Tackling pollution at its source

China's waterways face frequent pollution crises. Although they are often dealt with promptly, the solutions need to go beyond quick fixes, writes Ma Jun.

Decoupling success and happiness

Future happiness will depend on making and consuming less, but who will be the first politician to propose less growth to the people? Kaarin Taipale reports.

Cold, hard facts from Greenland

British aviation officials seek to expand Stansted, London’s third airport. Opponents of the move called on an Inuit politician in a sealskin waistcoat to explain why his homeland will feel the impact. Oliver Burkeman reports.

Can Zibo really turn green?

An east China city's hopes for clear water and blue skies have been shattered by companies that continually flout environmental regulations.

reports from Shandong province.

After green GDP, what next?

The battle to introduce green GDP in China is over, and the environment has lost.  Ma Jun reports.

The disappearing sand of Yimengshan

China's relentless push for construction is depleting vital natural resources, writes Jiang Gaoming. The country must look beyond the high-rise, and consider a new approach to housing.

Too big for the planet?

Having more than two children is bad for the environment, a new British report says. But are large families really that damaging? Joanna Moorhead asks three of them to make their case.

A yellow card for the Three Parallel Rivers

An outstanding site of biodiversity in southwest China may lose its world heritage status, the UN cultural wing has warned. The area's development must be balanced with environmental concerns, writes Wang Yongchen

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Greening China: successes and failures

China has a long history of tree-planting, and the country has a greater area of man-made forests than any other. But this picture obscures a poor record of preserving biodiversity and old-growth forests, argues Song

Xinzhou

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