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September 21, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
China: Faces in the Forest
Although official propaganda insists that China's forests are no longer in danger, over-harvesting and deforestation remain serious threats.
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August 24, 2011 | The Atlantic, Pulitzer Center
The Panda's Forest: Biodiversity Loss
China is in danger of losing one of its most precious assets--the giant panda. Years of resource extraction and deforestation have destroyed the panda's natural habitat in the mountain ranges of northern Sichuan.
August 12, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
China’s Appetite for Bamboo Is Damaging Forests
After China's 1998 logging ban, attention turned to harvesting bamboo. The industry brings in millions of dollars each year for the country's economy.
August 02, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Development vs. Protection: The South-West's Struggle
With nearly 10,000 visitors a day, Jiuzhaigou National Park is an economic booster for the Sichuan Province.
July 26, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
The Sustainable Forest
Only a few communities in the Sichuan forest regions promote sustainable harvesting.
July 18, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
China's Forests in the Balance
China has recently been placed on a new list that highlights the world's most threatened forest regions.
July 15, 2011
Hiding in Plain Sight: China's Illegal Factories
"Black factories" provide often unsafe employment to China's thousands of migrant workers. Since these factories don't actually exist on paper, it's almost impossible to hold them accountable.
June 23, 2011 | Newsweek
Next to the North Korean Border
Isaac Stone Fish examines China’s growing struggle to combat illegal drug trafficking across its border with North Korea. Photographer Sean Gallagher went to China on assignment for Newsweek to capture life in these impacted border towns.
June 20, 2011 | Newsweek
North Korea’s Meth Export
In Yanji, China cross-border politics and a sense of hopelessness fuel a growing meth addiction.
June 20, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
The Refugee
In Yanji, China, North Koreans were once a common sight. Now, a police crackdown has driven this community of defectors and illegals underground.
June 20, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
Drug Smuggling and North Korea
Isaac Stone Fish tracks crystal meth as it makes its way across North Korea's porous border, but good information is hard to find.
June 20, 2011 | Pulitzer Center
The Business of Ice: North Korea's Crystal Meth Trade
North Korean enterprises have turned to the production of crystal meth as their export drug of choice. Much of the drug passes through the DPRK’s porous border with northeast China.