China expands pilot water resource fees into a tax reform
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March 13, 2025
Water scarcity, uneven water distribution, and frequent droughts have long hampered China’s environmental and economic sustainability. In response to these challenges, China promulgated the Water Law in 1988, which stipulated fees for the direct extraction of groundwater by cities, to promote the rational use and management of water resources.… Read More

Forever but not everywhere? Unexpected non-detection of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in major Philippines rivers
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By Patrick Byrne, Emma Biles, Loucel Cui, Richard Williams, Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava, Laura Quick, Manilyn Casa, Francis Ian P. Gonzalvo, Maria Regina V. Regalado, Kim Bryan N. Cabrera, Kit Felian C. Tenio, Jenielyn Padrones, Juan Miguel Guotana, Karen A. Hudson-Edwards, Grigorios Vasilopoulos, Thomas J. Coulthard, Cecilia Tortajada, Jessica D. Villanueva-Peyraube, Janice B. Sevilla-Nastor, Justine Perry T. Domingo and David Megson, 2025. Article published in River,  1–7.… Read More

Volume 41, Issue 2
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March 2025
Special Issue on Transforming smallholder irrigation systems from dysfunctional to functional climate smart agricultural systems… Read More