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Tag: china
Despite the headlines, China’s Government still promotes pangolin scales in traditional medicines
China secured huge international media coverage when its Government-controlled State media reported pangolin scales had been removed as a raw ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) – but in reality they can still be legally traded and used.
China’s widely publicised new pangolin protections might not mean a total ban on use of the species
The Chinese Government has removed pangolin scales as an ingredient from the latest edition of its traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) pharmacopoeia but concerns remain
New family of synthetic refrigerant gases poses potential dangers to human health and the environment
A study from Canada’s York University has raised concerns about the damaging impacts of a new breed of gases on health and the environment
Norway bank divests from firm helping to build a destructive dam in World Heritage Site
Norges Bank has withdrawn investment in an electrical company helping to build a massive Tanzanian hydropower project citing ‘serious environmental damage’
China’s first prosecution for rogue ozone-killer gases – but much more needs to be done
For the first time, China has prosecuted a company for the illegal use of a dangerous ozone-depleting gas in its products