Stories written by QU Dongyu

As Glaciers Melt, the World’s Hidden Water Banks Are at Risk

By QU Dongyu
Glaciers – the world’s hidden water banks - are a source of life for billions. The seasonal melt from mountains and glaciers sustains some of the world’s most important rivers, such as the Indus, the Nile, the Ganges and the Colorado. Those and other mountain-fed rivers irrigate crops, provide drinking water for nearly two billion people, and power electricity generation.

It’s High Time to Turn the “Right to Foods” for a Healthy, Nutritious & Affordable Diet into Reality

By QU Dongyu
This year the theme for World Food Day is “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future.” It’s a timely reminder that all people have the right to adequate foods. But how do we get from a right to a reality? And why is it so important to think about not just having sufficient food, but also the diversity of diets?

Why Paraguay Can Be a “Beacon State” for Forest Management

By Achim Steiner, Inger Andersen and QU Dongyu
Imagine a forest that covered half of your entire country. A biodiverse forest which supports thousands of species from giant anteaters to armadillos to jaguars. A forest that is home to one the world’s last uncontacted tribes.1
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