http://www.efdinitiative.org daily 1 2007-11-25T17:36:13Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2011/prof-jintao-xu-nominated-an-advisory-committee-member-of-eepsea No publisher vivian 2011-08-03T16:16:21Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2011/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. No publisher vivian 2011-08-03T16:17:46Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2011/efd-research-addresses-beijings-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. No publisher karinbackteman 2011-06-09T09:03:16Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2010/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. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-11-02T12:51:08Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2010/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. No publisher vivian Forest management 2010-10-10T22:26:38Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2010/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. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-08-30T15:24:15Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2010/an-international-workshop-on-urban-transportation-management-and-environmental-policy 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. No publisher vivian 2010-08-26T14:06:33Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2010/impact-of-land-reforms-on-poverty-and 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. No publisher karinbackteman 2010-01-29T10:07:53Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2009/efd-researcher-jintao-xu-before-forest-day-3-in-copenhage-201cforests-can-both-reduce-co2-emissions-and-increase-welfare201d 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. No publisher karinbackteman 2009-12-14T08:43:53Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2009/analysis-of-voluntary-forest-carbon-market In February 2009, EEPC prepared and submitted a report commissioned by SFA’s Forest Carbon Management Office. No publisher vivian Climate Change factor analysis 2009-10-16T14:42:18Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2008/efd-focus-on-chinas-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. No publisher karinbackteman 2009-04-21T12:19:26Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2008/efd-annual-meeting-2008-in-china Read comments about the EfD Annual Meeting 2008 in China 3-6 Nov: No publisher karinbackteman 2009-04-14T12:13:30Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2008/efd-annual-meeting-2008-1 Photos from the Second Annual EfD Meeting in China, 3-6 Nov 2008: No publisher karinbackteman 2008-11-21T09:02:35Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2008/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. No publisher vivian 2008-03-11T11:10:14Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/china/news-press/news-archive/2007/eepc-ioee-launching-ceremony-29th-30th-october-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. No publisher vivian 2008-02-04T14:15:48Z Article