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Officials of Chinese and international environment agencies Saturday asserted that economic development should no longer be at the cost of environmental degradation. Achim Steiner, Under Secretary General of the United ... Read More

China planted 74.04 million mu (4.9 million hectares) of new forests by mid-June this year, said an official with the State Forestry Administration (SFA) on Monday. The new forests accounted for 83.38 percent of the 2010 ... Read More

CHINA’S northeast is home to the largest and most important forested zone in the country. The forests of the Greater Hinggan, Lesser Hinggan, Zhangguangcai and Changbai mountain ranges have traditionally been the ... Read More

A total of 20 trainees from 12 countries are attending a workshop on the use of solar energy in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China’s Gansu province. Among the trainees are energy officials, business executives and ... Read More

China has allocated about 22.4 billion yuan to reinforce achievements of the reforestation program since its implementation in 2007, which has generated considerable economic and ecological benefits, Xinhua News Agency ... Read More

A Chinese manufacturer has won a deal to produce five environment-friendly subway trains for India, the company’s spokesman said Tuesday. Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co Ltd of China South Locomotive and Rolling Stock ... Read More

China will likely go ahead with financing the construction of two nuclear reactors in Pakistan despite concerns from other countries, say Chinese experts. China is expected to announce its plans to build the reactors in ... Read More

Companies making disposable chopsticks will face local government restrictions aimed at decreasing the use of the throwaway utensils, according to a joint circular issued here Wednesday. The production, circulation and ... Read More

Climate change and extreme weather events pose a grave challenge to the country’s food supply, agricultural researchers have warned. Gu Lianhong, a senior researcher with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US, said ... Read More

Recently, state researchers have issued preliminary proposals for a carbon tax. A report from the National Development and Reform Commission recommends introducing a carbon tax in 2012. The tax rate is based on the amount ... Read More

Recent floods, landslides and heavy rains in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region mark the beginning of China’s flood season, and there are over 100,000 sites that are especially dangerous during this period, the ... Read More

When negotiators from 185 countries end their two-week climate talks in Bonn Friday, analysts say a likely breakthrough on rich nations’ financial support to the poor will be a good start in restoring mutual trust ... Read More

The Chinese ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on Wednesday called for persistent international efforts in dealing with environment challenges such as climate change and the shortage of energy and natural ... Read More