Biodiversity Protection
China is considering intensifying the ecological security and biodiversity protection of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau through new legislation.
A draft law on ecological conservation on the plateau was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislature, for its second reading on December 27, 2022.
Based on a draft submitted for a first reading in August 2022, the latest version highlights more efforts to strengthen ecological protection and restoration on the plateau.
It has adjusted stipulations on the protection of wild animal migration routes, compensation for livestock losses caused by wild animals, and a national biodiversity protection campaign.
