Enforcement

Plastic waste in Philippine sea water
April 24, 2012
After two years into office Philippine President Aquino's environmental track record has been criticized by environmental groups as being marked by lackadaisical enforcement and a troubling pattern of reneging on previous commitments. Greenpeace, in a statement to mark Earth Day on Sunday, said Aquino’s term so far featured broken promises and lackadaisical enforcement of environmental laws. In a separate statement Kalikasan – People’s Network for the Environment said the Aquino administration should step up in efforts to stop various forms of environmental degradation.
Xinhua reported last week China is planning to further reevaluate and revise a series of environmental quality standards, including those for air, water, soil and noise, in the next five years, to improve the country's environmental quality.