These Measures aim at giving priority to protecting marine ecological environment, strengthening coastline protection and utilization administration, realizing the management and control objectives of the retention rate of natural coastlines, and building a scientific and rational pattern of the natural coastlines. The Measures consist of 26 Articles. The Measures provide for protection, utilization, rectification and repair of Chinese continental coastlines. Rules shall be developed regarding the control of the retention rate of natural coastlines. By the year 2020, the retention rate of natural coastlines across the country shall not be lower than 35%, excluding the shorelines of oceanic islands. The state shall implement categorized protection and utilization of coastlines. According to the conditions and development degree of the natural resources of coastlines, it is divided into three categories including strict protection, restricted development and optimized utilization.
Chine · 2017-12-31