The CCICED consultation meeting on environmental protection strategies for the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative was held in Beijing on March 1, 2016. Participating experts discussed the opportunities and challenges that the OBOR initiative presents and offered constructive suggestions on how to integrate into OBOR several key elements, namely a broader international perspective, improved environmental governance capacity, and stronger approaches to environmental risks prevention and control.  

　　The CCICED will launch a Special Policy Study on environmental protection strategies for the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative. This meeting further identified the SPS’ positioning, content and methods and determined the research framework to be followed.