Addressing Transboundary Concerns in Pollution Hotspots: Bohai Sea
Last modified
January 22, 2008
Public-Private Partnership in Wetland Protection
- "Red carpet" wetland (Shuangdaizi Estuary, Panjin City, Liaoning Province, Bohai Sea in China) is a famous reed wetland with fisheries, wildlife and mariculture
- Under threat from development and economic activities, receiving 38 million tons of untreated industrial wastewater per year
- Partnership with petroleum sector able to reduce wastewater discharges and risks of oil spills
- Aquaculture area certified hazard-free; reclamation project stopped (2006)