Wetlands Protection Law

Wetlands Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国湿地保护法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted Dec. 24, 2021, effective June 1, 2022)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter & Submitter: NPC Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category III
  • Annual: 2020 (backup), 2021
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Dec. 20–24, 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Oct. 19–23, 2021 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Oct. 23–Nov. 21, 2021
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Jan. 20–22, 2021 (Chinese only) 💬
    • Public consultation: Jan. 27–Feb. 25, 2021
• Legislative Records [Gazette 2022(1): 21–35]
  • Explanation (Jan. 20, 2021)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 19, 2021)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 20, 2021)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 24, 2021)
  • Presidential Order (Dec. 24, 2021)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Enacts Legislation to Improve Plant Variety Protections, Curb Noise Pollution, Protect Wetlands & Strengthen Legislative Oversight of the Economy (Dec. 29, 2021)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety (Jan. 12, 2021)

Last updated: August 3, 2025, 10:59 EDT