nature
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China calls for strengthening Biosphere Reserve system
As Trump pulls USA out of UNESCO China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on September 22, 2025 called for joint efforts to strengthen the construction of UNESCO biosphere reserves, to promote the harmonious co-existence of humanity and nature, and to achieve synergistic progress between the economy and the environment. Ding said that China has achieved remarkable Continue reading
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China has enacted its first National Park law
China has introduced its inaugural national park legislation, aiming to safeguard natural ecosystems through a robust legal framework. The law establishes stringent protection measures and integrates national parks within the country’s ecological conservation strategy. Chinese legislators have officially adopted the nation’s first comprehensive law on national parks, designed to ensure the preservation and integrity of Continue reading
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The first academic paper in China defining “Ecological Civilization” in 1987
Tracing back to the earliest appearance of the concept of “ecological civilization” in China, Ying Xue (of China Ecological Civilization on Substack) found Ye Qianji’s article Ecological Needs and the Construction of Ecological Civilization published in 1987. This was widely seen as the earliest academic paper defining “Ecological Civilization” in China. Ying Xue would like to share it with Continue reading
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Chinese public prosecutors help protect world’s migratory birds
China has four of the planet’s nine major bird migration flyways intersecting its territory, and therefore plays a pivotal role in maintaining global avian biodiversity. China is home to over 1,500 bird species—13 percent of the world’s total—and more than 800 of them move between homes during migration seasons. Every spring and autumn, thousands of Continue reading
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Viet Nam and China partner to adopt sustainable traditional medicine
Photo: Signing of historic pledge by representatives from the Viet Nam Oriental TM Association, the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and leading research institutes. Vietnam and China, the two largest markets for traditional medicine (TM) that uses wild plants and animals, announced a new landmark partnership in January to adopt practices that protect wildlife while preserving Continue reading
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China plants 4.45 million hectares of trees in 2024
China planted 4.45 million hectares of trees and improved 3.22 million hectares of grassland, official data showed Sunday. The country also harnessed 2.45 million hectares of desertified land last year, and the country’s forest coverage has exceeded 25 percent, as disclosed at a national video conference on forestry and grassland work. Part of the effort Continue reading
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Bird diversity recovers in China’s Yangtze River Basin
A new study reveals a significant rise in bird diversity across China’s Yangtze River Basin over the past decade, driven by large-scale ecological restoration efforts. The findings highlight the success of restoration programs but also emphasize the urgent need for more targeted conservation strategies, particularly in vulnerable wetland areas. While the overall diversity of avian Continue reading
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Protecting one of the world’s last truly wild frontiers – China’s Qinghai Plateau
Protecting one of the world’s last truly wild frontiers – The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau ecosystem. One year on, China’s law on Qinghai-Xizang Plateau ecosystem protection bears fruit. In late August, a forest security team ventured deep into the rugged wilderness of Hoh Xil, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site in northwest China’s Qinghai Province. Often called a Continue reading
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