The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) held a seminar in Yulin city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, on April 25, focusing on the role of procuratorial organs in serving and safeguarding the ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
During the meeting, the Yellow River Basin Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation Coordination Platform, jointly established by the SPP and the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), was officially launched.
The platform, serving as a mechanism for the regular coordination between administrative law enforcement of water resources authorities and procuratorial public interest litigation, includes four modules of information sharing, collaboration in handling cases, dispatch command, and satellite remote sensing. It is responsible for coordinating provincial-level procuratorates in the basin, the river basin management agencies, and water resources authorities to oversee the governance of water disasters, resources, environment and ecology, and the Yellow River culture.
During the event, the SPP and the MWR decided to jointly carry out a special campaign for ecological conservation in the Yellow River Basin. They emphasized the need to deepen collaboration and focus on addressing the most significant issue of ecological fragility in the Yellow River Basin through concentrated rectification efforts. This campaign aims to wage a decisive battle for the protection and governance of the Yellow River and ensure the effective implementation of laws and regulations related to Yellow River protection.
In accordance with the Yellow River Protection Law and other relevant laws and regulations, the special campaign will target issues in areas such as water resources management, river and lake reservoir protection, and supervision of water and soil conservation, violations regarding water and soil conservation in production and construction projects, as well as other various illegal activities.
According to the work plan for the special campaign, the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the MWR and its affiliated management agencies, local water resources departments and procuratorial organs should actively leverage the role of the Yellow River Basin Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation Coordination Platform. They are urged to improve various working mechanisms, enhance communication and cooperation, and continuously expand and deepen collaboration between administrative law enforcement of water resources authorities and procuratorial public interest litigation.
