[2021] China strengthens environmental protection measures for Yangtze River – WaterBriefing Global

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China is stepping up stricter supervision of 3 key ecological problems aimed at protecting biodiversity, addressing climate change and enforcing the fishing ban along the Yangtze River, environmental authorities said this week.

By 2022, the country will extend its supervision to cover all provincial regions, related government departments under the administration of the State Council and state-owned enterprises in the second round of environmental inspection tour, said Liu Youbin, spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment.