(1) Prevention and control of environmental pollution caused by production and living activities, including prevention and control of "three wastes" (waste water, waste gas and waste residue), dust, radioactive substances, noise, vibration, odor and electromagnetic microwave radiation generated by industrial production, and harmful gases, liquids and noise generated by transportation activities;

Pollution caused by pollutants discharged by maritime transport, toxic and harmful chemicals used in industrial and agricultural production and people's lives, and smoke, sewage and garbage discharged from urban life.

(two) to prevent environmental damage caused by construction and development activities, including the prevention of environmental pollution and damage caused by large-scale water conservancy projects, railways, highways, large ports and docks, airports and large-scale industrial projects;

Land reclamation and lake reclamation activities, the development of offshore oil fields, coastal areas and swamps, the development of forests and mineral resources, and the establishment and construction of new industrial zones and new towns have destroyed and affected the environment.

(3) Protecting the natural environment with special value, including effectively protecting rare species and their living environment, historical sites of special natural development, geological phenomena, landforms and landscapes, etc.

In addition, urban and rural planning, controlling soil erosion and desertification, planting trees, controlling population growth and distribution, and rationally allocating productive forces also belong to environmental protection. Environmental protection has become one of the common actions and main tasks of governments and people all over the world.

China declared that environmental protection is a basic national policy of China, and formulated and promulgated a series of laws and regulations on environmental protection to ensure the implementation of this basic national policy.