Calls by Yunnan officials to restrict water flows to other countries overlook the ecological and water quality factors behind south-west China’s drought Read more »
Why has water-rich Yunnan become a drought hotspot?
Expert calls for 10-year fishing moratorium on Yangtze River
Overfishing, dam construction and pollution spell ecological crisis for the Yangtze – and fish are at the heart of it, says Cao Wenxuan. Read more »
The impacts of dams on the fisheries of the Mekong
The impacts of dams on the fisheries of the Mekong：the state of knowledge series published by the Challenge Program on Water and Food. Read more »
UN biodiversity summit: Communities assert their rights over biological resources
As the UN biodiversity summit draws to a close, Krystyna Swiderska explores how communities can share benefits from the use of biodiversity and traditional knowledge they preserve. Read more »
EcoHealth summit: Asia to be source of next global pandemic?
More than 450 people from 62 countries have gathered in Yunnan to thrash out ways of tackling new challenges to human health. Read more »
Bhutan struggles to control illegal wildlife trade
Bhutan is increasingly serving as a conduit for illegal wildlife smuggling between India and China, undermining the country’s conservation efforts. Dawa Wangchuk reports. Read more »
World needs to do much more to preserve biodiversity, says India’s Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh, India’s Prime Minister, calls for greater action to conserve biodiversity while opening the high-level segment of the UN biodiversity summit. Read more »