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September 25, 2017
by Yu Zhuang
Comments Off on Multi-Governance and Society-Shared Benefits (多元共治，社会共享) Story Series of Chinese Environmental Civil Society Organizations – Green Jiangnan （绿色江南）

Multi-Governance and Society-Shared Benefits (多元共治，社会共享) Story Series of Chinese Environmental Civil Society Organizations – Green Jiangnan （绿色江南）

According to the Director of Green Jiangnan, Mr. Fang Yingjun (方应君), over the past 5 years, the role of Chinese environmental civil society organizations (ECSO) in China’s environmental governance has undergone revolutionary changes. Previously, Chinese ECSOs helped promote environmental protection … Continue reading →

July 31, 2017
by giannapetito
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Exploring Policy Options in China to Stem the Illegal Timber Trade

The U.S.-Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law (PEL), in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), recently completed an initial report on our pioneering research into the international regulation of illegal timber trade, with a focus on the China’s transnational policy dynamics. … Continue reading →

June 12, 2017
by Xiaoyu Zhang
Comments Off on Updates from the Field: Ecological Environmental Exchange and Research Convention with Fujian Provincial High Court

Updates from the Field: Ecological Environmental Exchange and Research Convention with Fujian Provincial High Court

To extend our exchange and communication with Chinese judiciaries, on June 9th the Fujian Provincial High Court invited U.S. – Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law (PEL) to speak in Fujian, Wuyishan in front of more than 40 environmental and natural … Continue reading →

May 15, 2017
by Yu Zhuang
Comments Off on The Challenge of Litigation Costs and Damage Assessment Fees in Environmental Public Interest Litigation in China

The Challenge of Litigation Costs and Damage Assessment Fees in Environmental Public Interest Litigation in China

From January 2015 when the new Environmental Protection Law (EPL) took effect to the end of 2016, courts in China have accepted 112 environmental public interest litigation (EPIL) cases filed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). But, as of November 2016, only … Continue reading →

March 13, 2017
by Yanmei Lin
Comments Off on EPIL Typical Case #1: Taizhou Environmental Protection Association of Jiangsu Province v. Taixing Jinhui Chemical Company, et al., A Water Pollution Environmental Public Interest Litigation Case

EPIL Typical Case #1: Taizhou Environmental Protection Association of Jiangsu Province v. Taixing Jinhui Chemical Company, et al., A Water Pollution Environmental Public Interest Litigation Case

This case is translated and summarized from the 10 Environmental Public Interest Cases promulgated by Supreme People’s Court . The original publication can be found here. Basic Facts of the Case: From January 2012 to February 2013, the Taixing Jinhui … Continue reading →