At the belt and road summit in Beijing, leaders talked up sustainable development, while investors forged ahead with polluting power projects in partner countries
We caught up with photographer KYLE OBERMANN to find out more about his nine-day trek through Anzihe Nature Reserve in China, and his exposure to the reality of conservation in such a remote and resource rich area.
The Balkans are determined to stay in the coal era - even while most countries in Europe are making plans for a future without coal, argues MARINA KELAVA.
A new policy from Thai government, aimed at cracking down on illegal waste imports, will place added pressure on struggling UK recycling sector. JOE SANDLER CLARKE investigates for Unearthed
The Chinese government may be effectively cracking down on some forms of air pollution, but toxic ozone levels are rising , reports LAURI MYLLYVIRTA for Greenpeace Unearthed
China will no longer participate in the start of the world’s first and only international deal to curb emissions from the aviation industry - but it could rejoin. EMMA HOWARD of UNEARTHED reports
The political leadership in China has vowed to make the ancient country the world's first ‘ecological civilisation’. But how sincere is this grand ambition? JAMES P GRAHAM travelled to a conference at the Fujian Province University of Forestry and Agriculture to find out
ClientEarth, the environmental lawyers, welcome the latest move by the Chinese to protect nature in the world's largest developing countries. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
Overharvesting for the luxury food market is pushing the iconic Chinese giant salamander to the brink. The future of the world’s largest amphibian is in serious jeopardy unless coordinated conservation measures are put in place. CATHERINE HARTE reports
A combination of community resistance, phase out commitments by governments, cities and businesses, and rapid cost reductions in renewable energy has resulted in a huge slump in construction of new coal plants. CATHERINE EARLY reports
A recent academic study examined the data relating to growth in mining exports and the growth in environmental conflicts across Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The correlation is almost perfect. MARIO PEREZ-RINCON and NICK MEYNEN examine how 'victims' of such conflict can become environmental ‘warriors’.
