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May 11, 2017

Unlock the Value of Sustainable Forest Product Sourcing

By Li Zhu and Rose Niu Many companies have long been persuaded that implementing a sustainability agenda is the right thing to do. But persuading shareholders and other stakeholders that sustainability is smart business—particularly when...

May 3, 2017

Joining Forces to Promote the Value of Nature in China

The Paulson Institute is deepening its cooperation with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) with an innovative new project on environmental conservation. The three-year collaboration project, as laid out in a recently signed agreement...

April 22, 2017

In Awe of Nature

Today we are celebrating the 48th Earth Day. This year’s theme of Environmental and Climate Literacy represents the importance of environmental education as the foundation for progress. In this piece, Paulson Institute conservation expert Li...

April 12, 2017

New Hope for China’s Endangered Migratory Birds

This spring, millions of migratory birds are returning to China’s coastal wetlands, crucial stopover points in their Herculean journey to the far North, where they will find mates and breed. But they are facing daunting...

March 7, 2017

The Power of COFCO’s Greening Supply Chain

By Dorinda Elliott Five years ago, when Yu Xubo, president of COFCO, one of China’s largest state-owned enterprises and its largest agricultural products producer and trader, participated in a seminar at Harvard University, he felt...

November 1, 2016

Sustainable supply chain (under CEO Council) whitepaper

Every year, the Paulson Institute (PI) receives hundreds of applications to its internship, fellowship, and summer associate programs. For the 2019 summer session, PI hosted over 20 young professionals from top universities across the world...

June 30, 2016

National Parks Need Their Heroes

By Rose Niu It is the centennial of the U.S. National Park Service this year. What could be more opportune than for the Paulson Institute to host a visiting Chinese delegation in June on a...

February 1, 2016

Saving China’s Wetlands – Can the Red Line Hold?

By Yu Xiubo February 2 marked the 20th World Wetlands Day. The main theme this year is “Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods,” highlighting not only the importance of wetlands to human’s future, but also...

Lei Guangchun on Improving China’s Wetlands Management

The Wetlands Blueprint Project (initiated by the Paulson Institute, the State Forestry Administration and the Chinese Academy of sciences) has provided scientific analysis and policy recommendations to the 13th Five-Year Plan to protect China’s coastal...

December 7, 2015

A Step Forward for China’s Agribusiness—and the Fight Against Global Climate Change

By Rose Niu In a speech given December 3 at the China Pavilion of COP21 in Paris, Chairman Ning Gaoning of COFCO (China National Cereals, Oils and Foods Corporation) underscored the company’s intention to improve...