03/10/2006

三峡工程移民高达140万人

新华社报道，因为三峡工程而搬迁的人数高于原先预计的１１３万人，总数达到１４０万。

Three Gorges dam to displace 1.4 million

The number of people relocated to make way for China's massive Three Gorges dam could top 1.4 million, above previous estimates of 1.13 million, Xinhua news agency said.

03/10/2006

世界前20名污染大国聚首墨西哥

世界排名前20的污染大国的部长们将聚集墨西哥商讨气候变化的问题。

Top 20 polluters gather in Mexico

Ministers from the world's top 20 polluting nations are gathering in Mexico for talks on climate change.

02/10/2006

来自上海崇明生态岛论坛的报道

内容提要：来自世界各地的与会者最近云集崇明生态岛论坛，聆听中国政府关于生态型城市规划的观点。利法特•康第约提应上海市政府邀请，参加了论坛，在这里他探讨该项目的可行性。

Report from the Chongming Eco-island Forum

Delegates from all over the world recently gathered at the Chongming Eco-island Forum. Rifat Kandiyoti was in attendance, and reports here on the Chinese government’s vision of ecologically sound urban planning.

02/10/2006

儿童多动症跟铅中毒和吸烟有关

一份美国官方的研究报告说，缺乏集中注意力和有多动症的儿童中的三分之一可将责任归咎于他们母亲怀孕期间的抽烟行为和铅中毒。

Lead and smoking blamed for rise in hyperactive children

One-third of all children with attention deficit problems can blame their disability on their mothers smoking in pregnancy and on lead pollution, according to an official US study.

02/10/2006

$1,000,000,000,000:减少温室气体排放所需的成本

一份研究气候变化所产生的成本的重要报告指出，要想抑制造成全球变暖的有害气体排放的不断增加，估计大约要花费１，０００亿美元。

$1,000,000,000,000: the cost of capping greenhouse gas emissions

The cost of curbing the soaring emissions of harmful gases that are blamed for causing global warming has been estimated at US$1 trillion by a major study of the cost of climate change.

02/10/2006

中国的新道路

位于上海崇明岛的东滩，正在建成世界第一个生态城，这引领着城市可持续发展道路的前进方向。环境经济学家赫伯特•吉拉尔代全力支持这个具有先驱性的项目，因为它将为未来城市设计提供一个样板。

Which way China?

Dongtan, the world’s first eco-city, is leading the way in urban sustainability. Herbert Girardet hails a pioneering project – planned for Chongming island, near Shanghai -- which could provide a template for future urban design.

29/09/2006

野生动物狩猎权拍卖“可以保护动物”

一名高层官员星期四称，野生动物狩猎权拍卖所得收入将仅用来保护野生动物。

Chinese hunting auction ‘will help protection’

The income from selling China's wild animal hunting quotas to domestic hunting agencies will be used solely for wildlife protection efforts, a senior official vowed on Thursday.

29/09/2006

中国称已经有效控制非法砍伐

一名警官周二说，尽管部分地区非法砍伐仍然猖獗，大部分地区已经有效地制止了非法盗木。

China says illegal logging brought under control

Illegal logging in China has been brought under control, though there are still parts of the country where the situation is serious, a police official said on Thursday.

29/09/2006

长江水质污染威胁上千万人的饮用水

中国官方媒体引用一份新报告称，长江水污染日益恶化，对上千万人的饮用水供应造成威胁。

Yangtze pollution puts drinking water at risk for millions of Chinese

Worsening pollution in China's longest river, the Yangtze, is putting at risk the drinking water supply to millions of people, according to a new report quoted by state media on Friday.

28/09/2006

马来西亚将使用卫星技术保护雨林

马来西亚的《新海峡时报》星期三报道说，将通过卫星科技来对付全国的森林火灾及对树木的盗伐，以保护日益削减的森林资源。

Malaysia to use satellites to save rainforest

Malaysia will use satellite technology to fight illegal logging and forest fires nationwide in a bid to protect the country's dwindling timber resources, a report said on Wednesday.