Brief English Introduction
The case challenged a hydropower project that could affect the habitat of endangered green peafowl. The Supreme People’s Court emphasized prevention: when evidence shows a real risk of destructive and irreversible ecological harm, courts should evaluate the protected interest, likelihood, seriousness, and irreversibility of the damage before waiting for harm to occur.
Use It For
Use this as a similar case for the preventive dimension of corporate environmental responsibility.
Teaching Notes
The case lets students test how far corporate approvals and development goals should protect a company when public-interest plaintiffs allege grave ecological risk.