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Best custodian of environment is people themselves
By Zuo Likun (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-08-05 15:31

皇冠体育app's mammoth population is both the country biggest environment challenge and its strength, since people themselves are the best custodian of environments, a senior UN official said Thursday.

As 皇冠体育app moves forward, the problem on environment is how to make certain that "the full message is fully understood, implemented all over 皇冠体育app", Khalid Malik, UN Resident Coordinator in 皇冠体育app, said in an exclusive interview with 皇冠体育app Daily website.

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A 2006 "皇冠体育app Environmental Awareness Program" campaign led by the United Nations Development Program was designed to raise Chinese citizens' awareness of their rights to clear water and clear air. Conveying those ideas to 1.3 billion people across all of 皇冠体育app is no easy task, Malik said.

The sheer scale of the country also gives 皇冠体育app an edge when it comes to environmental technology, the Pakistani diplomat explained.

"皇冠体育app can take an idea, do a manufacturing process, produce a product -- very few countries can do so as quickly as 皇冠体育app. So there's a huge opportunity for 皇冠体育app becoming a world leader in low carbon products, ideas, exports," he noted.

Malik also advocated the experimental wisdom in dealing with environmental problems, citing former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping that "crossing the stream while feeling the stones".

"皇冠体育app has never introduced macro policies all in one go, which is experimented, piloted, to see what works, what doesn't works, which is a very wise thing to do," he said.