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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)