China and Environment
- Capital:
Beijing - Population:
1330044000 - Size:
9596960.0 Km2
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Content from selected partners can be found by following the relevant links in the central panel below - or check out our editor's selection of the best sector specific information from other websites.
- 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
- Promoting the participatory and sustainable development of forest communities in Asia
- N. Mukherjee / Eldis Document Store, 2005
- This paper draws lessons from indigenous perspectives of forest communities in India, China and Nepal which are involved in relatively new initiatives in local forest management for over-arching goals such as enrichment of bio-diversi...
- China says no to curbing emissions, yes to clean energy and energy efficiency
- P. Jiahua / SciDev.Net, 2005
- Climate change is affecting China and China is affecting climate change. Key to the relationship are the nation's booming economy and energy sector. With several climatic zones and sensitive physical environments, China is susc...
- New incentives needed to promote development-neutral greenhouse-gas mitigation projects
- M. Howells; J. House; J. Laitner 2005
- This article investigates two cases of large scale, development-neutral projects in China and South Africa that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The authors argue that GHG can be reduced in a manner that does not retard developm...
- The Asian forestry outlook is not as grim as often predicted
- P.B. Durst; C. Brown; H. D. Tacio; M. Ishikawa / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005
- This publication reflects the outcome of an initiative to identify instances of exemplary forest management in the region and examine the core components of high quality forest management in an effort to illustrate good forest managem...
- id21 viewpoint - Getting to grips with development in rural China
- James Keeley / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
- The pace of China's rise as a global superpower often amazes visitors, with cities seeming to transform themselves overnight. However, this is only one side of modern China: most rural areas remain overwhelmingly poor. While urban dev...
- Receeding glaciers will have severe impacts on economic development
- S. Rai / WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005
- This paper exposes the rate of retreat of Himalayan glaciers accelerating as global warming increases. The report states that glaciers in the region are now receding at an average rate of 10-15 metres per year. There are several probl...
- The reality of integrating gender into transport policies and projects
- Jeff Turner; Annabel Davis; Mika Kunieda / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
- Donor agencies and national governments have increasingly expressed their commitment to promoting gender equality in all areas of their work. This has included efforts to integrate gender into the work of the transport sector. However...
- Men first: inheritance rights and women in rural China
- Heather Xiaoquan Zhang / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
- For women in rural China, inheritance rights are often limited by traditional customs which give greater benefits to men. Although this is being challenged by new laws that recognise women’s legal rights, increased access for wom...
- Conflict over natural resources: causes and resolutions
- A. P. Castro; E. Nielsen / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003
- This report presents a collection of case studies which focus on processes of conflict management and resolution and the different ways and means that conflicts are addressed. The authors examine the intervention strategies, methods a...
- Agriculture, forestry, aquaculture, automobiles, energy, and textiles and China's accession to the WTO
- International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2004
- This report by the Task Force on WTO and Environment of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development looks at six sectors where the environmental impacts are the most pronounced: agriculture, forestry...
- 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
