China's ecological protection fails to progress

时间：2007-01-29 00:27:47

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Jan. 27 - China's ecological1 protection level has failed to progress compared with other nations over the last three years due to its rapid industrialization, according to a report released on Saturday.

 

The country ranked 100th out of 118 developing and developed countries in China's Modernization2 Report 2007, the same ranking as the last report in 2004.

 

The report detailed3 research and opinions of experts and scholars in the Chinese Academy of Science, the Ministry4 of Science and Technology and China's elite5 universities.The ranking of "ecological modernization" were based on 30 indicators6, including carbon dioxide discharges, daily sewage disposal rates, forest coverage7 and drinking water safety.

 

The league table comprised four levels: the advanced group of 15 nations topped by Sweden; the middle group of 37 countries, represented by Spain; the primary level of 40 countries, including Brazil; and the low group of 26 nations, including China."Compared with social and economic modernization, China's ecological modernization lags far behind," said He Chuanqi, director of the research group.

 

Ecological deterioration8 was a major problem for China, he said.

 

China's economy has maintained a sharp growth in the past three decades, and GDP growth in 2006 hit 10.7 percent. However, the government has started to realize that environmental issues are an increasingly important factor which affects economic development. Last year, the government failed to meet its own targets for energy consumption and pollution reduction.

 

The central government last month announced eight economic priorities for 2007, with environmental protection listed third after macro-economic controls and agricultural development.The government needed to ensure economic development would not result in further environmental deterioration in the next 50 years, said He Chuanqi.
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1 ecological IrRxX     
adj.生态的，生态学的
参考例句：
  • The region has been declared an ecological disaster zone.这个地区已经宣布为生态灾难区。
  • Each animal has its ecological niche.每种动物都有自己的生态位.
2 modernization nEyxp     
n.现代化，现代化的事物
参考例句：
  • This will help us achieve modernization.这有助于我们实现现代化。
  • The Chinese people are sure to realize the modernization of their country.中国人民必将实现国家现代化。
3 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
参考例句：
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
4 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
5 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
参考例句：
  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
6 indicators f46872fc1b5f08e9d32bd107be1df829     
（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号
参考例句：
  • The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
  • It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。
7 coverage nvwz7v     
n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖
参考例句：
  • There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
  • This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。
8 deterioration yvvxj     
n.退化；恶化；变坏
参考例句：
  • Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age. 随着年龄的增长，心智和体力自然衰退。
  • The car's bodywork was already showing signs of deterioration. 这辆车的车身已经显示出了劣化迹象。

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