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2012-06-15 What steps to take to reform the Chinese state forest sector? Forests have a unique potential to contribute to sustainable economic development and a reduction of China's massive carbon emissions. Forest Tenure Reform in China’s collective forests is a process of historical importance with widespread and long-lasting impacts. Currently, the question of what steps to take to reform the Chinese state forest sector is hotly debated.
2012-05-10 | china A US Study Tour for the Delegation of the Chinese Society of Forestry Economics, from April 29 to May 6, 2012 EEPC and Rights and Resources Group have jointly organized a US study tour for the delegation of the Chinese Society of Forestry Economics (CSFE) from April 29 to May 6, 2012.
2011-08-03 Prof. Jintao Xu, Nominated An Advisory Committee Member of EEPSEA
2011-08-03 Prof. Jintao Xu, Elected Vice President of the Chinese Association of Forestry Economics On May 31st, 2011, the Seventh Member Assembly of the Chinese Association in Forestry Economics (CAFE) was held in Beijing. The assembly elected a new council committee for the association. Professor Jintao Xu was elected Vice-President of the association.
2011-02-27 | china | Climate change Policy design EfD research addresses Beijing´s congestion and air pollution Beijing is the world´s most congested city as measured by average vehicle speed. It is also one of the most air polluted cities, with a substantial part of the emissions coming from vehicles. To find effective policy instruments to address these serious urban challenges, Environment for Development in China/the Environmental Economics Program in China (EEPC) and Beijing Transportation Research Center are collaborating in a research program.
2010-11-02 Sterner speaks at Beijing Forum Thomas Sterner, professor in environmental economics and EfD research fellow, speaks at the Beijing Forum which is the biggest public event organized annually by Peking University. A large number of prominent Chinese and foreign academics and politicians will participate. For instance Tony Blair Sterner, former prime minister of the UK, Jim Hansen, lead scientist at NASA, and Enesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico.
2010-10-11 | china | Forestry Asian Experiences on Forest Tenure and Regulatory Reforms Since 2005, China has taken more bold moves in building institutional foundation for a more secure community and household tenure system improving forest governance. Facing with great challenges ahead and considering what form of grievance redress mechanisms need to be put in place to ensure that the forest institutions deliver the outcomes, EEPC, co-sponsored by Rights and Resources Initiative and State Forest Administration, PR. China, has organized the Conference on Forest Tenure and Regulatory Reforms: Experiences, Lessons and Future Steps in Asia on September 24-25, 2010.
2010-08-30 Chinese version launched A version in Chinese of the China section of the EfD website has been launched. To access the Chinese version, please press EfD中国 on top of the website or use this address: www.efdinitiative.org/centers/zh.
2010-08-23 Chinese cities face urban transport challenges After decades of rapid economic growth, Chinese cities now face serious urban transport challenges, such as congestion, air pollution, energy shortage, and global climate change. EEPC and Beijing Transportation Research Center are now working together to develop a research program to examine effective approaches to address these challenges. An international workshop on urban transportation management and environmental policy was organized by EEPC on August 15 and 16, 2010.
2010-01-28 New book on land reforms’ impact on poverty and natural resources management Land reforms have played a central role in the political economy of many countries and have been subject to massive disagreements between different political interest groups and ideologies. In a new research project EfD aims to draw lessons from land reforms in several Asian and African countries. The findings will be presented in a book edited by Professors Stein Holden and Keijiro Otsuka and titled "Land Reforms in Asia and Africa - Impacts on Poverty and Natural Resource Management". The first book workshop was held on Jan 24-25, 2010, at Peking University.
2009-12-13 Forest Day: "Forests can both reduce CO2 emissions and increase welfare" For ten years he has pointed to forests as a major asset for sustainable development in China. Finally and just in time for the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, China’s national leaders are as convinced as professor Jintao Xu: Forests have a unique potential to contribute to sustainable economic development and a reduction of China's massive carbon emissions.
2009-10-16 | china | Climate change Analysis of Voluntary Forest Carbon Market In February 2009, EEPC prepared and submitted a report commissioned by SFA’s Forest Carbon Management Office.
2008-12-09 EfD focuses on China’s topical forest policy ”It has been widely acknowledged that lack of appropriate mechanisms and incentives in the state forest sector, as well as lack of secure forest tenure for farmers in the collective forest sector, underpin severe poverty in forested areas and unsatisfactory performance of forest resource conservation", says Professor Jintao Xu, the coordinator of EfD in China and one of China’s most prominent experts in forestry economics.
2008-11-24 Voices about EfD Annual Meeting 2008 Read comments about the EfD Annual Meeting 2008 in China 3-6 Nov:
2008-11-19 EfD Annual Meeting 2008 in pictures Photos from the Second Annual EfD Meeting in China, 3-6 Nov 2008:
2008-02-28 International Conference on Collective Forest Tenure and Regulatory Reform in China, February 28-29, 2008 An international conference on collective forest tenure and regulatory reform in China was held in Beijing on February 28-29, 2008.
2007-10-29 EEPC & IoEE Launching Ceremony, October 29th-30th, 2007 The Launching Ceremony of the Environmental Economics Program in China (EEPC) and the Institute of Environment and Economy (IoEE) took place at the Multi-Function Hall, Centennial Hall, Peking University on October 29th, 2007. A succedent workshop focused on Environment for Development is on October 30th 2007.

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