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The topic of sustainability, crucial to the survival and well-being of human beings, emerged as the focus of the governance and the system structure of governments in countries all over the world. Likewise, the academic sector also crosses the boundary of traditional environmental science to seek an understanding of the impact of human activities on the natural environment in cross-disciplinary approaches, the response of the natural environment to such impact, and the result. Taiwan is under the high level of climatic risk and is in urgent need of positive strategy and action in order to tackle the challenges of the climatic crisis. Intensification of climate action, public awareness in environmental education, and social participation will be the only way out. The governance of weather in the locality with professional skill as the foundation will be essential for building up a resilient community. Under this scheme, we continue to explore the Fuxing District of Taoyuan City in greater depth with “sustainability” as the central idea and aiming at the specific feature of the environment to work and learn with the tribes. The objective is to create a resilient community strong enough to tolerate the risk deriving from disasters.

In furthering the foundation of the predecessor “Sustainable ‘Fuxing’ – Creation of the smart and resilient tribe”, this task force will continue to focus and extend the topics of the local community. The subsidiary scheme of “smart disaster prevention” aims at facing the actual risk of climate, while the subsidiary schemes of “energy and carbon reduction” and “sustainable environment” attempt to incrementally enhance the opportunity and capacity of Fuxing District in get hold of green energy and transformation. They also provide necessary information on sustainable environments to train local people. The subsidiary scheme of “culture and industry” is based on the cultural heritage of Taiya (makino bamboo). The purpose is to improve economic development and employment of the regions of the disadvantaged through social participation and the effort of the people of the local community with the build up of the bamboo industry as the “sustainable industry” as the long-term goal, and moves towards “mbhoyaw: Plenty and Thriving” in Taiya dialect. Disaster prevention is a competition with time. Sustainability is the preservation of living space. Four subsidiary schemes will work together for achieving this goal thereby joint effort will be made to struggle for the time and space for Fuxing District in survival, living, and livelihood.

The core value of this scheme “local” with emphasis on the distinctive conditions and features of different regions in presenting the knowledge of the locality in diversity. We hope we could use local knowledge to challenge the authority of general knowledge and work hard and hand-in-hand with the local tribes for their survival, living, and livelihood in sustainability. At this point, we will be responsible for making friends at the mountain under the scheme, and work together with the fellow tribesmen through exchange of experience of knowledge, to develop the possibility of living at the mountain in full effort.

Smart Disaster Prevention （the preliminary stage is smart disaster prevention）
Respond to the extreme climate change and upgrade the self-defense capability in disaster prevention.

The major disasters to Fuxing District include earthquake, floods, natural disaster on mountain slope, of which tropical storms and torrential rain will be detrimental to the district. The tribes at the back side of the mountain in Fuxing District are exposed to high disaster risk. The climatic condition is very different from the front side and the area is remote. This is an important route to Yilan. If hit by tropical storm, torrential rain, or earthquake, this zone will become isolated due to the crack of the mountain. In a situation like this, compulsory evacuation will be difficult. Under this subsidiary scheme, observation on the factors of weakness of this zone will be continued. With the data from observation and analysis, a multi-facet disaster prevention and climate governance strategy will be conveyed.

Energy and carbon reduction （smart energy at the preliminary stage ）
Demonstration of building up green energy and micro power grid to avoid becoming an isolated zone of power supply, and move toward the goal of carbon reduction.

Taiwan is located at the zone of frequent earthquakes on the Pacific Fire Ring and the route of tropical storms in west Pacific. Natural disasters are highly likely to cause interruption of traffic and communication at the rural mountainous area. This is particularly serious in communication and power supply cut off. Fuxing District of Taoyuan City is at the remote mountainous zone where transportation is inconvenient. Power cut off will handicap the control of the situation in the district and turn it into an isolated zone, which eventually delays rescue in disaster. The subsidiary scheme of “”net zero carbon emission”” is action oriented, and aims as the transformation of energy congruent with the specific features of the place.

Sustainable Environment （Sustainable water resources is the preliminary stage）
Promotion of topics of the land in environment and advocacy of protecting the environment.

Shimen Reservoir is the most important reservoir in north Taiwan and the primary supply of water to New Taipei, Taoyuan City and Hukou Town of Hsinchu County for public use. Fuxing District is the most important city jurisdiction of the water collection zone of Shimen Reservoir. In general, most people agree that the air quality is good, as Fuxing District is in the mountain. But the reverse is true. This subsidiary scheme linked to the “”water resources””, “”air quality””, “”reuse of solid waste”” and other focuses of education in order to create an indigenous community conceived with the central idea of “”sustainable environment””.

Culture and industry（Innovation of the tribes at the preliminary stage）
Development of the local business of Phyllostachys makinoi Hayata to prompt for sustainable development of the tribes.

Plantation of makino bamboo is plenty in Fuxing District, which is a kind of essential material for the traditional way of life of Taiya people. This kind of bamboo booms extensively and has a quick growth rate. Bamboo is a kind of material that worthy using. The enactment of “”The Logging Ban Compensation for Lands Reserved for Indigenous Peoples Act”” caused the significant decline of bamboo production in Taiwan. Overgrown bamboo forest and old bamboo forest without revitalization pose potential threat to water and soil conservation and the environment. The bamboo cutters were affected and cannot make a decent life by cutting bamboo, and they departed from their hometown for other kinds of work. The youths of these indigenous tribes cannot smell any future of the industry in this place and are not willing to engage in this profession. The bamboo industry in Taiwan from upstream to downstream simply lacks the momentum in operation. This subsidiary scheme aims at the full-range advocacy and links to the industry in itself, policy aspect, and environmental issues of the bamboo industry for protecting the livelihood of the indigenous residents.

Smart Disaster Prevention （the preliminary stage is smart disaster prevention）
Respond to the extreme climate change and upgrade the self-defense capability in disaster prevention.

The major disasters to Fuxing District include earthquake, floods, natural disaster on mountain slope, of which tropical storms and torrential rain will be detrimental to the district. The tribes at the back side of the mountain in Fuxing District are exposed to high disaster risk. The climatic condition is very different from the front side and the area is remote. This is an important route to Yilan. If hit by tropical storm, torrential rain, or earthquake, this zone will become isolated due to the crack of the mountain. In a situation like this, compulsory evacuation will be difficult. Under this subsidiary scheme, observation on the factors of weakness of this zone will be continued. With the data from observation and analysis, a multi-facet disaster prevention and climate governance strategy will be conveyed.
Energy and carbon reduction（smart energy at the preliminary stage）
Demonstration of building up green energy and micro power grid to avoid becoming an isolated zone of power supply, and move toward the goal of carbon reduction.

Taiwan is located at the zone of frequent earthquakes on the Pacific Fire Ring and the route of tropical storms in west Pacific. Natural disasters are highly likely to cause interruption of traffic and communication at the rural mountainous area. This is particularly serious in communication and power supply cut off. Fuxing District of Taoyuan City is at the remote mountainous zone where transportation is inconvenient. Power cut off will handicap the control of the situation in the district and turn it into an isolated zone, which eventually delays rescue in disaster. The subsidiary scheme of “”net zero carbon emission”” is action oriented, and aims as the transformation of energy congruent with the specific features of the place.
Sustainable Environment（Sustainable water resources is the preliminary stage）
Promotion of topics of the land in environment and advocacy of protecting the environment.

Shimen Reservoir is the most important reservoir in north Taiwan and the primary supply of water to New Taipei, Taoyuan City and Hukou Town of Hsinchu County for public use. Fuxing District is the most important city jurisdiction of the water collection zone of Shimen Reservoir. In general, most people agree that the air quality is good, as Fuxing District is in the mountain. But the reverse is true. This subsidiary scheme linked to the “”water resources””, “”air quality””, “”reuse of solid waste”” and other focuses of education in order to create an indigenous community conceived with the central idea of “”sustainable environment””.
Culture and industry（Innovation of the tribes at the preliminary stage）
Development of the local business of Phyllostachys makinoi Hayata to prompt for sustainable development of the tribes.

Plantation of makino bamboo is plenty in Fuxing District, which is a kind of essential material for the traditional way of life of Taiya people. This kind of bamboo booms extensively and has a quick growth rate. Bamboo is a kind of material that worthy using. The enactment of “”The Logging Ban Compensation for Lands Reserved for Indigenous Peoples Act”” caused the significant decline of bamboo production in Taiwan. Overgrown bamboo forest and old bamboo forest without revitalization pose potential threat to water and soil conservation and the environment. The bamboo cutters were affected and cannot make a decent life by cutting bamboo, and they departed from their hometown for other kinds of work. The youths of these indigenous tribes cannot smell any future of the industry in this place and are not willing to engage in this profession. The bamboo industry in Taiwan from upstream to downstream simply lacks the momentum in operation. This subsidiary scheme aims at the full-range advocacy and links to the industry in itself, policy aspect, and environmental issues of the bamboo industry for protecting the livelihood of the indigenous residents.

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