NGO’s Prior to 1994, China had no environmental NGOs. The very first was registered in March 1994, Academy for Green Culture, now renamed Friends of Nature. More have followed, with Global Village of Beijing, and Green Home, becoming the pioneer NGOs in environmental area in China. Since then 2000 environmental NGO’s have been put in place with millions of contributors (China 2019). The NGO’s are also taking key parts in legislation making influence. Many NGO’s such as the Friends of Nature have dedicated their times to making laws based around environment and the following have resulted from their efforts.
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Environmental Protection Law. Wild Animal Conservation Law. Environmental Impact Assessment Law. Atmospheric Pollution Prevention and Control Law. Water Pollution Prevention Law.
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