Pollution in Central China
Credit: Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

This summer, Earthscape adds publications from the United Nations Environment Programme as well as various organizations addressing environmental issues across Asia.

Webcast

Christine Loh

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars,
China Environment Forum
Air Pollution and Environmental Health Threats in Southern China
Paralleling the booming economies in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta (PRD) has been a growing air pollution problem that seriously threatens human health and the region’s economy. Speaking at a 13 February 2007 China Environment Forum meeting, Christine Loh, founder of the Hong Kong think tank Civic Exchange suggested that Hong Kong could lose its status as the economic hub of Asia if the city does not clean up its skies.

Educational Resources

UNESCO. Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future: A multimedia Teacher Training Program
This multimedia teacher education program is published by UNESCO. It contains 100 hours (divided into 25 modules) of professional development for use in pre-service teacher courses as well as the in-service education of teachers, curriculum developers, education policy makers, and authors of educational materials

IGES: Environmental Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
This resource package aims to acquaint the user with a brief overview of Environmental Education in the Asia-Pacific Region. The target audience for this package includes environmental educators, practitioners and facilitators.

World Wildlife Fund in Asia
WWF Programs in Asia are wide ranging.  The website offers an extensive list of projects and solutions in Asia by region and country.

Asia Forest Partnership
Asia Forest Partnership (AFP) promotes sustainable forest management in Asia through addressing  urgent issues such as control of illegal logging, control of forest fires, rehabilitation and reforestation of degraded lands.

Asia Foundation – Environment Program
The Asia Foundation works with local partners to improve environmental stewardship, economic development, and human health by building capacity for public participation.

The Institute for International Cooperative Environmental Research (IICER)
An IICER focus is environmental remediation of former military and nuclear sites.  The project,  Environmental Activities in Central Asia:  Environmental Education, Training, Technical Assistance and Research describes an initiative in Central Asia that focuses on Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

From the Earthscape Archives

Benchmarking Urban Air Quality Management and Practice in Major and Mega Cities of Asia

The Human Dimensions of Environmental Insecurity: Some Insights from South Asia (Part One)

Environmental management in transnational corporations in Asia: Does foreign ownership make a difference? Preliminary results of a survey of environmental management practices in 154 TNCs

Regional Climate Model Intercomparison Project for Asia

The Drought and Humanitarian Crisis in Central and Southwest Asia: A Climate Perspective

Earthscape Welcomes New Contributors

Asian Development Bank

ASEAN – Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific – UNESCAP