Taiwan News

Whether you’re hiking alone in the countryside or taking a casual walk with good friends, you can easily use an app to record every bird you see or hear along the way. Taiwan’s app portal for “eBird”, the world’s largest bird database, has recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. It has surpassed over 10,000 users, and accumulated millions of birds’ data through public birdwatching. At the recent

Frequent extreme weather events are quietly reshaping people's lives, and after each disaster, the most vulnerable parts of a city inevitably emerge. This autumn, the Environmental Information Center (EIC,環境資訊中心) traveled through Taiwan and Seoul, South Korea, to document how both places have built resilience and created the first line of defense in their everyday lives. ​Taiwan's Lesson: Communit

“Rather than devising ways to maintain current bureaucratic practices, why not innovate the administrative process?” Along with the Puyuma derailment accident, there have been several shocking incidents in recent years concerning disaster, transportation and food safety. In the eyes of some scholars, these are not random isolated incidents but a result of systemic risk issues.Taiwan’s singular pur

“Food Waste” has become one of international concerned environmental hurdles in recent years. Taiwan, has a severe food waste challenge, too. According to Taiwan’s United Daily News, the then daily kitchen waste production in 2011 reached to 3 million ton based on an estimate from APEC Information Platform on Post Harvest Loss and Waste System (APIP-PHLOWS). To pile up these food wastes, the heigh

The midterm election for Taiwan will take place on 24th of November, but how will the future governors development green energy at the local government level?  Taiwan Renewable Energy Alliance(TRENA) recently asked all the candidates to elaborate their renewable energy policies; of the 92 candidates running for governor, 21 were not available, 54 did not answer, and in the end only 17 did give a r

New Taipei City’s Smart Energy Management Community began operation today (August 30th, 2018) at Fengjing Cuifeng (峰景翠峰) Community in Sanchong and Taipei Bo-er (台北菠爾) Community in Yonghe, both are private-owned apartment complex. With supports from New Taipei City Government and suppliers, micro smart grids incorporating solar panels and wind turbines, energy storage, and energy saving were instal

The Qixing Mountain System meanders through Tamsui, Jinshan, Sanzhi, Shimen, Zhusongshan and Wanli, fanning off into settlements and production landscapes until it finally reaches the sea. Because farmers in these areas engage in crop rotation, leaving a portion of their field fallow each year, these settlements create a suitable habitat for aquatic organisms such as the Taipei frog (Rana taipehen

A huge amount of silt can suffocate corals and ultimately kill coral reefs. Hence, it is necessary to monitor siltation to ensure that a coral reef can survive in the long-term. To monitor local coral ecosystems in Chaojing (潮境) of Keelung and Fanzaiao (番仔澳) of New Taipei, Taiwan Environmental Information Association (TEIA) coordinates Reef Check Taiwan annually. Last year, siltation was observed

"Plastic or planet?" This question reminds me of another one: "Money or Life?I used to be apprehensive about the idea that our blue planet was transforming into more of a plastic globe, but the statistic that global plastic use is expected to exceed 11 billion tons by 2050 has caused me to reevaluate.Global plastic product supply far exceeds the planet’s actual demands. For example, the United Sta

In recent years, Kaohsiung City Government (KCG) has been actively promoting the goal of becoming an “eco-city”. After the KCG merged with the surrounding Kaohsiung County Government, the government's administrative area expanded to include the countryside and surrounding mountainous regions as well as the metropolitan area. The diverse natural landscapes in Kaohsiung now include mountains, hills,

Penghu, Taiwan, August 8, 2018 (TEIA)– Wind Turbine A-01 of Longmen (龍門) will be relocated 180 meters south-southwest of the original site proposed in Penghu Low Carbon Island Development (澎湖低碳島計畫) because it is bad for Feng Shui (風水) and has possible shadow flicker and noise pollution. Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (Taiwan EPA) has passed the relocation plan's preliminary review

Taipei, Taiwan, July 20, 2018 (TEIA)– Taichung Port is going to extend its current outer breakwaters further into the ocean to accommodate a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import terminal proposed by Taiwan Power Company and Port of Taichung, Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd. [1]. The proposed reclamation ground reaches 50 hectare in area and may have significant impacts to the environment