Defending the Environment: Global prosecutors exchange strategies in Beijing
China is increasingly turning to a powerful legal tool in its fight against pollution: procuratorial public interest litigation. By leveraging the possibility of legal action, prosecutors are helping break down bureaucratic barriers and strengthen environmental law enforcement.
June 10, 2026-
Legal protection of vulnerable groups given priority
China's procuratorial public interest litigation system is playing an increasingly important role in safeguarding the rights and interests of vulnerable groups, Ying Yong, Prosecutor General of the SPP, said in a interview with China Daily on the sidelines of the ongoing two sessions.
March 8, 2026 Intl cooperation key to environment regulation
As environmental crimes increasingly cross borders and threaten ecosystems, communities and sustainable development, prosecutors and experts called for stronger cooperation to close enforcement gaps and improve global environmental governance at a roundtable meeting in Beijing on June 8.
June 9, 2026-
SPP conducts follow-up review on Great Wall protection
A survey team from the Public Interest Litigation Procuratorial Department of the SPP conducted a follow-up review of Great Wall protection efforts in Yanqing district, Beijing.
January 18, 2026 SPP cracks down on Yangtze belt pollution
China's procuratorial organs have launched a yearlong public interest litigation campaign to strengthen water pollution control in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, part of broader efforts to protect the country's most important river basin and support high-quality development.
June 3, 2026-
Untangling threats to wild birds
China's procuratorates, civil society, government agencies and public are making tremendous progress in tackling the problem of bird-killing mist nets.
May 19, 2025 Meeting in Zhengzhou reviews progress of Yellow River Basin ecological protection campaign
A meeting was held on May 25 in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan province, to review the achievement and experience of the special campaign on water ecological protection in the Yellow River Basin.
May 29, 2026China environmental case added to UNEP database
A public interest litigation case handled by the SPP over ecological damage in the Nansi Lake basin has been included in a case database of the UNEP, highlighting China's efforts in cross-regional environmental governance.
May 20, 2026
