Dimitri de Boer, chief representative of London-headquartered environmental law organization ClientEarth in China, has been supporting intergovernmental cooperation on environmental and ecological protection between China and European countries. He is also team leader of the EU-China Environment Project, which is funded by the EU. In a recent exclusive interview with Beijing Review reporter Li Xiaoyang, he shared his views on China’s efforts to improve biodiversity and curb pollution, as well as China-Europe green cooperation. Edited excerpts from their conversation follow:
Beijing Review: How do you view the results of China’s biodiversity protection and efforts targeting environmental pollution in recent years?
I’ve worked in China for 20 years for ClientEarth. When I first came to Beijing in 2002, the sky was often hazy. In the following years, an increasing number of people became concerned about air
