Public asked to report pollution

People are being encouraged to report sources of pollution and participate in environmental supervision in an orderly manner, authorities said in Beijing on Sunday at the launch of a public environmental protection activity for the upcoming World Environment Day on June 5.

The activity, organized by the China Forum of Environmental Journalists, is themed "Beautiful China: I'm a doer", and aims to stimulate the public to play an active role in environmental protection through various means, including online reporting, said Bai Zhijun, deputy secretary-general of the forum.

People can upload descriptions of pollution sources and details of the time and location through the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's WeChat accounts for reporting, such as "12369 Environmental Report" and "Public Participation in Urban Water Environment", he said.