As COP31 brings global attention to climate and environmental issues, China is making environmental protection a shared responsibility, backed by law and public participation. Lian Xinming, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, explains how China's Ecological and Environmental Code provides a legal basis for everyone, from ordinary citizens to scientists, to take part in protecting nature. And as he points out, even if you've never seen snow-capped mountains, you can still help protect them through everyday actions like saving energy and choosing greener transport.
