The city of Lijian, in southwestern China near the border of Tibet, has become an incredibly popular tourist destination with over 20,000 tourists per day. However, the growth in tourism ...
The Kingdom of Bhutan is located between India and China in South Asia. Bhutan is one of the most isolated and least developed countries in the world. Foreign influences are ...
Medicinal plants are integral components of health care systems throughout the world. The use of medicinal plants requires sophisticated knowledge about their use and conservation. This case study focuses on ...
Balancing the needs for agriculture and threatened wildlife is a complex issue that many rural communities now face. Conservationists and farmers have often found themselves at opposite sides of a ...
In 1998, China witnessed one of the largest floods in history along the Yangtze River; 14,000,000 people were displaced, 25,000,000 hectares of agricultural lands were lost, and thousands of people ...
What does religion have to do with environmental conservation? A lot, some people say. Organizations like Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) are working to bring together groups of conservationists ...