寻求和谐——中国环境实录

To Protect our Homeland for the Harmony between Man and Nature —— Current Situation of Environment in China

有文字记载的人类文明史不过七千年.人类在漫长的岁月中与自然浑为一体和谐相处,过着适度、简朴的生活.人类进入工业化阶段也只不过200多年,由于近代科学和先进工具的出现,给了人类征服自然的能力,于是开矿冶炼、砍伐森林、开荒造田、疏干湖沼……高科技给人类(至少是一部分)带来了从未有过的富足.到了上个世纪60年代,人们开始反思:工业化除了给我们带来了财富,还有什么?是地球环境恶化带来的灾难!

In 1972, the slogan'Only One Earth'and the document Human Environment Declaration marked the awakening of environment consciousness of all human being; in 1992, sustainable development of human being was put forward, then the 21st Century Agenda was published, and in 2002 , Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development was adopted. All these show that the human being are getting more concerned about their homeland. In China, along the rapid development of industrialization, urbanization in over 20 years, the air, the water and the sea are being heavily polluted; soil erosion, desertification and sandstorm are getting more severe; the area of natural forests, meadows, wetlands, and other habitat of wild animal and plant are sharply shrinking, some important strategic mineral resources are seriously shortage, the mining environment is heavily damaged and the geologic hazards are frequently occurring. All the above-mentioned environmental problems have attracted the attention of the governments at all levels, and a series of policies, laws and regulations, and control measures on environment protection have been worked out and carried out in succession. Now the environment in China is taking a turn for the better to some extent.