An elementary school in Yimianpo is now a storage yard. The number of children in the town has dropped by half and there are ...

NPR’s John Ruwitch visited a "dead village" in Northeast China, where the population has decreased substantially, resulting in a largely aging population. He talked to elderly parents there, and then ...

China paused plans for a dramatic expansion of its rare-earths export controls, offering relief to global buyers after a ...

Deforestation impacts are already here. Businesses must act now to protect supply chains, meet targets, and lead on climate ...

Access to rare earth minerals used to make electric cars and other green tech are likely to be high on the agenda in talks ...

China's agricultural soils have become increasingly acidic over the last few decades, threatening crop productivity and ...

China’s pillage of fragile ecosystems like the Tibetan Plateau stands as a stark warning for Myanmar if Chinese development ...

Local authorities are shutting down a hiking destination on Mount Everest in China’s Tibet region after heavy snowfall ...

In February, South Korea — the world’s third-largest importer of wood pellets for use in energy — announced it would no longer allow most woody biomass to be eligible for green subsidies due to ...

While the world is continuing to lose huge areas of forest, mostly in the tropics, woodlands are making a comeback in some ...