A Greener Future

After 15 years of development, China’s environmental NGOs embrace cooperation to become better stewards     

A Greener Decade

<正>The China National Botanical Garden was officially inaugurated in Beijing on April 18.With a planned area of600 hectares,the garden features more than30,000 kinds of plants and 5 million plant specimens from five continents.The botanical garden,which contributes to biodiversity and harmony between humans and nature,     

A Greener Future

In the past year, extreme weather events have erupted across the globe, and 2010 looks to be one of the hottest years in recorded history. That has placed an onus on the Cancun conference to prompt     

A Greener Path

正Hebei Province tackles the considerable challenge of reducing emissions and conserving energy By Ma LiNorth China's Hebei Province is notorious for its bad air quality.Seven cities in the province were among the 10cities with the worst air quality in a list of 74metros in China published by the Ministry of Environmental Protection in 2015.Therefore,the task of curbing smog in Hebei is a daunting one.     

A Greener future

Green buildings show promising prospects in China with new government incentives and public consciousness At the Sixth China International City Construction in Green and Low-carbon Expo in southwest     

A Greener Education

<正>Curriculum reforms help Beijing students explore a healthier and more useful lifestyleT he new concept "beautiful China," a more evocative and thematically expansive interpretation of the political buzz phrase"ecological civilization,"is at present being imbued in the minds of students across Beijing’s classrooms. Ongoing reforms seek to reshape education throughout basic primary and middle school curricula,ensuring that the     

A Warmer,But Greener Future

正Global warming is still a reality,and China must adapt China's average temperature in the past winter hit its lowest in 27 years,about 1 degree Celsius lower than normal.Other countries in Asia and Europe were also hit by cold temperatures and snowstorms.Many people wondered if the climate had stopped warming and started going cold.     

Greener Pastures

正China looks to Xinjiang for new energy The name Xinjiang literally translates into new frontier, and the name of the autonomous region rings especially true as     

Greener Plan

正About 33.33 million hectares of forests and grasslands are set to be planted in the next five years, according to the forestry authorities.The task includes the planting of 3.6 million hectares of trees and 3.06 million hectares of grass each year, said Zhang Wei, head of the ecological protection and restoration department of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration(NFGA).     

Building a Greener Land

Inner Mongolia is sparing no effort to improve the region’s ecological environment Aotegen Chagan, a former herdsman of the Gandeer Grassland     

How China Got Greener

正For those living in the Northern Hemisphere, now is the best season to plant a tree. On March 12,China’s 40th annual Tree Planting Day, schools,families and work units organized greening rituals, with temperature climbing and the frozen ground thawing.Awareness of the importance of tree planting growing over the past decades, it is no surprise that NASA released a report in February, announcing that the world is literally a greener place because of China, together with     

Greener Prospects for Sino-Finnish Trade

正More than six decades after the establishment of diplomatic relations, China and Finland are finding new opportunities in the environmental business. Finland's cutting-edge energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies could help China achieve its environmental protection goals,     

BYD: Building a Greener Tomorrow

September was a month of milestones for Chinese auto and battery pioneer BYD Co.Ltd.By the end of the month,BYD's auto business division had sold more than 1 million vehicles since it set foot in the auto industry seven years ago.Its new-energy,dual-mode electric car,the F3DM,was given a wide release for consumer sales; and Shenzhen's taxi fleet of 50 BYD e6 five-seat all-electric crossover vehicles had racked up 600,000 km of traveling distance since they were put into service last May.     

Towards a Greener,Cleaner Liaocheng

LIAOCHENG in western Shan-dong Province is a famed city of history and culture dating back over 2,500 years, and it is     

A Partnership Approach to Consultation

Abstract

A social ecological approach to consultation was evaluated through a four-year primary prevention field research project with 10,000 people in 24 church congregations. Significantly lower levels of personal distress and alcohol abuse were found in experimental congregations exposed to intervention processes which encouraged an increase in heterogeneous settings and activities when compared to control congregations not exposed to the same intervention processes. Continuing reciprocal social support and mutual empowerment, defined as knowing how to give and receive support, caring for others, knowing others by name, and being asked to help others, were identified as the key process variables which minimized distress and abuse.     

A Humble Approach to Mandarin

<正>I have always wanted to learn another language. As a kid, my cousin and I would speak in our own made-up language and pretend that we understood each other.In an effort to fulfill my goal, I had my goat Spanish. My high school required a foreign language and Spanish was the only option. I tried to connect with the language, but I could not find the motivation to really focus.     

A Cooperative Approach to Security

正A white paper titled China’s Policies on AsiaPacific Security Cooperation was released by the State Council Information Office on January 11.It dwelt upon China’s security vision for the AsiaPacific region,its relations with other major nations in the region,its views on regional hotspot issues,its participation in major multilateral mechanisms in the region,and its role in regional non-traditional security cooperation.The white paper represents the     

A Port Is Reborn

On September 5, 400 ,000 tons of ore transported from overseas were directly sent to a storage yard for blending after being offloaded at Dalian Port in northeast China’s Liaoning Province."Last year, the Dalian Area of China (Liaoning ) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ ) launched an innovative regulatory system for bondedore blending , streamlining customs procedures and making trans shipment more efficient. This has not only benefited enterprises, but also created a model that can be applied throughout the country,” Shi Chengmin , Vice General Manager of Dalian Port Bulk and General Cargo Terminals Co. of the Liaoning Port Group, said.