Zhanhuan Shang is a full Professor in the College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, China. He has studied grassland ecosystem of alpine area for more than 15 years and has published more 200 papers and books. His detailed CV is available at the end of the document A. Allan Degen is an emeritus professor at Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel from 2014. He does research on livestock production under harsh conditions and has co-operated in projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Kenya, South Africa and China. He has authored or co-authored 16 books or chapters and over 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Shikui Dong is a full Professor in the School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forest University. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying grassland science and ecology of the alpine area, and has published more than 300 papers and books. Huakun Zhou is a full Professor in the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying the ecology of alpine grassland on the alpine area, and has published more than 200 papers and books. Yushou Ma is a full Professor in Qinghai University. He has more than 30 years of experience in studying grassland science in the alpine area and has published more 200 papers and books.

• Part 1: Introduction1. An overview of grassland resources of alpine area on the earth2. History of grassland study and management3. Grassland degradation4. Alpine steppe degradation5. Alpine desert steppe degradation6. Overgrazing and grassland degradation7. Climate change and grassland degradation8. Soil changes during grassland degradation9. Biodiversity and ecological function change with grassland degradationPart 3: Grassland restoration10. Restoration of degraded alpine meadow11. Restoration of degraded alpine steppe12. Restoration of degraded alpine desert steppe13. Local seed resources and development for grassland restoration engineering14. Growth promoting microorganisms for grassland restoration engineering15. Control of rodents, caterpillars, and toxic plants16. Biochar utilization for grassland restoration17. Water utilization for grassland restoration18. Active restoration of degraded grasslandPart 4: Grassland sustainable management19. Sustainable grazing20. Social economy and intuitional development for grassland management21. Local knowledge and application in grassland restoration22. AI technology and application in grassland restoration23. Mitigating climate change for the grassland restoration24. Co-grazing system for wild herbivores and livestock in grassland national park25. Systematic coupling and modeling in sustainable grassland management26. Landscape pathway and modeling in sustainable grassland management27. Philosophy and ethics of grassland sustainable management

Zhanhuan Shang is a full Professor in the College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, China. He has studied grassland ecosystem of alpine area for more than 15 years and has published more 200 papers and books. His detailed CV is available at the end of the document A. Allan Degen is an emeritus professor at Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel from 2014. He does research on livestock production under harsh conditions and has co-operated in projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Kenya, South Africa and China. He has authored or co-authored 16 books or chapters and over 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Shikui Dong is a full Professor in the School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forest University. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying grassland science and ecology of the alpine area, and has published more than 300 papers and books. Huakun Zhou is a full Professor in the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying the ecology of alpine grassland on the alpine area, and has published more than 200 papers and books. Yushou Ma is a full Professor in Qinghai University. He has more than 30 years of experience in studying grassland science in the alpine area and has published more 200 papers and books.

• Part 1: Introduction1. An overview of grassland resources of alpine area on the earth2. History of grassland study and management3. Grassland degradation4. Alpine steppe degradation5. Alpine desert steppe degradation6. Overgrazing and grassland degradation7. Climate change and grassland degradation8. Soil changes during grassland degradation9. Biodiversity and ecological function change with grassland degradationPart 3: Grassland restoration10. Restoration of degraded alpine meadow11. Restoration of degraded alpine steppe12. Restoration of degraded alpine desert steppe13. Local seed resources and development for grassland restoration engineering14. Growth promoting microorganisms for grassland restoration engineering15. Control of rodents, caterpillars, and toxic plants16. Biochar utilization for grassland restoration17. Water utilization for grassland restoration18. Active restoration of degraded grasslandPart 4: Grassland sustainable management19. Sustainable grazing20. Social economy and intuitional development for grassland management21. Local knowledge and application in grassland restoration22. AI technology and application in grassland restoration23. Mitigating climate change for the grassland restoration24. Co-grazing system for wild herbivores and livestock in grassland national park25. Systematic coupling and modeling in sustainable grassland management26. Landscape pathway and modeling in sustainable grassland management27. Philosophy and ethics of grassland sustainable management

Zhanhuan Shang is a full Professor in the College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, China. He has studied grassland ecosystem of alpine area for more than 15 years and has published more 200 papers and books. His detailed CV is available at the end of the document A. Allan Degen is an emeritus professor at Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel from 2014. He does research on livestock production under harsh conditions and has co-operated in projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Kenya, South Africa and China. He has authored or co-authored 16 books or chapters and over 300 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Shikui Dong is a full Professor in the School of Grassland Science, Beijing Forest University. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying grassland science and ecology of the alpine area, and has published more than 300 papers and books. Huakun Zhou is a full Professor in the Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, CAS. He has more than 20 years of experience in studying the ecology of alpine grassland on the alpine area, and has published more than 200 papers and books. Yushou Ma is a full Professor in Qinghai University. He has more than 30 years of experience in studying grassland science in the alpine area and has published more 200 papers and books.

• Part 1: Introduction1. An overview of grassland resources of alpine area on the earth2. History of grassland study and management3. Grassland degradation4. Alpine steppe degradation5. Alpine desert steppe degradation6. Overgrazing and grassland degradation7. Climate change and grassland degradation8. Soil changes during grassland degradation9. Biodiversity and ecological function change with grassland degradationPart 3: Grassland restoration10. Restoration of degraded alpine meadow11. Restoration of degraded alpine steppe12. Restoration of degraded alpine desert steppe13. Local seed resources and development for grassland restoration engineering14. Growth promoting microorganisms for grassland restoration engineering15. Control of rodents, caterpillars, and toxic plants16. Biochar utilization for grassland restoration17. Water utilization for grassland restoration18. Active restoration of degraded grasslandPart 4: Grassland sustainable management19. Sustainable grazing20. Social economy and intuitional development for grassland management21. Local knowledge and application in grassland restoration22. AI technology and application in grassland restoration23. Mitigating climate change for the grassland restoration24. Co-grazing system for wild herbivores and livestock in grassland national park25. Systematic coupling and modeling in sustainable grassland management26. Landscape pathway and modeling in sustainable grassland management27. Philosophy and ethics of grassland sustainable management