The Outline for National Eco-Environmental Protection
promulgated by the State Council in 2000 advocates the energetic
establishment of eco-provinces, eco-cities, eco-counties and
townships. These eco-areas, whose purpose is regional sustainable
development, should simultaneously promote economic development,
social progress and environmental protection in a unified way.
Eco-designated localities should strengthen environmental
protection and ecological construction, promote awareness, protect
and improve the environment whilst also developing eco-industry and
economy and enhancing the quality of life.Today, trial eco-province
construction is being carried out in 14 provinces, including
Hainan, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Zhejiang, Shandong and
Anhui.
The Chinese government is constantly strengthening guidance and
management over its ecological program and expanding trial
ecological areas. By the end of 2005, the number of examined and
approved state-level trial eco-areas totaled 166.
