China and Environment
- Capital:
Beijing - Population:
1330044000 - Size:
9596960.0 Km2
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- The BLDS environment collection
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Search for the latest environment-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Encouraging Asian pension funds to work towards a responsible future
- The Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia, 2009
- Asia's pension funds are among the largest and fastest growing pools of capital in the region and their influence in the capital markets will continue to grow, especially as asset allocations diversify. The integration of environmenta...
- The importance of written forestland certifications in stimulating investments
- S. Holden; J. Xu; X. Jiang / Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009
- This study assesses the determinants of forestland allocation to households in the forest tenure reforms in China in the period 1980-2005. It also examines the current level of tenure security on forestland and how this tenure securit...
- Can international games be used to green the environment?
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2009
- This report contains findings of the assessment to review the impact of environmental measures that were implemented by Beijing for the Olympic Games. When Beijing was awarded the Games in 2001, the International Olympic Committee (IO...
- Is the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area a big polluter?
- H. Vutha; H. Jalilian / International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2008
- Environmental issues have received attention from Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) leaders. However, there is lack of institutional mechanisms to coordinate the implementation of environmental protection policies or action plans. The a...
- The Chinese environmental movement: a comparative study of two cities
- L. Xie; P. Hob / Conservation and Society, 2008
- This article analyses the characteristics of the Chinese environmental movement in terms of their organisational development and strategies. A comparative study of two Chinese cases - Shanghai and Xiangfan - is conducted to illustrate...
- How have China's development policies impacted Tibeten pastoralists?
- M. Foggin / Plateau Perspectives, 2008
- Tibetan grasslands constitute one of the most important grazing ecosystems in the world and encompass the source areas of many major Asian rivers. While a variety of government policies have been applied in recent years to protect the...
- Can irrigation provide a route towards poverty alleviation?
- M. Lipton / Poverty Research Unit, Sussex, 2008
- Focusing on water resources and irrigation, this paper documents a talk by Michael Lipton exploring approaches to poverty alleviation in developing Asia. The talk discusses the findings of a recent paper ‘Pro-poor intervention s...
- Gender and natural resource management: critical feminist perspectives
- B., P. Resurreccion; R. Elmhirst / International Development Research Centre, 2008
- This book examines the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender...
- Previously neglected and undervalued crops could hold the key to food security for the poor
- New Agriculturalist, 2008
- Increasingly, global food security has become dependent on a shrinking basket of a select number of crops. With prices for staple crops such as rice, wheat and maize having recently doubled or even tripled, it is timely to re-focus on...
- How is Chinese investment in Africa impacting the environment?
- P. Bosshard / South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
- Along with its economic presence, China has rapidly expanded its environmental footprint in Africa. This policy brief discusses and analyses the concerns about the impacts of China’s economic expansion on Africa’s environm...
- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP)
- Founded in 2001, the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP) of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) is a public institution with independent legal status. CAEP provides technical support and services such as environmental planning, environmental policy and consultation on environmental project selection management for the Chinese government and corporations.
- Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Asia Virtual Resource Centre (CRBNMASIA VRC)
- Participatory resource mamanegement in Asia
- Sustainable Development Networking Programme, China (SDNP)
- Service promoting the use of information technolgies for better development communication in China, including the implementation of local Agenda 21 targets. WWW site includes (in English and Chinese) directory information, hosted WWW sites (including Chinese Society for Sustainable Development, National New Drug Discovery Programme, China Biodiversity Programme, Sustainable Development Informati...
- China Biodiversity Information System (CBIS)
- National network of Biodiversity information centres. Data sources includes specimen collections, botanical gardens, nature reserves, field stations, geneplasm banks and research groups. WWW site includes background information on the programme and the participating organisations
