C-PAR1 project makes fruitful achievements(3)

Contributing to legislation

C-PAR1 stands out as a project of great significance also because of its contribution to China's legislation on biodiversity conservation, providing a rare example where research could promote national legislation. It has contributed to China's national park legislation in both top-down and bottom-up approaches.

At the national level, the project has contributed to the top-down national park legislation process. With the in-depth participation of Chief Technical Adviser Wang Yi, a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the project's legislative specialist, Lyu Zhongmei, vice-chairman of Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of National People's Congress, key stakeholders from the MEE, the NFGA, the UNDP and famous law schools, the results of the project study have contributed 43 pages of comments for the NFGA to draft national park legislation since 2020. A draft law is now being deliberated by the 14th NPC Standing Committee.

At the provincial level, project specialists and key stakeholders engaged in the national park legislation process have collaborated to enact or revise eight national park legislation documents across three pilot sites. These efforts have significantly contributed to the development of an innovative bottom-up legislation system. Leveraging the resources of the Global Environment Facility, or GEF, and expert inputs from its projects, C-PAR1 has actively promoted and publicized the drafting and implementation of the national park law and associated regulations through diverse platforms and channels.