China
China is the most populous nation on Earth. It covers a massive land area There is both great poverty and great wealth there. It is a nominally communist nation - largely free market in practice, but access to information is restricted and government regulation is extensive in many areas, notably the one child policy for reducing population growth.
China is investing large amounts in sustainable technologies such as solar energy, as well as low-carbon technologies such as carbon capture and storage. However, it continues to build large numbers of coal-fired power plants.
China community action
Sustainability initiatives
- Friends of Nature FON, Friends of Nature FON (En)
- Friends of the Earth (HK) (Hong Kong), wikipedia:Friends of the Earth (HK)
- Global Environmental Institute (GEI)
Biodiversity
Wikipedia: Biodiversity in China - Wildlife of China
Climate action
Wikipedia: Climate change in China - China Carbon Forum
Community and voluntary action
Wikipedia: List of charities in China - List of NGOs in China
Community energy
Wikipedia: Renewable energy in the People's Republic of China, Wind power in China, Solar power in China
Cycling activism
Citizens data initiative: China has the greatest number of bike share systems for a single country (237 in total) (September 2015) [1]
Environment quality
Wikipedia: China Pollution Map Database, Electronic waste in China, Water resources of the People's Republic of China, Water supply and sanitation in the People's Republic of China
Food activism
Urban agriculture in Beijing, China
Urban agriculture in Shenzhen, China
chinese language websites for city farmers, from City Farmer News
Solar cooking resources in China
Open spaces
Wikipedia:Protected areas of China
Social inclusion
Wikipedia:Poverty in China
Sustainable transport activism
Wikipedia: Rapid transit in the People's Republic of China, Waterways in China
Urban sustainability
Wikipedia: Urbanization in China, Sustainable city article lists five examples in China
Resources
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Chinese-language homepage of its website.
- United Nations Development Programme China
Calendar
Regular events: China Green Drinks, listings for 7 cities
Community resources
Chaihuo Maker Space, Shenzhen
New workshop - XinCheJian, Hackerspace in Shanghai
Maps
commons:Atlas of the People's Republic of China - China pollution map
Video
more video: China Green, multimedia enterprise, documenting China’s environmental issues
News and comment
See separate article: China news
External links
- Wikipedia: China, Environmental issues in China, Transport in China,
- Hong Kong: Conservation in Hong Kong, Ecology of Hong Kong, Nature centres in Hong Kong, Transport in Hong Kong, Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong
via List of Ashden Award winners, winners in China from 2006 - 2008
wikipedia:List of Ashden Award winners, winner from USA/China in 2009