国内英语资讯:Chinas provincial governments step up efforts in environmental protection_时事

国内英语资讯:Chinas provincial governments step up efforts in environmental protection

In Shanghai, Mayor Ying Yong has set a target to keep the average density of PM2.5 below 35 micrograms per cubic meter in five years. The municipality will also accelerate the building of a platform to better monitor environmental data.

North China's coal-rich Shanxi Province will further cut its outdated coal production capacity by around 23 million tonnes and close 36 coal mines in 2018. Over the past two years, Shanxi has reduced 45.9 million tonnes of outdated coal production capacity and closed 52 mines.

Northwest China's Gansu Province will close 10 hydropower stations this year, in efforts to protect the national nature reserve in the Qilian Mountains. More than 200 herders and 61,000 sheep will also be moved out of the core zone of the reserve.

Southern province of Hainan has vowed to tighten supervision on land reclamation and control on water pollution, after being criticized by an inspection team from the State Oceanic Administration.

Hainan's reclaimed land was mainly used for tourism and real estate, putting pressure on the marine environment, said the inspection team.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has incorporated "Beautiful China" into its two-stage development plan for the building of a great modern socialist country, according to the report delivered at the 19th CPC National Congress in October.

The government has passed its toughest-ever environmental protection law, and introduced a "river chief" system to protect water resources. Ecological "red lines" will also be drawn in certain regions to strengthen environmental protection, according to earlier planning.