| 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
1; Series
2;
Series
3; Series
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" |
 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) |
| 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 |
| 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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