- Hong Kong Carbon Reduction Campaign
- Global forest carbon research
- Securing water supply in China's heartland
- Taking direct action
- Saving the Freshwater Gharial in the Ganges
- Cleaning up the Ganges
- Untangling our understanding of lianas and climate change
- The Panama Canal Watershed Experiment
- Protecting the Ganges: Interschool Recycling Workshop
- Cooking on natural gas in the Yangtze
- Tackling illegal deforestation
- Johannesburg's Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit Project
- Baicheng wind farm project
Restoring the Yangtze, China
The world's third largest river, the Yangtze provided much of central China with fresh water for centuries. However, due to rapid industrialisation and a growing population, parts of the river were dammed and reclaimed for agriculture and towns. As a result, the Yangtze has become polluted and the community now suffers from increased floods.
Disconnection has also prevented fish from migrating to their breeding grounds, which has led to a substantial reduction in the Yangtze's fish stocks. The Yangtze basin provides China with 60% of the fish eaten.
As part of the HSBC Climate Partnership, WWF is working to restore and protect the lakes of the Yangtze river basin. WWF does this by working with fishermen to grow high value organic fish, which reduces the amount of fertiliser they would normally use to grow their low value fish.
China now produces around 20% of the world's CO2. Changes in climate, such as longer and hotter summers, are causing polluted lakes to eutrophy much more acutely. This means plant life proliferates in the lake, reducing the dissolved oxygen content, often leading to the extinction of other oxygen-dependant organisms. This can cause significant damage to the ecosystem and drinking water supplies.
As part of the HSBC Climate Partnership, WWF is working to restore and protect the Yangtze river basin. To reduce further impacts from climate change, WWF is working with communities and farmers to encourage more sustainable farming practices.
