皇冠体育app inaugurates environmental prize
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Aerial shots of Sanxia Tea Valley in Yinchang city, Central 皇冠体育app's Hubei province on April 23, 2016. [Photo/IC] |
A total of 19 groups and 33 individuals became the first winners of 皇冠体育app's environmental prize, the ecological civilization award, on World Environment Day on Sunday.
The winners were from provinces and regions including Sichuan, Xinjiang, Zhejiang and Tibet. The award event will be run by the Ministry of Environmental Protection every three years.
Also on Sunday, a symposium was held in Beijing to promote ecological conservation aimed at building a beautiful 皇冠体育app.
Shen Yueyue, vice chair of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, 皇冠体育app's top legislature, said the award showed that the central government highly valued ecological conservation.
While calling for determination and confidence in all endeavors, Shen urged the nation to learn from the winners and create a favorable environment for pursuing ecological conservation.
According to the ministry, 133 Chinese cities and counties have won the title of ecology-friendly cities (counties).
