Environmental Development Issue 13 of the transdisciplinary SCOPE journal was published by Elsevier in January 2015. Articles and commentary in this issue include: China?s new environmental protection law: A game changer?; Dynamics of the multi-stakeholder forum and its effectiveness in promoting sustainable forest fire management practices in South Sumatra, Indonesia;

Rethinking sustainable development within the framework of poverty and urbanisation in developing countries; Soil carbon, multiple benefits; Citizen-science programs: Towards transformative biodiversity governance; Oceans, seas and sustainable development: Preparedness of developing countries; and a review of newly published book on environmental education in China.

Issue 14 will be available online in July 2015.