Letter from Li Peng Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, To China Society for Human Rights Studies

China Society for Human Rights Studies, I would like to extend my warm greetings to the launch of your Human Rights magazine. Enjoying human rights fully is a lofty goal long pursued after by human race. Over the years when they carried out revolution, construction and reforms, the Chinese people have struggled indomitably and strived incessantly to achieve this goal. Progress made in this regard has caught worldwide attention. When struggling for, safeguarding, promoting and developing human rights, the Chinese people have always combined the universality prin-

Academic Workshop of China Society of Desert in the Geographical Society of China successfully held in Changsha, Hunan Province

From October 26th to 27th,2018,the Academic Workshop on Ecological Civilization and Green Development in Sandy Area,co-sponsored by China Society of Desert in the Geographical Society of China,Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS),Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification,CAS,Key Laboratory of Eco-hydrology of Inland River Basin,CAS,Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment Station,Naiman Desertification Research Station and Linze Inland River Basin Research Station,was successfully held in Changsha,Hunan Province.

CHINA SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS STUDIES

Sponsored by scholars and experts concerned with human rights at nine Beijing-based schools of higher learning and research institutes, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions and the All-China Women’s Federation, the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS) was founded in January 1993. It is the largest academic organization specializing in human rights studies in China, and a non-government organization that is in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. A non-profit organization, CSHRS relies on financial aid and donations to maintain its operations.

Comprehensively Implementing the Rule of Law Solidly Pushing Forward Human Rights Development——Interview with President Luo Haocai of the China Society for Human Rights Studies(CSHRS)

The Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC） reviewed and approved the Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Certain Key Issues Concerning Comprehensively Pushing Forward the Rule of Law （hereafter, ＂Decision＂）. The plenary session was convened at a pivotal stage in comprehensively building a well-off society and comprehen- sively deepening reform. It was the first of its kind with the theme of the rule of law and was a landmark event in China＇s legal construction. The Journal interviewed Professor Luo Haocai, who is also president of the China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS）.

Exhibition Highlights Development of Human Rights in China——An interview with Professor Dong Yunhu, vice-president and secretary-general of China Society for Human Rights Studies

EDITOR＇S NOTE： An exhibition on human rights in China was held in the Cultural Palace of Ethnic Groups, Beijing, November 17-26, 2006, jointly by the Information Office of the State Council, China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS） and China Human Rights Development Fund. The exhibition attracted more than 10,000 visitors from in and outside the country and aroused much media attention. Following is an interview by our reporter with Prof. Dong Yunhu, vice-president and secretary-general of the CSHRS, on the exhibition.

Speech at the Symposium on Study and Implementation of the Spirit of the 19^(th) CPC National Congress at the China Society for Human Rights Studies

Following the successful conclusion of the 19thCommunist Party of China National Congress,there has been a nationwide upsurge in the study and implementation of the spirit of the Congress.It was therefore both necessary and timely for the China Society for Human Rights Studies to organize a symposium on the study and implementation of the spirit of the Congress.I’d like to express my understanding of the study and implementation of the spirit of the 19th CPC National Congress from three aspects:

Human Rights NGOs and the United Nations Human Rights Council——Participation by the China Society for Human Rights Studies in the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism

Since its founding in 1993, the China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS） has extensively participated inthe human rights work of the United Nations （UN） and has actively carried out international exchange and cooperation. In May 2012, the UN Human Rights Council （UNHRC） initiated the second round of country reviews on human rights.

China Society for Human Rights Studies Organizes Forum to Study and Implement Guidelines of 3rd Plenum of 18th CPC Central Committee

The China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS） organized on Nov. 28 a forum to study and implement the guidelines of the third plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. Executive members of CSHRS and other CSHRS members in Beijing discussed improvement of judicial protection for human rights and legal construction in China. CSHRS President Luo Haocai, who was vice chairman of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference, delivered a speech at the forum.

Scholars Discuss Hu Jintao's Letter to China Society for Human Rights Studies

Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of ,China and state president,recently wrote a letter to the China Society for Human Rights Studies （CSHRS）. The letter was published on December 10, 2008. Social circles have responded enthusiastically to the letter. On December 16, 2008 the society held a forum where participants discussed important ideas Hu expresses in his letter.

Environmental awareness and the contemporary society of China——an analysis and an understanding

This paper presents an understanding of the relationship between the environmental awareness(EA) and contemporary society of China. The EA of three of the major groups of Chinas society, namely intellectuals, government officials, and urban societies are characterized one by one. A number of factors of affecting the EA were investigated in details, the keys among which are the personal level of knowledge and morality, the social and economic development level, environmental codes, environment\|related professional and public regulations, different professional performances. Some policy proposals are finally provided for enhancing the EA of Chinas society.

T. S. Eliot-Pound Society in China

Honorary President:Prof. Tang Yongkuan, Editor-in-Chief, Shanghai,Translation PressAdvisors: Prof. Wu Fuheng, President of The National Association for the Studies of American Literature Prof. Emory Elliott, University of California, Riverside Prof. Zhao Luorui, Beijing University Prof. Li Funing, Beijing

Introduction to Acta Seismologica Sinica (The Bulletin of the Seismological Society of China)

Acta Seismologica Sinica （ASS） is a comprehensive publication on seismology by the Seismological Society of China. Its Honorary Editor-in-Chief is Academician QIN Xin-ling of Chinese Academy of Sciences （CAS） and Editor-in-Chief is Academician CHEN Yun-tai of the CAS. The first issue of Chinese edition of the ASS was published in 1979, and that of the English edition in 1988. From 1994 both of the English and the Chinese editions started to publish not only one-to-one correspondence but also distributed to domestic and abroad simultaneously. From 1997, the publication period was changed from four to six issues per year. The two editions of ASS have been brought into Wanfang Digitized Journal Group and China Academy Journal Compact Disk （CAJ-CD） and China Journal Network （CJN）.

Welcome to Visit the Websites of Partial Key Academic Journals from the Geological Society of China and the Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

Publisher Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition is published by Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 155 Cremorne Street Richmond Vic.3121,Australia Tel:+61(0)3 9274 3100 Fax:+61(0)3 9274 3101

2006 Annual Meeting of the Geographical Society of China Held in Lanzhou

2006 Annual Meeting of the Geographical Society of China （GSC） was held on August 19-21 in Lanzhou, Gansu Province of Northwest China. A total of some 1000 geographical researchers and educators from home and abroad participated in this meeting. More than 700 papers were submitted and discussed during this academic meeting.