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How China protects its ‘unofficial’ wetlands

25/07/2023
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Damage done to a wetland in the name of “environmental restoration” raises questions about how China’s lesser-known wetlands are protected. The coastal wetlands on the Linhong estuary, by the Yellow Sea in Lianyungang municipality, provide […]

Protecting China’s ‘unofficial’ wetlands

25/07/2023
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China protects special regions

03/06/2023
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Laws for the ecological protection of special regions In late April 2023 China’s top legislature adopted a law to protect the fragile ecosystem of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This is the latest of China’s environmental laws […]

Nancy Pelosi — Janus of the West

09/08/2022
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In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus presided over war and peace and was usually depicted as having two faces. The gates of a building in Rome named after him – an open enclosure with gates at each end […]

China solves difficult environmental issues through central inspections

11/07/2022
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China recently wrapped up a new round of central environmental inspections. In recent years, a number of environmental problems of strong public concern have been addressed through the inspections. The recently completed inspections were the […]

China climate change law to integrate environmental protection, energy management and urban-rural development regulations

06/04/2022
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China has made progress on preparing a law dedicated to tackling climate change, a senior official with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said. Li Gao, director of the ministry’s Climate Change Department, added that […]

EU-China cooperation on environmental governance

17/02/2022
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Dimitri de Boer knows a lot about advancing environmental rule of law and rising to environmental challenges. As chief representative of the China office of NGO ClientEarth, he focuses on issues ranging from pollution control […]

Chinese courts introduce punitive damages in environment lawsuits

19/01/2022
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Shared by China-Environment-News.com on Facebook BEIJING — A judicial explanation issued by China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) on Thursday confirmed that polluters will have to pay punitive damages to the victims in environment lawsuits. The […]