The promulgation of China's first Ecological and Environmental Code marks a significant development in the global legal ...

Li Hongzhong, a vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, addressed the fourth session of the fourth NPC on Thursday, delivering explanatory remarks on three draft laws ...

The code provides a systemic legal framework for farm fires, pollutants, and human-wildlife conflicts, as well as carbon markets and environmental rights.

Ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and various parts of Africa are placing significant pressure on an already stressed global environment. Yet global climate governance continues to face ...

Lawmakers on Tuesday gathered again in groups to review the work reports of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate as well as law drafts during the ongoing "two sessions," ...

The code expands on the existing Environmental Protection Law and covers a wide range of issues from pollution control to ...

Subdivisions, projects requiring building permits and alterations to historic structures are among the applications that would no longer automatically require the most intense level of environmental ...