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
- Case studies looking at the technology transfer provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention on Biological Diversity, 2003
- Science and technology have long been recognised as essential driving forces in the development process. With the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), countries have emphasised the need to advance its crucial tech...
- The environmental implications of BT cotton in China
- D. Xue / Greenpeace International, 2002
- This paper discusses the issues surrounding BT cotton in China. BT cotton is the main genetically modified crop variety in large scale production in China. Recent research shows that BT cotton is effective in controlling the primary p...
- Floods and forests: environmental damage and deforestation policies in developing countries in China and Thailand
- G. Lang / Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University, Hong Kong, 2002
- What factors motivate developing countries to prevent deforestation, which can cause serious environmental damage, such as flooding? Do democratic states take action more effectively than authoritarian states? This paper considers the...
- Participation in biotechnology and biosafety policy
- D. Glover / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003
- This paper explores the challenges entailed in applying the principles and methods of public participation to national and international policy processes. It draws on evidence from the field of biotechnology policy and biosafety regul...
- Air pollution and emissions: measures to improve air quality
- H. E. S. Mestl; J. Fang / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2003
- Mitigation strategies for vehicular emmission pollution, Beijing
- Q. Wang; K. He; T. Li; L. Fu / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2002
- Can the clean development mechanism attain both cost effectiveness and sustainable development objectives?
- H. H. Kolshus; J. Vevatne; A. Torvanger; K. Aunan / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2001
- This paper looks at both the back ground of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and discusses to what extent its current design allows it to achieve both its objectives as defined in the Kyoto Protocol: to promote sustainable devel...
- Participatory environmental planning on the Tibetan Plateau
- J.M. Foggin / Plateau Perspectives, 2000
- This PhD dissertation looks at policies for protecting the native biodiversity of the Tibetan plateau and seeking sustainable development opportunities for this economically poor region Grassroots participation in conservation ...
- How nations translate international biotech policy commitments into national legislation in China and India
- P. Newell / Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2003
- This IDS working paper compares the way in which two leading developing countries in the global debate on biotechnology have sought to translate policy commitments contained in international agreements on trade and biosafety into work...
- Is collective and group tenure and community-based management appropriate to the rangelands of Western China?
- T. Banks; C. Richard; Li Ping; Zhaoli Yan / Case Western Reserve University, 2003
- The paper begins by outlining Chinese grassland policy in the reform period and then describes key aspects of actual local level arrangements for grassland management. This description is based on the authors’ field studies at di...
- 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
