https://legal.excellentwiki.com/china/environmental-law/ Recent content in environmental law on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/china/environmental-law/chinese-environmental-law/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/china/environmental-law/chinese-environmental-law/ <h2 id="constitutional-and-ideological-foundations">Constitutional and Ideological Foundations</h2> <p>Chinese environmental law operates within the constitutional and ideological framework of the People&rsquo;s Republic of China. <strong>Article 26 of the Constitution</strong> provides that the state protects and improves the environment, prevents and controls pollution, and encourages afforestation. The 2018 constitutional amendment elevated the <strong>construction of an ecological civilisation (<em>生态文明</em>, <em>shēngtài wénmíng</em>)</strong> to a fundamental state task, embedding environmental protection within the state&rsquo;s highest legal order. This concept requires that environmental constraints be internalised in all economic decision-making and that the state pursue a development model that respects nature.</p>