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East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
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China's Environment
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Benxi to Experiment With Emissions Trading A June 2000 report from U.S. Embassy Beijing
China: From Afforestation to Poverty Alleviation and Natural Forest Management A World Bank evaluation country case study by Scott Rozelle et al. (2000)

China Country Analysis Brief
Compiled by the Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy, with emphasis on energy resources, production & consumption (June 2003)
China Environment Forum Publications: Series 1Series 2Series 3Series 4 Publications of Woodrow Wilson International Center's "ongoing multidisciplinary forum that considers how U.S. foreign policy & assistance might be more effectively crafted to produce more environmentally sound devleopment & better relations with the People's Republic of China"
Content-Rich China New Energy Network (CNE) (in Chinese & English) "a non-profit professional information network system constructed by Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences": policies; energy Web sites; energy journals, etc.
China Portal of Forest and Trade Asia "China-specific information on forest certification and responsible wood sourcing ... as well as news about foresty issues in China"
China Replacing the United States as World's Leading Consumer Lester R. Brown on China's growing needs for resources & geopolitical implications, with comparative data on Chinese & American consumption (Earth Policy Institute, Feb. 16, 2005)
China Revises Its Air Pollution Law A June 2000 report from U.S. Embassy Beijing
China's Clean Air Price Tag: USD 40 Billion A May 2000 report from U.S. Embassy Beijing
China's Development and the Environment Harvard Asia Quarterly 's interview with Elizabeth Economy, Council on Foreign Relations (Winter 2003)
China's Environmental Problems Threaten World's Future Greenpeace China's first national state of the environment report (Aug. 1999)
China's Forest Policy for the 21st Century Paper by Peichang Zhang et al. (Science, June 2000, PDF format)
China's Growing Pains Excerpt from Jasper Becker's National Geographic Magazine essay on China's environment, with image gallery, map, additional information, related links, bibliography, & National Geographic resources
Chinese Environmental Web Sites A list of mainly Chinese-language PRC environmental protection bureaux
Cleaner Production (Pollution Prevention) in China (in English & Chinese) National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China's "current and comprehensive information source on China's campaign to reduce pollution"
Climate Action in the United States & China A Woodrow Wilson International Center China Environment Forum publication
The Cost of Envionmental Degradation in China A December 2000 report by U.S. Embassy Beijing
Crouching Suspicions, Hidden Potential: U.S. Environmental & Energy Cooperation with China A Woodrow Wilson International Center China Environment Forum Publication
Curbing Chinese Pollution: A Tale of Two Cities A June 2000 report on pollution in Shenyang & Dalian from U.S. Embassy Beijing
Energy & Environment in China & East Asia One of Timothy C. Weiskel's Subject Bibliographies in Environmental Ethics
Energy and Environmental Issues for Transportation Sector of North Asia Mega-cities Study of 41 Chinese cities by Kebin He, Hong Huo& Qiang Zhang of Tsinghua Univ. for the 2002 IGES/APN Mega-City Project Workshop (PDF format; slides)
Environment (in Chinese, English, & other languages) Environmental laws & regulations; news; ecological China; international cooperation; community's efforts
Environmental Pollution & Policies in China's Township & Village Industrial Enterprises Kazuki Taketoshi's discussion paper for the Center for Development Research (Mar. 2001)
Fifteen Centuries of Chinese Environmental History A 1994 paper by Robert M. Hartwell
Floods in China 2003 News; flood FAQ; flood control law & endeavor; water projects
Friends of Nature (in Chinese & English) A Chinese environmental NGO aiming to "promote environmental protection and sustainable development in China by raising environmental awareness and initiating a 'green culture' among the public"
Further Growth of the Xiamen Economic Free Zone Hampered by Freshwater Pollution Reinhold Castensson's paper in Asia Insights (no. 2, June 2003)
Fighting Pollution in Sichuan: Mixed Results A December 2000 report from U.S. Consulate General Chengdu
Flood Relief Programs for China Listing of programs & contact information for donations to flood relief in response to the great floods of 1998
Forests Vs. People? PRC Natural Forest Protection An August 2000 report from U.S. Embassy Beijing
Global Climate Change: Coal Use in China and Other Asian Developing Countries A Congressional Research Service Report by Marc Humphries (June 1999)
Global Village of Beijing (GVB) Independent NGO with mission "to enhance public awareness and to promote public involvement in environment protection in China by means of the mass media and various social activities"
Global Warming in China Text & photographs by Gary Braasch, World View of Global Warming
Going After the Big Polluters: The Shenyang Smelter An August 2000 report from U.S. Embassy Beijing

Grave Concerns: Problems of Sustainable Development for Modern China
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6

From U.S. Embassy Beijing, summary translation of Grave Concerns, an October 1998 book written by two Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Environmental & Development Institute researchers
Green NGO & Environmental Journalist Forum Report "forum ... 65 environmentalists & journalists from [Mainland China, Taiwan & Hong Kong] ... to discuss improving the capacity of environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) & the quality of environmental reporting in the region" (April 2001)
Greenpeace China What's hot; campaigns; press release, etc.
Guangdong Environment: Some Progress, But Many Problems Remain A December 2000 report from U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou
Impressions of a Death Match on the Long River: Concrete Colossus Versus the River Dragon A critique of the Three Gorges Dam project (Counterpunch, Dec. 21, 2004)
Industrial Environmental Performance in China: The Impact of Inspections Paper by Susmita Dasgupta et al. for Development Research Group, The World Bank (Dec. 1999)
International Fund for China's Environment (in English & Chinese) "Established by a group of concerned scientists and professionals in 1996 ... to protect the world environment by dealing with China environmental problems, by facilitating partnerships and by building capacity"
Professional Association for Chinas Environment (PACE) NGO providing "a platform for all those who are interested in Chinas environmental issues"
Report of the Second Non-governmental Organization Forum on U.S.-China Environmental Cooperation Co-organized by Renmin University of China & International Fund for Chinas Environment, Washington DC (Nov. 14-16, 2001)

The Ruined Land: China's Water Crisis
Part 1: The Death of China's Rivers
Part 2: Peasants Bear Brunt of China's Energy Plans
Part 3: China in an Energy Quandary
Part 4: China Awakens to Its Devastated Environment

Jasper Becker's series in Asia Times (Aug. 2003)
Sandstorms in Beijing Dong Jing and Jan-Erik Gustafsson's paper in Asia Insights (no. 2, June 2003)
Content-Rich Shanghai Environment Online (in Chinese & English) Daily report for Shanghai; weekly report of air quality for 46 cities; Shanghai municipal environmental protection regulations; Shanghai environmental bulletin; environmental news, science & technology, education, cleanup, etc.
Sinosphere Journal Quarterly on environmental issues published since summer of 1998
South-to-north Water Diversion Project Full coverage by Xinhua News Agency
Content-Rich State Environmental Protection Administration of China: Chinese; English Administrative affairs; plans & reports; laws & regulations; institutions & functions; standards & scientific & technological development; pollution control; natural conservation; nuclear & radiation safety; environmental impact assessments; multilateral cooperation; environmental supervision
The Three Gorges: Going Under Photo essay by James Whitlow Delano (Time Asia, Aug. 27, 2003)
Three Gorges Campaign International Rivers Network's campaign against the Three Gorges Dam: updates, files, map, press releases & letters, articles, technical reviews, & links
The Three Gorges Dam: Taming the Waters of the Yangtze Creating Social instability? Gørild Heggelund's paper in Asia Insights (no. 2, June 2003)
The Three-Gorges Project News & documents provided by the Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C.
Three Gorges Project Full coverage by Xinhua News Agency
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