South Korea conserving biodiversity on easternmost islets of Dokdo
Ulleung Island, South Korea: South Korea’s easternmost islets of Dokdo, located 220 kilometers east of the Korean Peninsula, constitute one of the few areas left in the country which has been barely disturbed by people. There are about 40 people residing on Dokdo, most being police stationed at the islets’ watch post. Around 200,000 people […]
S. Korean lab develops inexpensive catalyst to make bioplastic
A South Korean chemical research laboratory said Wednesday that it developed a catalyst that can inexpensively make eco-friendly bioplastic products. The catalyst, based on commonly found chitosan biomass, has been shown in testing to effectively produce bioplastic or polyethylene furanoate (PEF), according to state-run Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT). “The 2.5-Furandicarboxylic acid can […]
Horticultural expo to boost green living
A grand international horticultural exhibition, scheduled to kick off on Monday, April 29, is widely seen as the best way to demonstrate China’s achievements and commitment to global ecological construction. President Xi Jinping attended the opening ceremony on Sunday evening, calling for the pursuit of harmony between man and nature. Xi said that the overall […]
Green investment prioritized in Belt and Road cooperation
China is reinforcing cooperation on environment-friendly investment and green financing with financial institutions from multiple countries and regions, in an effort to curb carbon emission generated from infrastructure construction, and secure low-carbon and sustainable growth of countries along the Belt and Road. The Global Infrastructure Hub (GIH) predicted that by 2040, most of the investment […]
Herdsmen contribute to eco-protection in China’s major-river headwaters
An innovative eco-monitoring system is contributing to the ecological protection of China’s Sanjiangyuan area, the home to the headstreams of Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang (Mekong) Rivers in Qinghai Province. Local herdsmen are recruited in the region to help protect and improve the environment by serving as eco-monitors, capturing substantial valuable images of wildlife. Tamdrin […]
Ecological construction prioritized during China’s Two Sessions
With the goal to increase domestic forest coverage to 23.04 percent by 2020, Chinese political delegates gathered in Beijing for China’s Two Sessions, the nation’s top political meetings, and pooled their wisdom to achieve the target of “Beautiful China”. China has made significant progress in ecological construction and civilization in the past four decades. […]
China to reinforce ecological and environmental protection: minister
China will be very persistent, never let loose of any links, and maintain a very strong strategic focus on ecological and environmental protection, said the country’s Ecology and Environment Minister Li Ganjie. Li made the remarks while taking questions from domestic and foreign journalists at a press conference for the second session of the 13th […]
China vows to win battle against pollution
China has reaffirmed its determination to win the tough battle against pollution and pledged that boosting the economy will not come at the price of a degraded environment. Speaking to reporters at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual legislative session on March 11, China’s Ecology and Environment Minister Li Ganjie vowed to […]
Forest coverage rate in Tibet rises to 12.14 percent
“When I first went to Lhasa and saw trees there over 20 years ago, I wondered how nice it would be if there were also trees in my hometown,” said Samten Dargye, a 48-year-old herdsman from Nagqu City in northern Tibet. The man hadn’t been out of his hometown nor seen trees before he was 26 […]
China contributes most to global greenery expansion
China is the source of a quarter of the global increase in green leaf area between 2000 and 2017, ranking the first in the world regarding the contribution rate, said a recent study by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). In recent 20 years, China’s forest area and stock volume kept […]
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