Yunnan PRC

Event

GMS Working Group on Environment 7th Semi Annual Meeting (Beijing, PRC)

Date: 25 October 2012

25 October 2012

The GMS Working Group on Environment met on 25 October in Beijing, PRC, to review CEP-BCI's 2012 implementation progress and upcoming priorities. All the meeting documents and presentations are listed below, including the meeting minutes.

Activity

An SEA of the North-South Economic Corridor Strategy and Action Plan (2008 to 2009)

Date: 01 June 2012

The North-South Economic Corridor (NSEC) – linking Kunming to Bangkok, Kunming to Hanoi, and Hanoi to Nanning – is one of the flagship investments under the GMS Economic Cooperation Program.

Activity

A tourism SEA in the Golden Quadrangle (2011 to 2012)

Date: 01 June 2012

In recent years, the border region around the Golden Quadrangle, involving PR China, Lao PDR, and Thailand, has received attention for potential tourism development. There is increased tourism development in the Xishuangbanna area and in Northern Lao PDR (both ecotourism and cultural tourism) and this area has been designated as a key development priority under the GMS Tourism Sector Strategy.

Event

WGE 18th Annual Meeting (Yunnan, PRC)

Date: 17 May 2012

17-18 May 2012

Hosted by PRC’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, the 18th Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Environment endorsed an 18-month work plan for the Core Environment Program and Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiaitive (CEP-BCI).

Activity

Xishuangbanna BCI Pilot Site, Yunnan, PR China (2007 onwards)

Date: 11 May 2012

The Xishuangbanna biodiversity conservation corridors pilot site is located in South Yunnan and stretches down to the border with Lao PDR. Of the eight corridors identified, BCI work has focused on two (Nabanhe to Mangao and Mengla to Shangyong), the latter of which includes a transboundary nature reserve that is home to a wild elephant population.

Publication

Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative 2006–2011 Report

Date: 31 December 2011

A report documenting the achievements of the Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI) from 2006-2011. It includes impacts and lessons learned, coverage of the eight pilot sites in Cambodia, PR China, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

Publication

Policy Brief: Reducing Risks – Adaptation to Climate Change among Local Communities in PR China, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Date: 01 January 2010

This policy brief draws on current research to overview the anticipated climate change impacts in the GMS, particularly those relating to air pollution. In its key messages, the brief highlights ten adaptation tasks that need action, ranging from building climate impact assessment capacity to better disaster risk management planning.

Publication

APFSOS II Country Paper – PR China

Date: 01 January 2009

This paper was produced by the by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with support from CEP-BCI.  It explores a range of topics, including prospects for China's reforestation efforts, supply and demand for forest products and ecological services, key drivers of change, impacts of globalization, policy developments, and social objectives of forestry.