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Policies and Announcements

-	China warned of severe sandstorms, droughts
-	Power suppliers given deadline
-	Xining announces forestation project
-	Beijing to close 144 gas stations
-	Efforts needed on 'green credit policy'
-	Online wild animal trade targeted
-	Provinces sign up to Games clean air pledge
-	China urges substantive talks on Bali roadmap
-	Beijing seeks smoke-free Olympics
-	Tiger picture controversy elicts no comment apology

-	No link between coal shortage and power plant closings
-	Beijing closes 10 industrial polluters
-	Protect right to know amid snow disaster
-	Ministry warns of spread of fruit diseases
-	China urges practical action to slow climate change
-	Guangdong gets ready for seasonal salt tide
-	Weather service ready for Olympic Torch to Mt. Everest
-	Emergency circular on food safety issued
-	Authorities put power supply top of agenda
-	Island banks on 76 major projects

-	China to bring in green loan benchmark
-	Island province sets five-year tourism plan
-	Agenda set to curb pollution for green Olympics
-	Timetable set for pollution control in major lakes
-	China issues bad weather warning
-	Beijing pulls out all stops for success of Olympics
-	Guangdong to boost green efforts
-	Maglev line assessment report under dispute
-	Qinghai-Tibet Railway to be extended this year
-	Hunan paper factories ordered to clean up

-	Revised criteria for 'green list'
-	Water quality at Taihu Lake 'much improved'
-	Billions invested to remedy water pollution
-	Revised resource tax system to be announced
-	Pollution census to focus on industrial sources
-	Unclean air main focus of joint plan
-	Gov't approves Yongding River water allocation plan
-	Bags be gone; thin plastics to be banned
-	Air quality warnings for Lanzhou
-	The authorities sets sights on polluted soil

-	Action Plan on Environment and Health (2007-2015)
-	Factories around Taihu Lake face fees
-	14.4 mln-kw thermal power capacity shut down
-	New fuel standards take effect in Beijing
-	Six enterprises apologize for pollution
-	Algae bloom watched in south China
-	New submarine station to help forecast disasters
-	Resource-exhausted cities to be rehabilitated
-	Filming banned at Jiuzhaigou Scenic Spot
-	Firms may have to reveal green details

Air Quality

Cities

Major Pollutant

Air Quality Level

Beijing	particulate matter	III2
Shanghai	particulate matter	III1
Guangzhou	nitrogen dioxide	III1
Chongqing	particulate matter	III1
Xi'an	particulate matter	II

Archives

UN meets on climate change

The UN Climate Change Conference brought together representatives of over 180 countries and observers from various organizations.

Panda Facts

A record 28 panda cubs born via artificial insemination have survived in 2006.

South China Karst

Rich and unique karst landforms located in south China display exceptional natural beauty.

Saving the Tibetan Antelopes

The rare animals survive in the harsh natural environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Laws & Regulations

-	Forestry Law of the People's Republic of China
-	Meteorology Law of the People's Republic of China
-	Fire Control Law of the People's Republic of China
-	Law on Protecting Against and Mitigating Earthquake Disasters
-	Law of the People's Republic of China on Conserving Energy

Links:

State Environmental Protection Administration

Ministry of Water Resources

Ministry of Land and Resources

China Environmental Industry Network

Chengdu Giant Panda Research Base

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