Latest comments posted about Getting involved on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1034-Getting-involved http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/1034-Getting-involved We sometimes cannot keep silent . The preconditions of extensive public involvement are the popularization of environmental protection knowledge and enhancement of environmental awareness. Just two weeks ago, I made an inquiry at a Wuhan environmental protection website concerning specific information about battery recycling, but got no response! How would you respond to such a cold shoulder against public participation? --Juliet Tue, 29 May 2007 02:23:20 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3758 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3758 By far public involvement still remains in the phase of propaganda and consciousness. however what we should and will do are facilitating relevant parties taking measures technically and organizably, and in a more detailed way. We should make this topic draw attentions more widely from public media. The idea that environment affects values and rules set by environmental departments are both hard to be manipulated, because of the benefits associated with different departments in the government and the difficulties of public involvement. This is one of the biggest abuse which are brought in by the leading of government in this field. I do not agree with Pan Yue on the motive power coming from the public. From the perspective of "governing" in sociology, we should guide, harmonize and monitor at the same time, and take all the responsibilities that we due to. Yu Wei Ting Thu, 31 May 2007 04:16:24 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3783 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3783 I agree with Ma Jun that the conditions here are not quite ripe for full public participation. There is certainly a gap between how the public here perceive their influence on government affairs, and how other societies around the world do. I think that encouraging people to make smaller changes first is a very positive approach to beginning the necessary process of making people more aware about environmental issues. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:39:09 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3790 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3790 Comparing to the economic departments which have the real power, environment departments really do not hold enough. In China, the government rarely turn to the public for help. The environment departments are the vanguard of it, but they are still attached to much less importance than the economic departments. Mon, 28 May 2007 17:43:57 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3757 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3757 Some words I have to say. Further public involvement requires better environmental knowledge of the public and the improvement of their environmental awareness. Two weeks ago, I posted an entry at the website of WuHan Environmental Protection Bureau, consulting some details on the battery recycling issues. However, no answer at all! When being treated with this type of coldness, what should the passionate public think about the whole thing? Tue, 29 May 2007 02:23:57 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3759 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3759 "Recent experiences have shown that China’s conditions are not yet ripe for full public participation" I am very interested to hear some more about this. What exactly is meant by this statement? Sofie Kruse, Hefei, China Sun, 27 May 2007 10:24:25 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3752 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3752 Having a clear idea about the situation of interest groups and adopting related measures to deal with them are maybe more effective than increased participation by the public in environment protection. Fri, 25 May 2007 16:47:34 -0400 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3747 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/1034#comment-3747