Implementation and accountability will remain challenging, especially at the local level, warn Bo Zhang and Cong Cao.
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Zhang, B., Cao, C. Policy: Four gaps in China's new environmental law. Nature 517, 433–434 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/517433a
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