Engaging in Environmental Governance in China: Self-Perceptions of Environmental Groups

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Engaging in Environmental Governance in China: Self-Perceptions of Environmental Groups

Natalie Wai-Man Wong¹, Yanmei Lin^*2

¹Department of Public Administration, National Chengchi University, Wenshan District, Taipei City 116011, Taiwan.

Email: nataliew@g.nccu.edu.tw | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3213-6984

²Vermont Law School, 164 Chelsea St, South Royalton, VT 05068, United States

Email: ylin@vermontlaw.edu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-7769

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The Chinese government issued the Guiding Opinions on Building a Modern Environmental Governance System in 2020 reaffirming the importance of NGOs' participation in the country’s environmental governance. This study explores the comparative advantages among different environmental NGOs (ENGOs) and investigates how they engaged in environmental governance under Xi Jinping's administration by analyzing the self-perceptions of environmental groups and the impact of their profiles on their work. A survey was conducted to assess these aspects. The findings revealed that government-organized NGOs (GONGOs) and other registered NGOs faced challenges similar to those of the grassroots NGOs, and the comparative advantages of different types of ENGOs were not clearly defined. The majority of environmental NGOs identified policy advocacy and environmental education as the most effective means of raising environmental awareness. However, all types of ENGOs faced challenges related to staffing and financial support. The research contributes to the narratives on the engagement of environmental governance in China from perspective of environmental NGOs.

Keywords: China; Environmental governance; Civil society organizations; Source of powers; Self-perception

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