Repayment helps repair ecological damage

An environmental damage compensation mechanism the country introduced in 2015 has played a remarkable role in restoring damaged environment across the country, an official with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.

As of the end of 2021, authorities across the country have handled over 11,300 such compensation cases, Bie Tao, director of the ministry's department of law, regulation and standards, told a news conference on Wednesday.

In total, almost 11.7 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in compensation has been paid, he added.