

试验性开采抽水试验在新疆库车县兵团大化肥项目水源地勘探中的应用

试验性开采抽水试验的应用，保证了水源地允许开采量的计算精度，为水源地建设设计了可靠的依据。     

西大别横穿造山带实测地质剖面的基本构造样式

在高压、超高压变质岩出露齐全的西大别地区精确测制了一条比例尺为1:1万的横穿造山带地质剖面.根据岩石组合、变质程度和变形样式,将剖面经过的区域从北到南划分出南湾、八里畈、浒湾、新县、红安、七角山、桐柏集湍纠忌降?个岩石构造单元.区域构造变形解析表明,在西大别造山带剥露过程中,早期以多幕挤压褶皱和逆冲推覆变形占主导地位,晚期则主要表现为韧性伸展滑脱、正断和走滑改造.结合由榴辉岩推导的热结构特征,认为西大别造山带的基本构造样式是一个规模宏伟的、以超高压变质岩为核部并向西倾伏的不对称背形构造,后期的伸展滑脱使其发展成现今所展示的穹隆.     

昆仑山口西8.1级地震前青海省形变及地温前兆特征分析

通过对青海省地倾斜、地应力、深井地温3种前兆手段在昆仑山口西8．1级地震前异常的分析与研究，得出了强地震远场前兆的一些初步特征，并与近场前兆异常特征做了比较，这对该省今后强震短期预报将是有益的。