內政部移民署 Taiwan What’s Up 電子報:A greener Taiwan

[Editor’s Note] A greener Taiwan
【編輯的話】走向更環保的臺灣

Climate experts have long warned that global warming has serious and negative impacts on our environment and standard of living. In the face of increasing levels of greenhouse gases and depleting natural resources, cutting down on waste and building a sustainable environment have become an urgent task for all industrial powerhouses, including Taiwan.《full text》

氣候專家多年來一直警告說，全球暖化對環境和生活水準都有巨大衝擊。在面對溫室氣體含量日益增加以及天然資源日趨枯竭這兩大問題之際，減少資源浪費，維持環境永續，已經成了臺灣和其它工業先進國家的一項迫切任務了。 《詳全文》

[Hot Topic] Recycle me!
【熱門話題】讓我再派上用場

Cutting down on waste, along with building a sustainable environment, has become an urgent task globally. In 2004 prior to the implementation of the waste separation program by the Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), the recycling rate was at only 24.01 percent. However in 2010, the percentage has grown to 48.84 percent.《full text》

減少浪費，建立永續發展的環境，已經成為全人類最迫切的任務之一。二００四年行政院環境保護署實施廢棄物分類計畫之前，垃圾回收率（含廚餘與巨大垃圾）不過只有百分之廿四點一，但到了二０一０年，垃圾回收率卻提高到百分之四十八點八四。《詳全文》

[Cover Story] Green buildings for a better tomorrow
【封面故事】綠建築是為了有一個更美好的明天

氣候專家早就警告說，溫室氣體的過量排放以及大量的農地開發及畜牧業的過度放牧，劇烈的改變了大氣的成分，同時也引起了地球暖化。《full text》

Climate scientists have long warned that the increasing levels of greenhouse gases, the extensive use of agricultural land and livestock breeding have dramatically changed the composition of the atmosphere and triggered global warming.《詳全文》

[Foreigners Forum] Online tax filing service makes life easier
【老外論壇】上網報稅輕輕鬆鬆

為了方便持有居留證的外國人申報所得稅，財政部增設了電子申報服務程式，從現在起到五月卅一日，供納稅人申報所得稅之用。《full text》

In order to make filing income taxes more convenient for any foreign national with an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC), the Ministry of Finance has set up an electronic filing program. Starting from now until May 31, taxpayers will be able to file individual income tax through the new e-filing service.《詳全文》

[Taiwan Inside Out] Expat builds paper buildings with wife
【看遍臺灣】外籍臺灣女婿偕妻打造環保紙房屋

定居臺灣的新移民們常有令人驚艷的成就與奉獻。羅約翰便是其中之一，他在臺灣妻子吳連春的幫助下在臺灣最南部的屏東縣建造了一幢紙製的工作室，使他成了地方上的名人。《full text》

Some new immigrants living in Taiwan have done pretty amazing things to benefit the country they now call home. One of them is Canadian-born John Lamorie, who became something of a local celebrity after constructing a paper studio with the help of his wife, Shelly Wu, on their property in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan.《詳全文》