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  • The Rising Challenge of Dairy Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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    China Environment Forum  //  Guest Contributor  //  August 31, 2023  //  By Ben Lilliston & Shefali Sharma
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    The abundance of milk, cheese, and egg on our kitchen tables are inseparable from the rise of large feed-grain-dependent dairies. In today’s global dairy industry, giant dairy farms are displacing smaller farms and increasing methane emissions. China’s rapid dairy expansion, alongside major players like the EU, US, and New Zealand, also raises environmental concerns. What can government regulators and stakeholders do to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the dairy industry?

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | August 21 – 25

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    Eye On  //  August 25, 2023  //  By Angus Soderberg
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    A window into what we are reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    Deforestation Dynamics in Colombia: The Role of Armed Groups

    A 29% drop in deforestation in Colombia in 2022 was labeled as a victory for President Gustavo Petro. Yet there is another reason behind the decrease. Armed groups, such as the Estado Mayor Central (EMC), have imposed logging bans in areas under their control, and levy fines amounting to 251 dollars per hectare.

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  • How China’s Mountain Farmers are Coping with Climate Change

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    China Environment Forum  //  August 24, 2023  //  By Miaomiao (Mira) Qi

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    Faced with the grim situation of normalized extreme heat and drought, it is imperative for China to improve agricultural resilience to climate change. Rural communities, often led by women, are using seed banks and traditional techniques to boost local crop diversity and food security in order to adapt to climate change.

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  • El Niño and Militarized Fisheries Disputes in the East and South China Seas

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    Guest Contributor  //  August 22, 2023  //  By Cullen Hendrix & Sarah Glaser
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    Earlier this summer, the Armed Forces of the Philippines spotted dozens of Chinese fishing vessels in—or very near to—the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. This influx occurred just weeks after the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced, “El Niño is here.”

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | August 14 – 18

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    Eye On  //  August 18, 2023  //  By Angus Soderberg
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    A window into what we are reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    Thirst for Relief: Prolonged Drought Intensifies Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis

    Afghanistan is the world’s sixth most affected country by climate-related threats—and its present acute challenge is water scarcity, intensified by climate change. The country is heavily reliant on agriculture, which makes up a third of its GDP.

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  • Charting Complex Currents: The Qush Tepa Canal and Central Asia’s Water

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    Guest Contributor  //  August 18, 2023  //  By Mohd Faizee & Susanne Schmeier
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    The riparian states of the Aral Sea Basin are experiencing growing water demands, land, and environmental degradation, aging and inefficient infrastructure, and the rapid melting of glaciers. These increasing challenges are compounded by the lack of an effective transboundary water governance system.

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  • China Leads the Race to the Bottom: Deep Sea Mining for Critical Minerals

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    China Environment Forum  //  August 17, 2023  //  By Yiming Zhong
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    In December 2022, at the Nansha District port in the Pearl River Delta, the China State Shipbuilding Corporation unveiled China’s first oceanographic drilling ship—capable of mining 10,000 meters deep. This launch showcased China’s rapid advances as a major player in the global race to extract critical minerals at the bottom of the ocean.

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  • Climate Change and National Security Strategies: Assessing a Growing Trend

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    Guest Contributor  //  August 15, 2023  //  By Anselm Vogler
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    It is uncomfortably easy to find connections between environmental change and security around the globe. 2023 began with heat records in Europe, a deadly cyclone in New Zealand, and military deployments in response to forest fires ravaging Canada. An untimely early heatwave scorched Spain and endangered its agricultural production. Cyclone Mocha destroyed the livelihoods of thousands in northwestern Myanmar, and Typhoon Mawar caused “significant damage” to a terminal building on Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base.

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