The SOER5 highlights the key challenges for the ASEAN region by analyzing the state and trends of social, economic and environmental conditions and looking in-depth at six thematic areas i.e. atmosphere, land, biota and ecosystems, fresh water, coasts and oceans, production and consumption.
IT’S A PANDAFUL LIFE! How China is saving the giant panda from extinction (video):
https://youtu.be/zZoREtoOdtQ
The Giant Panda has long been famous as a symbol of conservation and wildlife protection. China is now the only country where pandas still live in the wild. The government has worked hard to prevent its national pride, this adorable bamboo eating bear, from becoming extinct. It has put extensive resources into restoring the pandas’ forest habitat and reintroducing rescued animals to the wild.
Giant pandas’ habitat in the wild today is limited to the mountains of China, but their appetite remains unlimited. They spend nearly every waking moment eating bamboo. Learn about giant pandas and how their diet shapes their lives.
The Imminent Collapse of China’s Society and Environment (Full Documentary film):
The World Economic Forum is an International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, working with political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas, including the environment and natural resources.
East Asian Nations Grapple With Environmental Challenges in 2018
Radio Free Asia reports on the current environmental issues facing East Asia, focusing on pollution and manmade trash that are increasingly more devastating to local environments.
World Bank Report: Environmental Challenges of Development in the East Asia and Pacific Region
Asia-Pacific Population & Policy summarizes research on population and reproductive health for policymakers and others concerned with the Asia-Pacific region. This report focuses on the increasing population of the region and the impacts it is having on the environment.
Institute for Security and Development Policy: Environmental Challenges and Cooperation in Northeast Asia
Ranging from transboundary air pollution to maritime degradation, the countries of Northeast Asia face serious environmental threats that necessitate effective regional cooperation. This paper seeks to provide a concise and accessible overview of the main environmental challenges facing the region as well as provides a summary of the existing mechanisms to deal with them.
Council on Foreign Relations – China’s Environmental Crisis
This study considers four major environmental challenges that policymakers across developing Asia will need to address towards 2030: water management, air pollution, deforestation and land degradation, and climate change.
III. Organization Sources
World Wildlife Fund: Priority Places of concern for environmental issues
Asia-Pacific Forum on Environment and Development (APFED), was a group of experts originated at ECO ASIA (Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific) in 2001. The main aim of APFED is finding the critical issues in Asia and Pacific region. Another goal is to introduce the new models of sustainable development and environmental issues.
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
The National Institute for Environmental Studies strives to contribute to society through research that fosters and protects a healthy environment for present and future generations.
IV. Pedagogical Resources
Environmental Education Toolbox: Approaching Environmental Issues in the Classroom
This lesson introduces learners to some of the main issues related to climate change. Learners focus on dictionary skills and the pronunciation of strong and weak syllables in long words. Focusing on the lexis in detail will help them recognize and use these terms outside the classroom.
Taking It to the Class: Green Projects for the Classroom
A collaborative publication from Ohio State and Miami University that reports on current events in terms of the historical perspective while also providing numerous resources for teachers to include these events in their classrooms.
Cause and Effect graphic organizers for Southern & Eastern Asia Environmental Issues
