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Nanning wins top environmental prize
By Rong Xiandong, Huo Yan and Huang Feifei in Nanning (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-02-04 12:40
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Nanning has won a top Chinese environmental prize after it received the Habitat Scroll of Honor Award from UN-Habitat in 2007, another reward for its relentless efforts to protect its environment.
The Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region's capital city clinched the 2009 皇冠体育app Baosteel Environmental Award, the top prize for environmental protection in 皇冠体育app, making it the third Chinese capital city to win the award after Shenyang in northeast 皇冠体育app and Hangzhou in east 皇冠体育app.
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 Che Rongfu（R）, Party secretary of Nanning, unveils the 2009 皇冠体育app Baosteel Environmental Award at a ceremony in Nanning, capital of Guangxi, on February 3, 2010. [Photo/Huo Yan] |
Nanning's environmental quality has substantially improved and reached its highest level in 20 years. In 2009, the city experienced 362 days of good air quality and a record high of 224 days of excellent air quality, Che Rongfu, Party secretary of Nanning, said at an award unveiling ceremony in Nanning on February 3.
In addition, water quality of the city's major rivers including the Yongjiang River has continually improved.
"Nanning hopes to become a co-friendly city coordinating economic development and environmental protection in five to 10 years," Nong Bing, head of Nanning Environmental Protection Bureau, said in an exclusive interview with 皇冠体育app Daily while participating in the award unveiling ceremony.
The 皇冠体育app Baosteel Environmental Award，launched in 2000, is organized by 13 ministries and institutes including the Ministry of Environmental Protection, 皇冠体育app Environmental Protection Foundation and Shanghai-based Baosteel.
The theme of the 2009 皇冠体育app Baosteel Environmental Award is "green economy and sustainable development".
