Pollution

Indonesia gambles on bauxite

The government’s push to transform bauxite mining into a domestic alumina industry is raising fears of environmental damage
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All change? US–China climate politics after the US election

Expert panellists debate how the world’s two biggest emitters can rebuild their relationship on climate action

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Bartosz Majcher, a tropical ecologist at the University of Hong Kong, points to a mangrove sapling growing in Three Fathoms Cove. With its mangroves, mudflats and sandy shores, this is one of Hong Kong’s most ecologically diverse locations. Hong Kong has lost almost all of its mangroves due to coastal development. (Image: Katherine Cheng / China Dialogue)
Bartosz Majcher, a tropical ecologist at the University of Hong Kong, points to a mangrove sapling growing in Three Fathoms Cove. With its mangroves, mudflats and sandy shores, this is one of Hong Kong’s most ecologically diverse locations. Hong Kong has lost almost all of its mangroves due to coastal development. (Image: Katherine Cheng / China Dialogue)
Photo story

Guardians of the Pearl River delta: a photo journey

Photographer Katherine Cheng visits the few remaining patches of mangroves in Hong Kong to highlight the threats they still face, despite recent recoveries

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Can 14 nations put global ocean protection back on track?

Ambitious pledges made by members of the Ocean Panel were welcomed at the end of last year, but can they achieve their goals, and bring other nations on board?

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Business

Impunity and incompetence fuel illegal Mexico-China seahorse trade

Mexican seahorses are trafficked to China for use in traditional medicine as aphrodisiacs

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Food

Designated ports could pave way for sustainable fishing in Chinese waters

By concentrating on ports, through which all domestic catch must pass, the authorities can gain the reliable data they need to set up fishing quotas

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Food

Argentine municipalities embrace agroecology

A network of municipalities in Argentina is reimagining an agricultural production model based on industrial inputs, encouraging a new relationship between farming, food and nature

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