XTBG offers advice and suggestions for local development
May 19th, 2009
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As part of implementing the scientific outlook on development, the People’s Government of Xishuangbanna held a special meeting to absorb advice and suggestions from XTBG on April 24. The meeting brought together about 100 officials and cadres from the local government to listen to reports made by Prof. Chen Jin, Prof. Chuck Cannon, and Prof. Ma Youxin.
Prof. Chuck Cannon presented a general introduction to environmental protection on the global scale. He analyzed environmental problems in Xishuangbanna and introduced some experience of USA in ecological protection.
Chuck Cannon and Chen Jin
Summing up the GIS data on land use change and long-term monitoring data on climate change over the past 40 years, Prof. Ma Youxin made a report with the title of “The relationship between climate change and land use/cover change in Xishuangbanna”.
Prof. Ma Youxin
In his report titled “Countermeasures to harmonious development between economy and environment in Xishuangbanna”, Prof. Chen Jin proposed ecotourism, environment-friendly rubber garden and tropical forestry as major industries for the development of Xishaungbanna.
Prof. Chen Jin
After listening to the three reports, Mr. Jiang Pusheng, the CPC Secretary of Xishuangbanna, said that the local officials would study the reports carefully and make concise and effective policies to solve practical problems, so as to realize sound and rapid development.
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