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August 29, 2018

New Directions for China’s National Parks

By Jonathan Jarvis In 1996 I traveled to the People’s Republic of China in a small delegation from the US National Park Service to exchange ideas with managers of China’s protected areas. We visited amazing...

August 9, 2018

China’s Coastal Wetlands Get a Second Chance

By Dietmar Grimm Globally, important wetlands are under threat. Case in point: along China’s coastline only about 40% of its temperate coastal ecosystems are left after 50 years of extensive development. These habitats protect people...

June 15, 2017

Too Much Love? Great Wall National Park, Beijing

China is creating its first system of national parks—to guarantee the protection of the country’s rich natural heritage, while allowing its people to experience the beauty of nature. This month, the Paulson Institute is hosting...

June 13, 2017

Rudy D’Alessandro on National Parks and China

China is creating its first system of national parks—a historic effort that will help protect the country’s rich natural heritage while allowing the public to experience the beauty of nature. The Paulson Institute is working...

June 7, 2017

A Peek into China’s National Park Pilot Sites

Located in Yunnan province, the Pudacuo National Park is part of a UNESCO World Heritage-protected region where the headwaters of Asia’s great rivers, the Jinsha (Yangtze), Lancang (Mekong) and Nujiang (Salween) run parallel through deep...

June 1, 2017

Creating Space for Innovation and the Market in China’s National Park System

By Li Zhu, Rose Niu, & Lucy Yu With more than a century's history behind them, national parks are a fixture in Americans’ lives. Key to the parks’ success—in contrast to the timelessness and constancy...

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...