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A British zoologist who has long been engaging in bats researches refuted scapegoating China for the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying there is no evidence to show that wildlife trade did play a role in causing the pandemic and that bats are found in multiple regions including Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia.

China expressed a strong ambition to further strengthen biodiversity protection at the first global meeting convened by the UN on ecological civilization on Monday, and analysts who highlighted Chinas achievements in and contributions to the global biodiversity agenda believe many of Chinas practices, such as its ecological red line program, could help the world better achieve post-2020 targets for biodiversity conservation.

China has seen a rapid growth in environmental public interest legal challenges since January 2015, when a revised version of the Environmental Protection Law (EPL) came into effect. Nearly 100 lawsuits have been filed by both NGOs and public prosecutors (or “people’s procurators”), and while many of these cases are still in process, of the ones that have been resolved almost

G7 leaders call for ‘a transparent, evidence-based’ study on the origins of COVID-19 but Beijing rejects another probe.

Death toll rises following torrential rains and floods in China The death toll following torrential rains in Henan province, in central China, has risen to at least 69 as authorities continue to clean up following the extensive flooding that took place last week. The floods have caused at least 65.5 billion yuan ($US10 billion) in damages, while raising serious questions about the dangers of climate change. A woman moves a sandbag along a flooded road in the aftermath of the heaviest recorded r...

David Stanway 5 minute read XISHUANGBANNA, China, July 20 (Reuters) - Under a footbridge in southwest Chinas Yunnan province, a lone female elephant makes a rare appearance at a clearing on the edge of thick forest, ignoring the heavy rain and the gathering crowds to graze and bathe in the chocolate-coloured water. Usually, visitors hoping to spot the animals should wait until February or March, when the females are seeking mates, said Qin Ganglin, a protection officer at the Wild Elephant Vall...

A group of wild elephants roaming the villages and towns of southwestern Yunnan province in China has sparked a network of admiration among the admire

By Julia Pierrepont III CLAREMONT, the United States, May 30 (Xinhua) -- China development model has offered countries visions of a truly postmodern civilizatio

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