Organized by the Hunan provincial government and sponsored by
international non-governmental environmental protection
organization World Wildlife Fund, the second Yangtze Forum was held
recently to explore solutions to environmental issues around the
Dongting Lake that can influence the sustainable development of
China's "mother river" - the Yangtze.
With the theme of the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake, the
three-day forum brought together river basin management experts
from home and abroad, government officials and representatives from
non-governmental organizations, as well as businesses, to discuss
how to improve conservation of the Dongting Lake and contribute to
the sustainable development of the Yangtze River.
A declaration - termed the Guiding Principles for Dongting Lake
Conservation - was announced at the forum, calling for all
stakeholders to face impending threats by promoting flood
prevention and disaster relief, water resource management,
integrated pollution prevention and ecosystem protection in the
lake.
(China Daily May 21, 2007)
