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Shandong-Henan deal a good example of ecological governance

China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-18 00:00

Shandong and Henan provinces recently signed an ecological protection compensation agreement. According to the agreement, as reported by Xinhua News Agency, if the quality of water in the Henan section of the Yellow River improves by one level from category-III over the course of one year, Shandong, which lies in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, will pay Henan 60 million yuan ($9.32 million) as a reward, and if the water quality worsens by a level, Henan will pay 60 million yuan to Shandong as compensation.

Also, Shandong will pay Henan 1 million yuan for every 1 percentage point decrease in the annual key pollutant index at Liuzhuang, which is on the Henan side of the Shandong-Henan border, and Henan will pay Shandong 1 million yuan in compensation for every 1 percentage point increase in annual pollutant index, with a ceiling of 40 million yuan.

The 100 million-yuan agreement shows the two provinces' determination to work together to improve the Yellow River's water quality. For the two provinces, 100 million yuan is not a staggering amount, yet it shows their commitment to improve their ecological governance.

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