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
- Has Shell China managed to have an impact on making China more environmentally friendly
- I. F. Buan / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2008
- The first goal of this report is to identify and analyse changes that have happened in the Shell Group since the 1990s when energy companies started their ‘greening’ processes. These changes happened due to stricter enviro...
- How have the UNEP, CSD and GEF contributed to environmental awareness and institution building in China
- G. Heggelund; E. B. Backer / Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2007
- The focus of this article is on whether, and to what extent, the major UN bodies for environmental issues – the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), the Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD), and the Global Enviro...
- Research findings on water resources
- id21 Natural Resources, 2008
- The main focus in id21 natural resource Highlights 6 is water. Five relevant research articles are presented that focus on various issues related to water resources. 1. Increasing the productivity of irrigation syste...
- What approaches can help rehabilitate degraded land?
- New Agriculturalist, 2008
- Across vast areas of the world, human activity has degraded once fertile and productive land. Deforestation, overgrazing, continuous farming and poor irrigation practices have affected almost 2 billion hectares worldwide, threatening ...
- What are China's policies on energy security?
- Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 2006
- China is now the world's second-largest energy producer and consumer and plays an increasingly important role in maintaining global energy security. This government White Paper sets out China's policy to develop a modern energy indust...
- An overview of current CDM project developments in six Asian countries
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2008
- These fact sheets provide information about Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project developments in six Asian countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. The sheets include information on domestic Green H...
- Is Urban Asia’s environment picture as bleak as it looks?
- E.R. Peterson; R. Posner / Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2007
- This collaborative paper addresses the problems of water shortages in Asia. Focusing on urbanisation, it discusses China’s plan to lead the world in science and technology. It also proposes new modes of environmental govern...
- What are the likely effects of China and India on world energy demand?
- International Energy Agency, 2007
- The rapidly growing economies of China and India will place increasing pressure on the world’s energy resources. This summary of the World Energy Outlook for 2007 projects future energy demands and highlights implications for gl...
- Improving energy security in India and China
- S. Tønnesson; Å. Kolås / International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2006
- What is the composition of Indian and Chinese energy consumption and their relative dependence on imported energy (with a focus on oil and gas)? This paper describes the responses of India and China to their need for energy security, ...
- Electronic and electrical product waste in India and China
- K. Bridgen; I. Labunska; D. Santillo / Greenpeace International, 2005
- This paper investigates the effects of electronic and electrical product waste with an emphasis on India and China. The study is particularly aimed at providing a snapshot of workplace and environmental contamination from a selection ...
- 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
