2013, China's publication in the official journal of the environment testing compliance with the city's air is only information 4%| environment air quality _ news bulletin |

Xinhuanet, Beijing, June 4 (reporters Gu Ruizhen and Yu Junjie)-4th the Department of environmental protection issued the 2013 China environmental situation bulletin shows that national environmental quality situation improves, but the situation of the ecological environment is still grim, most public concern about air, water and soil pollution situation remained cause for concern.

Based on an evaluation of the new ambient air quality standards, 74 standard implementation of the first phase of the new city air quality compliance rate of only 4.1%, in many cities in North China perennial is shrouded in haze.

Water quality was no better, the section of the Yangtze River, Yellow River, Pearl River and other rivers in ten monitoring shows, lightly polluted Yellow River, huaihe and liaohe, Songhua River, water quality, pollution in the haihe River, 27.8% Lake (reservoir) in eutrophic State.

In the four areas, only good water quality in the Yellow Sea and the South China Sea, nearshore marine water quality in the Bohai Sea, the East China Sea coastal water quality very poor. 9 key Bay, Liaodong Bay, Bohai Bay, and poor water quality in Jiaozhou Bay, Yangtze River estuary, Hangzhou Bay and the very poor water quality of minjiang River and Pearl River mouth.

China still faces serious problems of land degradation. Net decrease in the 2013 national 80,200 ha of arable land, 30.7% land was eroded.

Severe environmental situation, in April this year passed by the national people's Congress environmental protection Amendment Act, the words "promoting the construction of ecological civilization and promote sustainable social and economic development" for inclusion in the legislative purpose, and established the environmental protection as a basic national policy, highlighting the "conservation priorities", emphasizes that importance to coordination between environmental protection and economic development in the past coordinated economic and social development and environmental protection.

Environmental protection agency "resolutely declare war on pollution" will focus on playing well, "three major campaigns", including the control of air pollution, water pollution prevention and control, prevention of soil pollution, in accordance with the "three-strict", to "prevent at source, strict management, consequences severe punishment."

Zhou shengxian, Minister of environmental protection, said: "in a new revision of the environmental protection act as a leader, formed to protect the eco-system of environmental laws and regulations, to be strengthened with an iron fist with a rail gauge of the atmosphere, water and soil pollution control, giving priority to harm public health highlight the environmental issues. ”

In addition to the in-depth implementation of the plan of action for the control of air pollution, the Environmental Protection Department is formulating issued "ten water" and "ten".

Highlight of highlights is the new environmental protection Act calls for strengthening the public's right to information and their right to participate will take fully into account in the decision-making process before and after construction of the local resources and environment carrying capacity, scientific and rational planning layout.

Countries will continue to increase funding for environmental protection input. Added 72 new 2013 national pilot ecological civilization construction, has been carried out in 16 provinces in Hainan ecological construction. Further optimization of environmental protection and economic development, a total of 241 approved the construction project environmental assessment file, involving a total investment of 1.9 trillion yuan, and actively promote the EIA approval system reform, decentralization of approval authority of 25 categories of EIA documentation.

Vice Minister of environmental protection Li Ganjie said on the press conference must not be at the cost of ecological environment in Exchange for short-term economic growth, must deal with the relationship between protection and development, adhere to the development, in the development of the protection in the protection. Seeking people to see and enjoy more of blue water and sky.

19:40 June 04, 2014 The website