Saving forests with fire

The guardians of China’s woodlands do everything possible to prevent fires breaking out – but flames can actually help life flourish. Zhang Kejia reports from the redwood canopies of Oregon.

Saving water in America (1)

A dam-building fervour in the south-western United States nearly killed its rivers, before a concerned public started a campaign to nurture them back to health. Zhang Kejia explores the lessons for China.

Saving water in America (2)

In the second half of a two-part article on America’s dam-building legacy, Zhang Keijia finds a reverence for rivers among the people of the southern United States.

Managing Chinese forests responsibly

China is one of the world’s biggest timber producers, importers and exporters. What issues does the logging trade raise for the country, asks Zhang Kejia, and how can it be made more sustainable?

Thinking about our footprints

China’s consumers are starting to think about what they buy, not only in terms of fashion, but also carbon emissions. Zhang

tracks the growing trend, and looks at how to make shopping sustainable.

Poyang Lake: saving the finless porpoise

China’s finless porpoise may soon go the way of the baiji. To avoid the animal’s imminent extinction, warns Zhang

, destructive industries should be curbed and tourism encouraged.