The voices of experts and witnesses from the People's Republic of China itself describing and commenting upon the environment and protection measures in the PRC in 2005, from the public perspective.

GENERAL REPORT: China's Environmental Protection at the Crossroads Yang Dongping PART ONE: FOCAL ISSUES "Environmental Impact Assessment"-A Storm Stirs in 2005 Xiong Zhihong Warnings and Lessons from the Songhua River Toxic Spill Crisis Qie Jianrong Hard-won Progress in Protecting Environmental Rights Li Xingwang, Ning Chen and Liu Xin "The Yuanmingyuan Park Lake Incident" and Its Impact on Public Awareness Zhao Yongxin Highly Controversial Hydropower Development in Western China Xue Ye and Wang Yongchen Avian Infl uenza Lands in China Liang Hong Memorandum Concerning the Asian Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd (APP) Incident Chang Li Different Voices in the Debate on "Revering Nature" Bao Hongmei and Liu Bing PART TWO: SPECIAL REPORTS Using Public Policy to Promote the Cradle-to-cradle Economy Gui Zhiming China's Water Crisis Li Lifeng and Zou Lan The Shadow of Environmental Pollution in China Zhang Kejia Policy Options for China's Sustainable Energy Development Hu Min and Yang Fuqiang Ecological Recovery: Believing in Nature Jiang Gaoming Land Resource Protection and Management in China Bao Xiaobin "Great Leap Forward"-style Rush to Urbanize Puts Environment in the Spotlight Zhou Weifeng A Fragile Balance: Observations on Protecting Biodiversity Xue Dayuan and Xie Yan Development of Environmental NGOs in China Fu Tao Diverse Approaches to Environmental Education by Chinese NGOs Wang Peng PART THREE: CASE STUDIES The 26 Degrees Campaign: Saving Energy Qiao Liming and Wang Peng Electric Vehicles and Autos with Small Engines: Should We Ban or Promote Them? Wang Peng The Obsession with Harvesting Cordycep Mushrooms in the Three Rivers Source Area Zhu Huiying and Mu Jingliang The Green Hanjiang River NGO Helps Resolve a Trans-boundary River Pollution Problem Jin Fen Safeguarding Environmental Rights: Activist Efforts by Residents of Beijing's Baiwang Jiayuan Neighborhood Zhang Jingjing and Liang Xiaoyan Dongwu Banner County Paper Mill: Polluting and Violating Legal Rights Chen Jiqun and Li Junhui Jisha in Yunnan: Environmental and Cultural Protection in the Development of Tourism Li Bo Alxa SEE Association: A New Initiative by Entrepreneurs Yang Peng Countering the Incursion of Genetically Modified Food in China Lin Zhiguang, Wang Peng Community-Based Sustainable Living: Cases in Beijing Liao Xiaoyi