Biodiversity
Fighting climate change with bamboo
Charlotte King Bamboo is a surprisingly effective carbon sink and is being promoted by the government as a uniquely Chinese solution to climate change […]
Tag: China
Sustainable Business
China’s economy is recovering quickly, as are its carbon emissions
Wang Yan Big investments in traditional infrastructures are driving the economy, but a path to green growth remains open Macroeconomic data for the first half of […]
COVID-19
‘Completely Out of Control’: China Says ‘US Epidemic’ Threat to Rest of the World
In the coming fall and winter, the US epidemic will likely run rampant, and more countries and regions will be forced to suffer because […]
Climate
Chinese farmers have been capturing a potent greenhouse gas for decades
Karen Mancl Millions of farmers use anaerobic digesters to capture methane from manure, which has also improved indoor air by reducing wood burning Spreading manure on crops […]
Biodiversity
Locust attack threatens food security in Pakistan, South Asia
Muhammad Akbar Notezai; Atika Rehman As FAO warns of major blow to food supply, farmers say locusts are already gobbling up their crops and […]
Biodiversity
The long goodbye: Study declares ancient Chinese paddlefish extinct
Shreya Dasgupta The Chinese paddlefish is, or rather was, a unique species. It was one of only two living species of paddlefish, part of an […]
Cities
A global ‘toilet revolution’ is underway – but it’s polluting water and ignoring the urban poor
Deljana Iossifova, University of Manchester; Purva Dewoolkar, University of Manchester, and Youcao Ren, University of Manchester It’s great that countries are backing the global […]
Biodiversity
China’s Brazilian beef demand linked to Amazon deforestation risk
Gustavo Faleiros Analyses of Brazil’s beef exports show 22,700 hectares of Amazon deforestation in 2017 that may be connected to Chinese demand Porto Velho […]
Data & Reports
India and China top hot spots of antimicrobial resistance in animals
Ranjit Devraj Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has worsened in animals and humans, reducing the efficacy of vital medicines Global study highlights Asia, where meat consumption […]
Biodiversity
Should China build the world’s longest undersea tunnel?
Zhang Chun The biodiversity by opening of the Bohai Sea, dotted with rich island ecosystems, would be impacted In the waters off Penglai, Shandong […]
Biodiversity
The gecko smugglers of India’s northeast
Mubina Akhtar A massive demand from China is driving the capture and trafficking of geckos from India’s northeastern states, with some traffickers even setting […]
Biodiversity
Nigerian fishers hit by criminals, imports and climate change
Nosmot Gbadamosi From African waters to China and back again, over half the fish on Nigerian tables is imported Makoko: the fishing community running […]