Introduction by Kelvin Kwok Freshwater is an important resource in many countries especially developing ones, and many people in these regions do not really have access to it in daily life. Unfortunately, this issue tends to receive much less attention compared to, say, air pollution, partly because it seems less relevant…
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How Chinese infrastructure projects let nature be nature
“On a beautiful day, you could see various animals, zebras, gazelles, giraffes, even elephants,” Fauzia Hussein, a passenger on the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway, described the wildlife she observed along the route. Since it opened to traffic in 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi railway has been crossed by countless wild animals migrating between north…
Melting the Roof of the World: Impact of Climate Change on the Tibet High Plateau, China
High up in the Tibet Autonomous Region and western China lies the Tibetan Plateau, an imposing landmass of huge importance to Asia. Now, climate change is threatening to melt its glaciers. What does this mean for China and south Asia? Nicknamed the ‘Roof of the World’, the Tibetan Plateau, or…
Kunming Declaration – Full Text
China Environment editorial note: The Kunming Declaration (see full text in English here) was adopted today. Its main purpose is to reaffirm the global political commitment to tackling the biodiversity crisis, and continue the process of coming to an agreement on the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). The text is agreed by…
Xi Jinping unveils new measures at COP15 to strive for a beautiful China
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a deep reverence for Nature while addressing the leaders’ summit of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) via a video link on Tuesday. President Xi said that people need to respect Nature, follow Nature’s…
Kunming Declaration adopted at COP15
Parties to the United Nations Biological Diversity Convention have adopted the Kunming Declaration, as a two-day high-level segment of the 15th meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention, or COP 15, concluded on Wednesday. A copy of the full text of the Kunming Declaration is available at…
French Mathematician Laurent Lafforgue joins Huawei team
Laurent Lafforgue, a famous French mathematician and winner of the mathematics Fields Medal has joined the Huawei team, making it stronger in terms of research. In recent years, Lafforgue’s work on topos theory has led him to develop a collaboration with the research teams of Huawei France. The Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES) is…
Beautiful China: Promoting ecological civilization with concrete action
Ensuring a balance between environmental protection and economic development is a challenge for the world, especially for China, a country which has undergone fast-paced development. On July 1, China announced the realization of Xiaokang society, or “a moderately prosperous society in all respects,” with its GDP soaring to about $15.7 trillion…
China’s path to global ecological civilization
Two months ago, a herd of China’s wandering Asian elephants finally returned home after a 17-month odyssey that caught global attention. But the discussion on ecological civilization continues, and the public’s ongoing interest in these international stars reflects that more and more awareness is being paid to the issue. China’s…
Historic Lao China passenger train named Lane Xang to arrive on Friday
The first passenger train to run on the Laos-China railway, which is scheduled to open on December 2, is expected to arrive in Vientiane on Friday. The Prime Minister’s Office on Monday issued a notice that named the historic passenger train ‘Lane Xang’ – Laos’ former name when the country…