This project conducted the information collection for the cross-strait environmental related activities, the analysis of environmental development, trends and regulation in mainland China. Through the visiting, exchanging experience, discussion and mutual understanding, the information on cross-strait environmental service sector was studied in-depth, such as investment information, development trends, changes in regulations and business completion, etc. Those efforts were to continuously promote the target id business exchange on environmental service sector for environmental sustainability. This project already complete 100% on many tasks, including the assembling of the information on mainland China's 12-5 projects from seven workgroups, the collection on the information for 25 cross-strait workshops or conferences on environmental protection, and the assistance in 21 cross-strait visiting. There were 505 new articles provided in the newsletter on the website with 80 articles provide by this project. New functions were added, such as the number counters for visitors and reporting system for visiting, etc. We invited experts and academia to write 4 seasonal articles to report the environmental trends and 12 monthly special reports covering all fields in environmental service sector. The 12 electronic newsletters included the yearly reviews on 2013, cross-strait resource recovery and solid waste management, the environmental service sector in mainland China, etc. As to understand the difficulties, obstacles, and opportunities on environmental service in mainland China by Taiwanese businessman, we arranged two meeting with 39 in May and September this year in main land China and visited 20 companies who were running currently or interested in investing in mainland China. We also helped to host the 2014 Cross-Strait High Level Expert Forum at Taipei in September with 189 attendants. The subjects included the protection of air environment, solid wastes and resource recovery, soil and groundwater pollution remediation, environmental impact assessment and environmental education. Our works also help to collect the information on the environmental agencies and operation structures in mainland China, including central and local governments and to compare the differences. We also hosted two training classes on current situations in mainland China in June and August with 116 attendants. We then consulted 35 experts and academia regarded to those affairs. We also hosted two meeting with 7 workgroups in August and November in order to communicate, coordinate and assemble their thoughts and difficulties. We also attended two workshops in Environmental Protection Administration on sharing experience for cross-strait in August and understanding the needs on work ethnic issues and classification in October.

Environmental Service, Exchange Platform, Cross-Strait