Critically evaluate a model of transnational social enterprises which helps solving environmental problems through studying the desertification pr...

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Desertification is a long-standing environmental problems in the inland of China. Environmental factors, overgrazing and deforestation lead to soil salinization, thus evolved into desert (XXX). Region of Inner Mongolia in China is one of the world’s most serious area of desertification (XXX). A very serious secondary problem of desertification is sandstorm, which has been seriously deteriorating the quantity of air in the southeast coastal of China for decades (XXX).

Japan has been deeply concerned about the sand problem in China. Japanese government has repeatedly negotiated with Chinese government with environmental issue, and even promised to provide funds to assist to control the sand land in China (XXX). Moreover, a large number of Japanese NPOs and volunteers have been planting trees in Chinese desert for about 20 years (XXX, XXX). However, what makes Japanese play so "good" to help China in desert control? Geographically, the reason would be traced from the winter monsoon in the Far East.

As can be seen from the Appendix I, each winter and spring, sandstorm caused by Siberia high pressure will bring sand and ashes to Japan, resulting in serious air contamination. Ironically, the poor of anti-desertification in China makes Chinese domestic environmental problem also poses threats to the interests of Japan, thus fighting with the Chinese desertification becomes a common social responsibility in the East Asia.

It also can be seen that serious environmental problems tend to be international issues which are definitely not as simple as solving domestic issues by a single nation.

The first sector: dialogue and cooperation between Japanese and Chinese government

Solving environmental problem requires very long-term and sustai...

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...so, it is more profitable than those NPOs. The transnational social enterprise can be treated as an ideal platform to fill the blank between the first and third sector in solving environmental problems.

Of course, this model is not only limited in the environmental protection, which can be extended to other aspects. For instance, protection of the migratory animals such as Africa antelope and migratory birds, which will get across several borders of states during their migration. Furthermore, in health care, prevention and treatment of the global infectious diseases is also need the participation of multinational social enterprises. Moreover, in international business, family members of those people who go aboard frequently often have problems of resettlement, care and education, those people might require the assistance of transnational social enterprises as well.

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