Preface
In 2003, under the leadership of the Chinese Communist
Party Commission and the Government of Yunnan Province,
the targets and tasks of environmental protection
were generally completed according to plan, making
a significant contribution to the sustainable development
of the economy and society of the province. The
work was undertaken in accordance with the guidance
of the Tenth Five Year Plan on Environmental Protection
for Yunnan Province and the key tasks assigned by
the Chinese Communist Party Commission and the Government
of Yunnan Province. The ¡°56789¡±(1) Environmental
Protection Engineering initiatives were carried
out as planned. The integrated restoration of the
Nine Larger Plateau Lakes , of which the restoration
of Lake Dianchi was given the highest priority,
achieved new progress. Eco-environment conservation
and protection was strengthened and the mechanism
for environmental management was further improved.
The various aspects of environmental protection
were further strengthened, including environmental
legislation, scientific research, monitoring, information
systems, publicity and education, international
cooperation and local capacity building. The total
volume of GDP of Yunnan reached 245,880 million
Yuan, an increase of 8.6% from the previous year.
The total population of the province was 43.756
million with a natural population growth rate of
9.8¡ë. Direct investment into environmental protection
was 3,480 million Yuan, or 1.4% of the GDP of Yunnan
Province over the same period.
The environmental quality
of Yunnan remained basically stable; notably the environmental
quality of some regions and urban areas was somewhat
improved. However, certain environmental trends were
still negative including pollution of water systems
and in relation to degradation of the eco-environment.
Control of urban pollution and improvement of the
eco-environment urgently needed to be addressed. Domestic
pollution and non-point pollution in rural areas became
worse, and the difficulty for pollution treatment
and control increased. In supporting the building
of an equitable and prosperous society (All-round
Well-off Society) in harmony with environmental and
economic development, pollution treatment and eco-environment
conservation faced significant challenges.
(1) 56789 Environmental Protection
Engineering:
5 stands for that the urban sewage treatment capacity
should be newly increased by 0.50 million tons/day;
6 refers to the restoration of six large river systems;
7 means that the integrated improvement of 7 key cities
identified; 8 stands for the area of nature reserves
across Yunnan covers 8% of total area of Yunnan; 9
stands for the restoration of nine large lakes of
Yunnan province.
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