Issues: International Issues

In Brief Articles

Global Superpower: The United States Must Lead the Fight to Protect Our Planet
Opinion

America's status as both the wealthiest and most polluting country on earth means that we must be a central player in any effort to protect the global environment. Yet the United States has increasingly failed to take a leadership role on environmental protection.

The Evolution of International Environmental Governance
Fact Sheet

Since the 1970s, the international community has created a number of successful institutions and treaties to protect the global environment; but more work remains to turn commitments into action.

Latin American Wildlands in Danger
Fact Sheet

Latin America is home to some of the richest forest and marine ecosystems on earth but U.S. commercial interests are fueling the destruction of these vital wildlands.

Stop Dirty Fuels
Fact Sheet

Looking for fuel in all the wrong places puts wildlands, air, water and climate at risk.

Clarification Regarding Assertions of Steven Q. Andrews
News

Clarification Regarding Assertions of Steven Q. Andrews

Bringing Safe Water to the World
News

Environmental stewardship can help eliminate the world's biggest health risk -- dirty water.

China's Greenest Building
Photo Album

A showcase for energy efficiency and sustainable design breaks new ground in the heart of Beijing.

China's Budding Environmental Movement
FAQ

Attorney Alex Wang talks about what it's like to be in on the ground level of a new environmental movement.

Environmental Law in China
Opinion

NRDC litigators Mitch Bernard, Michael Wall and Alex Wang report from a training conference for judges and lawyers in China.

Toxic Trade: The Global Metallic Mercury Market
Fact Sheet

It will take an international solution to curb the world's mercury pollution problem -- and the United States should lead the way.

In the Canadian Boreal Forest, a Conservation Ethic at Work
Interview

After fighting successfully for years to keep destructive logging, hydropower and mining projects out of their traditional territory, the people of Poplar River are now working to secure permanent protection for their boreal forest homeland.

China Clean Energy Project
Overview

Since 1996, NRDC has promoted efforts to develop a sustainable energy system in China, featuring cleaner, more efficient energy production and use. Learn more about our work.

The Boreal Forest: Earth's Green Crown
Photo Album

Canada's vast boreal forest is among the largest intact forest ecosystems left on earth, and must be preserved. This feature tells its story in words and pictures.

The Canadian Boreal Forest
Fact Sheet

A quick primer on Canada's boreal forest -- the natural and cultural qualities it possesses, the problems it faces, and the solutions that could save it for future generations.

An Interview with Chief John Miswagon of the Pimicikamak Cree
Interview

As leader of the Pimicikamak executive council since 1999, Chief John Miswagon has directed an international environmental and human rights campaign to protect his people and traditional territory from a devastating hydroelectric project dating from the 1970s, which is now threatening to expand its operations.

Hydro is Breaking Our Hearts
Opinion

An opinion about hydropower development in Canada's Boreal Forest, from NRDC senior attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, July 15, 2004.

Kennedy Calls for Halt to Hydro Dam Projects
News

A news account of NRDC senior attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s summer 2004 visit to Manitoba's boreal forest, first published in the Winnipeg Free Press, July 15, 2004.