China Environment Yearbook, Volume 5

Yang Dongping is co-founder and vice president of Friends of Nature and professor of education at the Beijing Institute of Technology.Friends of Nature was the first environmental non-governmental organization in the People’s Republic of China, established in 1994 by Liang Congjie, Yang Dongping, Liang Xiaoyan and Wang Lixiong. The organization has more than 3000 active members and has been recipient fifteen prestigious national and international awards.

"Like its predecessors in the China Environment Yearbook series, Volume 5 contains a wealth of information about China's environmental progress and challenges. The contributors are to be commended for sharing their knowledge about these important, and sometimes politically sensitive, environmental issues."Herman F. Huang, China Review International Vol. 18, No. 2, 2011

• Highlights of 2009: The State’s Responsibility and Citizen’s Rights Li DunPART I: PUBLIC POLICY1. Green Growth Expectations from China’s Financial Stimulus Package Zhang Ke2. Call for a Low-Carbon Economy: NPC Motions and CPPCC Proposals in 2009 Chen Hongwei3. Progress in Environmental Information Transparency IPE, NRDC4. Regulations on Environmental Impact Assessment for Plans: Breakthroughs and Limitations Wang Shekun5. China’s Role in International Climate Negotiations Yu JiePART II: LITIGATION6. Public Interest Litigation against Illegal Construction of Two Hydropower Stations on the Jinsha River Xia Jun and Qie Jianrong7. Environmental Public Interest Litigation: Seven Experimental Case Studies Lin Yanmei8. Pollution Related Lawsuits Encounter Many Difficulties Zhang Jingjing9. The Case of Yancheng Water Pollution: Problems in Judicature Feng JiaPART III: POLLUTION AND HEALTH10. Alarming Environment and Health Incidents of 2009 Qie Jianrong11. Environmental Crisis in Rapidly Developing Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, and Shaanxi Yu Chen12. Hidden Environmental Troubles of Resource Development in China’s Western Regions Yang Yong13. New Pollution in Rural Areas the ‘Home Appliances to the Countryside’ Program Cai YongfeiPART IV: CONSUMPTION14. 2009: A Waste Crisis at a Crossroad Yang Changjiang15. Promoting Sustainable Consumption Zheng Yisheng and Zhang Boju16. Extravagant Water Consumption in Beijing’s New Bathhouses Hu Kanping17. Restricted Use of Plastic Shopping Bags: The Way Out Mao DaPART V: ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION18. Organizational Transformations at Nature Reserves: An Analysis of Tourism Development in Jilin’s Changbai Mountain Shen Xiaohui19. Conservation Agreement: Incorporating Government-led and Community-based Initiatives Li Shengzhi, He Xin, Feng Jie, and Mao Chending20. Biodiversity in the Context of Climate Change Lv Zhi21. Crafting a Successful Vision for Wild Giant Panda Protection Wang Hao, Sun Shan, Shen Ai, and Lv Zhi