Brief Introduction

 

I. Main Contents

This chapter contains information that reflects natural resource conditions and the development of environment protection in China.

Data on natural resources cover use of land, water resources, forest resources, mineral resources and meteorological phenomena.

The development of environment protection mainly include water supply and utilization, discharge of waste water and key pollutants in waste gas; treatment and utilization of solid wastes; collection, transport and disposal of urban air quality and consumption wastes in cities; monitoring of urban road traffic noise and environmental noise in major cities; afforestation, grassland construction and natural protection; incidences of geological, seismic, marine and forest disasters, environmental emergency; investment in environment pollution treatment, etc.

II. Sources of Data

Data on use of land, rivers, meteorological phenomena, mineral and water resources, collection and disposal of urban consumption wastes, forest resources, grassland construction marine disasters, etc. are provided respectively by National Meteorological Administration, Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, State Forestry Administration, and State Oceanic Administration.

Data on environmental pollution and treatment, acoustic environment and investment in the treatment of industrial pollution are provided by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.