Asia-Pacific News
Environmental education to be required of for all Taiwanese
Jun 5, 2010, 15:57 GMT
Taipei - All Taiwanese will have be required to take classes on environmental protection starting next year - a global first - under a new law that went into effect Saturday.
The requirement will mean a minimum four hours of environmental protection each year for every Taiwanese citizen. The legislation was signed into law Saturday by President Ma Ying-jeou.
The requirement takes effect on June 6, 2011.
Violators of environmental laws would also be required to pay a minimum fine of 5,000 Taiwanese dollars (156 US dollars) and take 1-8 hours of environmental education.
The education programmes will include lectures, forums, online learning, experiments, outdoor studies, field trips and films, government officials said.
COMMENT
blog comments powered by DisqusLatest Headlines in Asia-Pacific
- 1. Chinese dissidents hail late democracy activist Fang Lizhi
- 2. China "worried" over planned North Korea rocket launch
- 3. Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Karen rebels
- 4. Chinese schoolboy sells kidney to buy iPad, iPhone
- 5. Myanmar president invites Karen rebels to form party
Older Talkback
