Ministry of Ecology and Environment
department of the State Council of China
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment is an executive-department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, responsible for the ecological and environmental affairs. It is the 15th-ranked department in the State Council.
The Ministry is the nation's environmental protection department charged with the task of protecting China's air, water, and land from pollution and contamination. Directly under the State Council, it is empowered and required by law to implement environmental policies and enforce environmental laws and regulations. Complementing its regulatory role, it funds and organizes research and development.
History
In 1972, Chinese representatives attended the First United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, held in Sweden. The next year, 1973, saw the establishment of the Environmental Protection Leadership Group.
In 1982, the Leadership Group merged with the National City Development Bureau, the National Architectural Engineering Bureau, and the National Cartography Bureau, in addition to part of the National Committee of Infrastructure, to form the Ministry of Urban and Rural Construction Environmental Protection. In 1984, the environmental protection bureau under the ministry was renamed into the State Environmental Protection Bureau before splitting into an independent bureau in 1988. In 1998, the Chinese government promoted the Bureau to a ministry-level agency, which then became the State Environmental Protection Administration.
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