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China Ratifies International Convention On Oceanic Pollution
Beijing (AFP) Jun 29, 2006 China's parliament ratified Thursday an international treaty on preserving the marine environment and preventing pollution on the high seas, state press said Thursday. The National People's Congress ratified the 1996 Convention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter at a session that ended here Thursday, Xinhua news agency said. The protocol calls on contracting parties to protect and preserve the marine environment from all sources of pollution and take effective measures to prevent, reduce and eliminate pollution caused by the dumping or incineration of wastes or other matters at sea, the report said. Following the ratification, China's parliament would amend existing laws and regulations in order to bring them in line with the convention, it said.
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ADB Approves Loan To Clean Up Most Polluted River In China
Manila (AFP) Jun 26, 2006The Asian Development Bank said Monday it approved an 80 million-dollar loan to help clean up one of China's most polluted rivers. It covers about half the cost of reducing pollution in the Hai river basin of Shandong province in China's industrial belt, the Philippines-based lender said in a statement. |
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