ABSTRACT
China's attitude to environmental issues is derived from its own distinctive cultural and historical features. Since legislation can provide for sound environmental management and governance, particularly when it comes to modern environmental problems, legal tools have gradually attained greater importance to become a considerable factor in the political, economic and social transformation of the country. China's environmental legislation is not merely a fashionable new movement in a legal framework. It should rather be perceived as a social experiment, focused on addressing environmental problems by triggering broad societal reform that will affect people's everyday lives by modifying their ways of thinking and behaviour. The aim is to achieve economic and social prosperity in the context of sustainable development. The Environmental Protection Law covers a broad spectrum of environmental issues, ranging from protection against pollutants and control of pollutants to the protection of wildlife, and provides basic principles for both preventive and rehabilitative measures.
