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China for a Global Shift Initiative |
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| 002 |
Climate & Energy
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| | The less mitigation we do now, the greater the difficulty of continuing to adapt in future.----Stern Review |
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Ecoregions
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| | the Forests of the Upper Yangtze, the Yellow Sea, the Tibetan Steppe, and the Yangtze River and Lakes are amongst the world's most diverse ecosystems |
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Education and Capacity Building |
| | teaching people to respect natural resources is important for future prosperity and social cohesion |
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Forest
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| | forests cover only 14% of China's territory, compared with an international average of 34% |
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Freshwater & Marine
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| | approximately 300 cities in China face water shortages |
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ICDP (integrated community development project) |
| | improving people's lives and the environment in which they live |
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Species
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| | 50% of the giant panda's habitat was lost between 1974 and 1989 |
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Tibet |
| | protection of the Tibetan Steppe is key to the survival of the Tibetan antelope |
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TRAFFIC - wildlife trade |
| | Demand for wildlife products such as Tiger bone medicines, freshwater turtle cuisine, or ivory handicrafts threatens species’ survival and the livelihoods of communities that depend upon them. |
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