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China has accelerts environmen­tal on process. In 2020, the Yangtze River Prow, amended wildlife law to make it stricter, gher carbon emistion goal.

GOs have taken note of ronmental protection ith the green transih- quality developmen­t, global climate activicapa­ble of leading the ment of the world s promise on climate chief representa­tive old the Global Times. nonetheles­s urge the do more in both envipreser­vation and suphousand­s of ENGO nteers nationwide. IPE’s Wang hopes

Chinese authority can achieve more breakthrou­ghs in informatio­n disclosure in the environmen­t field.

“The government’s environmen­tal informatio­n disclosure, such as informatio­n related to pollution control, carbon emission and carbon trading market, is essential to our work,” Wang said.

Greenpeace said it hopes the Chinese government could invite more overseas and domestic ENGOs to get involved in the environmen­tal policymaki­ng, which will enable the ENGOs to better “understand the policies, and support and supervise their implementa­tion,” it said.

Earlier this month, authoritie­s in Beijing invited several ENGOs and environmen­tal experts to a closed- door discussion, listening to their opinions and concerns about the controvers­ial plan of the Poyang Lake hydraulic project, Liu said.

“We will continue to appeal to drop the plan,” she said.

Liu also appealed the government to financiall­y support the ENGOs that have financial difficulti­es through ways including procuremen­t of public services.

One of the biggest problems that Liu’s Let Birds Fly currently faces is the shortage of funds, Liu said. “Some 95 percent of the group’s money comes from donations,” she added.

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