中国地域辽阔，国土总面积约960万平方公里，仅次于俄罗斯和加拿大，居世界第三位。中国气候、地形自然条件复杂，人口众多，土地和其他资源相对**，这都增加了生态环境的保护和改善的难度。1978年改革开放以来，中国政府采取了一系列措施，加大生态环境保护与建设力度。一些重要生态系统、**地区的生态环境得到了有效保护和改善，生物多样性得到有效保护，众多**动植物和濒危物种的生存状况得到极大改观。中国在开采资源时注重环境治理和生态恢复，并采取一系列措施保护和改善人居环境。
本书为“国情故事”系列丛书之一，以英文的形式简要介绍了中国保护生态环境所采取的行动。

Preface
I Protection & construction of China's main ecosystem
Forest ecosystem
Grassland ecosystem
Wetland ecosystem
Farmland ecosystem
Oasis ecosystem in deserts
Marine ecosystems
Freshwater ecosystem
II Protection of biolooical diversity
Biological diversity in China
Natural reserves, zoos and botanical gardens
Protection of rare and endangered species
Exotic species control o
Active participation in the protection of global
biodiversity
III Ecological construction and rehabilitation
Mine resources restoration
Ecological rehabilitation along the Qinghai-Tibet
Railway
Ecological protection in water conservancy
projects
Development of ecotourism
IV Energy conservation and emission reduction
Energy conservation and consumption reduction
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Decrease in sulfur dioxide emission and chemical
oxygen demand (COD)
New and renewable sources of energy
V Rural and urban ecological protection
New socialist countryside construction
Urban ecological construction
VI Green Olympics
Compliance with afforestation indicators
Better air quality