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China is increasingly turning to a powerful legal tool in its fight against pollution: procuratorial public interest litigation. By leveraging the possibility of legal action, prosecutors are helping break down bureaucratic barriers and strengthen environmental law enforcement.
June 10, 2026As environmental crimes increasingly cross borders and threaten ecosystems, communities and sustainable development, prosecutors and experts called for stronger cooperation to close enforcement gaps and improve global environmental governance at a roundtable meeting in Beijing on June 8.
June 9, 2026China's procuratorial organs have launched a yearlong public interest litigation campaign to strengthen water pollution control in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, part of broader efforts to protect the country's most important river basin and support high-quality development.
June 3, 2026A meeting was held on May 25 in Zhengzhou, Central China’s Henan province, to review the achievement and experience of the special campaign on water ecological protection in the Yellow River Basin.
May 29, 2026A public interest litigation case handled by the SPP over ecological damage in the Nansi Lake basin has been included in a case database of the UNEP, highlighting China's efforts in cross-regional environmental governance.
May 20, 2026China's top procuratorate has pledged to strengthen legal oversight in marine environmental protection by leveraging advanced technologies and enhancing coordinated governance, as the country steps up efforts to safeguard ocean ecosystems and support sustainable development.
May 7, 2026The SPP recently released a batch of typical procuratorial public interest litigation cases concerning the protection of the marine ecological environment and resources.
April 24, 2026Ahead of this year's World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, the SPP and the CCA jointly released a batch of typical public interest litigation cases concerning protection of consumer rights and interests.
March 15, 2026