必修三模塊四 Sandstorms in Asia學案

the global village of beijing introduced the 5r & 5 circles concept. according to the gvb, the spirit of 5r should be transposed to the olympic games. five circles refers to the olympic games flag. liao xiaoyi believes that beijing's olympic bid is a good opportunity for china to disseminate the 5r life style -- a way of life that the gvb has proposed from the very start.
to support the green olympics movement, the gvb has conducted a series of activities under the slogan "green olympics and green life." they sponsored special lectures on environmental protection at universities, publicizing the relationship between environmental protection and beijing's olympic bid, and discussing eastern culture and the essence of the olympic games. the gvb also mobilized college students in beijing to publicize garbage sorting, the utilization of recycled paper, and the banning of disposable fast-food containers. members of the gvb are steadfastly practicing what they preach, side by side with the students they recruited.
a long way to go
almost all non-government environmental protection organizations face the problem of funding. in china particularly, a suitable economic environment for non-government environmental protection organizations is yet to be created. liao xaoyi says, "at present, the shortcomings within our system of taxation constitute the biggest barrier in the development of non-government environmental protection organizations. the government gives no tax benefits to enterprises that make donations to such organizations."
the green bridge path does not always run smooth. the friends of nature once appealed for no further expansion of the capital iron and steel company in the downtown area, but received no response on this issue.
as fast as chinese non-government environmental protection organizations may develop, they are still far short of china's need. compared with their foreign counterparts in regard to educating the masses, supervising the implementation of environment-related laws and regulations, and pushing forward the policy-making of the government, chinese non-government environmental protection organizations still have a long way to go.
this is current situation regarding china's environmental protection. on the one hand, some people already acknowledge how crucial environmental protection is, and understand that it requires a fundamental change in life style. on the other, many people are indifferent to ongoing environmental damage. it is obvious that environmental protection will remain an up hill task for the chinese in the 21st century - one that endorses the imperative need for the existence of such organizations.