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 The China Environment Yearbook: Crisis and Breakthrough of China's Environment

Contents

• • Preliminary Materials (i-lx)   (292K)
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    • Contents
    • Contributors
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgements
    • China’s Environmental Protection At The Crossroads By Yang Dongping
  • “Environmental Impact Assessment”—A Storm Stirs In 2005 (1-18) by Xiong Zhihong   (126K)
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    • I. “Eia Storm” Background And Core Issues
    • II. Public Participation In EIA At Present And Proposals For Improvement
    • III. Promotion Of Sound And Positive Development OfEIA
    • References
  • Warnings And Lessons From The Songhua Rivertoxic Spill Crisis (19-36) by Qie Jianrong   (128K)
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    • Introduction
    • A Complete Review Of The Toxic Spill Crisis
    • Missing Pieces
    • The Story Continues To Play Out
    • Long-Standing Problems Were Uncovered Within The “Songhua River Toxic Spill Crisis”
    • A Number Of Measures Should Be Adopted To Deal With Major Environmental Emergencies
    • Conclusion
  • Hard-Won Progress In Protecting Environmental Rights (37-50) by Li Xingwang, Ning Chen and Liu Xin   (120K)
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    • Introduction
    • I. The Current Situation Of The Legal Defense Of Environmental Rights
    • II. Main Approaches For The Defense Of Environmental Rights
    • III. Suggestions And Expectations For The Protection Of Environmental Rights In China
  • “The Yuanmingyuan Park Lake Incident” And Its Impact On Public Awareness (51-62) by Zhao Yongxin   (114K)
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    • I. A Brief Review Of Events Leading To The Halt Of The Yuanmingyuan Project
    • II. The Larger Implications Of The Yuanmingyuan Park Incident
    • Conclusion
  • Highly Controversial Hydropower Development In Western China (63-88) by Xue Ye and Wang Yongchen   (159K)
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    • I. Driving Factors Behind Southwest China’s Blind Rush To Develop Hydropower
    • II. Several Major Issues Involved In The Damming Of The Nujiang River
    • III. New Directions For China To Draw From The Debates Over Damming
  • Avian Influenza Lands In China (89-102) by Liang Hong   (122K)
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    • I. Avian Influenza Around The World
    • II. The Possible Causes Of Outbreaks Of Animal Epidemics: The Case Of The Avian Flu
    • III. Responding To The Avian Flu Epidemic
  • Memorandum Concerning The Asia Pulp And Paper Co. LTD (APP) Incident (103-116) by Chang LI   (115K)
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    • I. APP And The “Forest-Pulp-Paper Integration” Project
    • II. “The Forest Destruction Incident” In Yunnan
    • III. Concern Regarding Supply Chains Using Hainan’s Raw Materials
    • IV. Leaving The Assessment Of Truth Or Falsehood To Later Generations
  • Different Voices In The Debate On “Revering Nature” (117-130) by Bao Hongmei and Liu Bing   (115K)
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    • I. The Shock Of The Tsunami Triggers A Debate About Nature
    • II. The Theoretical Question Under Debate
    • III. Post-Debate: What To Think And What To Do
  • Using Public Policy To Promote The Cradle-To-Cradle Economy (131-154) by Gui Zhiming   (155K)
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    • I. Establishing A Resource-Conserving Society
    • II. Creating An Environmentally Friendly Society
    • III. Developing The Cradle-To-Cradle Economy
    • IV. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) On Planning
  • China’s Water Crisis (155-178) by Li Lifeng and Zou Lan   (155K)
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    • I. Description Of The Water Crisis In China
    • II. Great Progress In Water Resource Protection In 2005
    • III. Countermeasures For Dealing With The Future Water Crisis In China
  • The Shadow Of Environmental Pollution In China (179-196) by Zhang Kejia   (135K)
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    • I. The General Picture Of Environmental Pollution In China
    • II. New Characteristics Of China’s Environmental Pollution
    • III. Questions And Discussion
  • Policy Options For China’s Sustainable Energy Development (197-216) by Hu Min and Yang Fuqiang   (141K)
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    • Preface
    • I. Challenges To China’s Energy And Environmental Development
    • II. New Policies Implemented In 2005
    • III. Policy Options For Sustainable Energy Development
    • IV. Measures To Realize Energy Efficiency Targets In The Eleventh Five-Year Plan
    • IV. Conclusion
  • Ecological Recovery: Believing In Nature (217-232) by Jiang Gaoming   (131K)
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    • I. Ecosystem And Ecological Deterioration In China
    • II. Lessons Learned From Domestic And International Experience
    • III. Mistaken Concepts In Ecological Construction
    • IV. Methods Used By The Chinese Academy Of Sciences
    • V. Other Related Practices
  • Land Resource Protection And Management In China (233-250) by Bao Xiaobin   (136K)
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    • I. Soil Degradation In China
    • II. Progress In The Protection And Management Of Land Resources In China
    • III. Analysis Of Factors Affecting The Protection And Treatment Of Land Resources
    • IV. Improvement In The Protection And Treatment Of Land Resources
    • References
  • “Great Leap Forward”-Style Rush To Urbanize Puts Environment In The Spotlight (251-266) by Zhou Weifeng   (118K)
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    • I. Current State Of The Urbanization Process: An Overview
    • II. Environmental Consequences Of City Development
    • III. Root Causes Of Urban Environmental Problems
    • IV. Suggested Solutions To Environmental Problems In Chinese Cities
  • A Fragile Balance: Observations On Protecting Biodiversity (267-290) by Xue Dayuan and Xie Yan   (153K)
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    • I. Biodiversity In China: Assessing Current Conditions
    • II. China’s Major Efforts In Biodiversity Protection
    • III. Key Issues And Suggested Measures
  • Development Of Environmental NGOs In China (291-310) by Fu Tao   (140K)
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    • I. The Rise Of Environmental NGOs
    • II. Changes In Environmental NGOs
    • III. A Review Of Environmental NGOs’ History
    • IV. Problems And Challenges Facing Mainland Chinese Environmental NGOs
  • Diverse Approaches To Environmental Education By Chinese NGOs (311-328) by Wang Peng   (132K)
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    • I. Background On Environmental Education
    • II. The Status Of Environmental Education By NGOs In 2005
    • III. A Review Of NGO Environmental Education In 2005
  • The 26 Degrees Campaign: Saving Energy (329-340) by Qiao Liming and Wang Peng   (106K)
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    • Background
    • I. The Concept Behind The 26 Degrees Campaign
    • II. A Brief Account Of The 26 Degrees Campaign
    • III. The 26 Degrees Campaign Calls For Wider Public Participation
  • Electric Vehicles And Autos With Small Engines: Should We Ban Or Promote Them? (341-350) by Wang Peng   (107K)
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    • I. The Dilemma Regarding Electric Vehicles And ASEDs
    • II. Developing The Use Of ASEDs To Solve Related Problems
  • The Obsession With Harvesting Cordycep Mushrooms In The Three Rivers Source Area (351-362) by Zhu Huiying and Mu Jingliang   (115K)
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    • Background
    • I. Cordycep Mushroom Digging At The Source Area Of The Three Rivers
    • II. The Chongcao Economy
    • III. Related Laws And Regulations
    • IV. Invalidating Local Governments’ Oversight Function
  • The Green Hanjiang River NGO Helps Resolve A Trans-Boundary River Pollution Problem (363-372) by Jin Fen   (109K)
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    • Pollution Of The Tangbai River
    • Failure Of The Trans-Boundary Process
    • Enter The Green Hanjiang River: Breaking The Deadlock
    • Raising The Public’s Awareness Of The Tangbai River’s Condition And Encouraging Participation In Discussions And Actions Affecting The River’s Condition
    • Information Gathering: Monitoring, Investigations, And Surveys
    • Policy Suggestions
    • The Green Hanjiang River’s Suggestions For Containing Water Pollution In And Around The Tangbai River
    • Containing Pollution In The Tangbai River Fosters Benefits Through Cooperation
  • Safeguarding Environmental Rights: Activist Efforts By Residents Of Beijing’s Baiwang Jiayuan Neighborhood (373-382) by Zhang Jingjing and Liang Xiaoyan   (111K)
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    • I. Case Review
    • II. Public Participation
    • III. Public Interests Or State Interests?
    • IV. Environmental Impact Assessments Reports
    • V. Are Environmental Rights Subject To Legal Protection?
  • Dongwu Banner County Paper Mill: Polluting And Violating Legal Rights (383-392) by Chen Jiqun and LI Junhui   (111K)
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    • I. The Paper Mill On The Grassland
    • II. Herdsmen Strive To Assert Their Rights
    • III. Review Of Polluting Activities And Treatment Of The Grassland
  • Jisha In Yunnan: Environmental And Cultural Protection In The Development Of Tourism (393-406) by LI Bo   (121K)
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    • 1. Conflicts Over Resources Lead To Environmental Crises
    • II. Social Participation In Ecological Protection
    • III. The Fundamental Interests Of Western Regional Development Lie In A Harmonious And Well-Off Western Region And In National Ecological Security
  • Alxa See Association: A New Initiative By Entrepreneurs (407-416) by Yang Peng   (108K)
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    • I. SEE—China’s First Environmental Organization Run By Entrepreneurs
    • I. Developing SEE Through Exploration
    • III. An Important Landmark In The Development Of China’s Civil Society
    • Appendix: Alxa Declaration
  • Countering The Incursion Of Genetically Modified Food Into China (417-426) by Lin Zhiguang and Wang Peng   (108K)
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    • I. Genetically Engineered Food And Chinese Consumers
    • II. Genetically Modifed Food Produces An Alarm Over Food Safety
  • Community-Based Sustainable Living: Cases In Beijing (427-434) by Liao Xiaoyi   (97K)
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    • I. Setting Up A Green Community —Jiangongnanli: A Pilot Community
    • II. Building Inner Strength—The Chunshuyuan Community
    • III. Developing Rural Green Communities—Duijiushi Village
    • IV. The Interaction Between Non-Governmental Idealism And Government Implementation
  • Postscript (435-440)   (83K)