2016/11/28 |
In China We Trust: The Promise of a New Carbon Market
As China prepares to open a national carbon market, no immediate emissions reduction is expected when it opens next year, but its huge scale provides hope for reductions from 2020 onwards.
2016/11/22 |
Back from the Brink: The Surprising Survival of India's Rhinos
India’s Rhino population was barely 75 in 1905. It has now increased by 35-times In 107 years.
2016/10/26 |
FEATURE: An Early Nuclear-Free Homeland
With both nuclear power plants in northern Taiwan soon to shut down, a significant gap in power supply is looming.
2016/09/12 |
The LegCo Elections and the Political Ecology of the New Territories
How the 2016 LegCo election became a critical moment of the 30-year-long agricultural development and movement in Hong Kong.
2016/08/31 |
China Doubles Down on Pacific Fishery
China’s exports to the Pacific Islands doubled in the past year as it helps the region boost up its fishing industry.
2016/08/29 |
Nepal Mulls China’s Trans-Himalayan Rail Plans
‘We have to work in the middle of these extremes.’ What will China’s trans-Himalayan railway mean for Nepal?
2016/08/23 |
Indonesia Fears Repeat of Catastrophic Blazes as Forest Fires Start
Six Indonesian provinces have issued emergency alerts over forest fires. Last year’s fires ravaged 2.6 million hectares and left more than 500,000 people sick.
2016/08/18 |
Taiwanese Student Takes On Global Problem with Paper Straw Design
A video of a plastic straw being extracted from the nose of a sea turtle pushed Cheng Wang-tung to design an award-winning foldable paper straw.
2016/08/03 |
‘Don’t Blame China’ — Education Needed on Air Pollution in Taiwan
The Taiwan Electric Vehicles Association is leading the charge in educating Taiwanese about the benefits of switching to electric vehicles, and the harsh reality of air pollution.
2016/08/01 |
OP-ED: Plastic Waste Turning Seas Toxic
'Since Japan consumes large volumes of fish, including one-fifth of the global tuna catch, and has vast expanses of exclusive economic zones in its surrounding seas, it has both a practical and moral obligation to promote global efforts to protect the oceans by working out concrete and effective measures to fight marine pollution.'
2016/07/18 |
Protecting Taiwan’s Endangered Leopard Cats
The species is on the edge of extinction in Taiwan.
2016/07/13 |
Taipei Bans Bottled Water and Disposable Utensils in Schools
The Taipei City Government has decided to ban bottled water and disposable utensils from elementary and junior high schools in an attempt to teach young students about environmental issues.
2016/07/13 |
The Challenge of Preserving Biodiversity in Taiwan
Taiwan is home to a broad variety of species, some of them unique to the country. But development puts many at constant risk.
2016/07/11 |
Protecting Pacific Bluefin Tuna
The Pacific bluefin tuna population has fallen to just 2.6% of its population before large-scale commercial fishing started.
2016/07/01 |
Formosa Plastics Admits Guilt for Mass Killing of Fish in Vietnam
Despite paying US$500m in damages and admitting it dumped toxic substance in rivers, there may be longer-term implications from the Formosa Plastics fish scandal.
2016/06/24 |
A Bad Dry Season on the Mekong
The waters of the Tonle Sap in Cambodia have fallen to one of the lowest levels in generations, while a dramatic increase in saltwater incursions into Vietnam’s Mekong Delta threaten fish caches and agricultural production.