China plans to enhance the public's awareness of environmental
protection by ensuring their access to the environmental
information and encouraging their participation in environmental
protection activities, according to a newly-released guideline.
The guideline, co-issued by the State Environmental Protection
Administration, the Ministry of Education and the Publicity
Department of the CPC Central Committee, said that the government
should ensure the public's rights to know and supervise the issues
related to environmental protection.
The government should also encourage the volunteers and
non-governmental organizations to organize and take part in
environmental protection activities, according to the
guideline.
The guideline also urged publishing companies and film studios
to produce a books and movies about environmental protection to
improve public awareness.
China has been facing many environmental problems while the
economy continues its double-digit growth.
The government began to pay more attention to environmental
protection after Premier Wen Jiabao called to make the reduction of
energy consumption and pollution the key to restructuring the
economy in 2007.
(Xinhua News Agency January 6, 2007)
