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Article: UN: China still needs to ensure environmental sustainability
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- March 25, 2004
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UN: China still needs to ensure environmental sustainability
BEIJING, March 24 (Xinhua) -- China is not on track in reversing
the loss of its environmental resources, but has improved basic
amenities, said a report by the United Nations (UN) released here
Thursday.
According to the "Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): China's
Progress", an appraisal report on China's fulfillment of its MDGs
commitment, China still needs to ensure its environmental
sustainability.
The report noted that China is facing serious environmental
challenges including land degradation, water scarcity and
deteriorating water quality, rapid industrialization and
urbanization, threatened biodiversity, energy ...