What China Yangtze River Protection Law (2020) and the River and Lake Chief System requires
The Yangtze River Protection Law (Yangzi Jiang Baohu Fa) of the People's Republic of China was adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on 26 December 2020 and entered into force on 1 March 2021. The Law is China's first comprehensive river basin protection statute and applies to the entire Yangtze River Basin covering 19 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. The Law establishes binding ecological protection priorities; sets fishing bans; restricts industrial layout near the river; codifies water resources management; and imposes administrative liability up to criminal sanctions for serious violations. It is administered by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment in coordination with the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and provincial governments along the basin. The River Chief System (Hezhang Zhi) was introduced nationally on 11 December 2016 by the General Office of the Communist Party of China and the State Council. The System requires the appointment of a River Chief at each administrative level (provincial, municipal, county, and township) responsible for water resources protection, water environment governance, water pollution prevention, and water ecology restoration in the assigned river or lake segment. The Lake Chief System was added in 2017. By the end of 2018, more than 1.2 million River and Lake Chiefs had been appointed across China. The System is supervised by the Joint Conference for River and Lake Chiefs which includes officials from the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Public Security, and other agencies. Performance evaluation of River and Lake Chiefs is incorporated into the leadership accountability system.
Pillar: Sustainability & ESG · Authority: Ministry of Ecology and Environment and Ministry of Water Resources (China) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: http://english.www.gov.cn/policies/latest_releases/2020/12/29/content_281476658263286.htm
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- Yangtze River Protection Law of the People's Republic of China - adopted by the NPC Standing Committee on 26 December 2020 and effective from 1 March 2021.
- Yangtze River Protection Law - China's first comprehensive river basin protection statute applying to 19 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities.
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