Ministry Summons Local Officials for 'Talks' over Problems on Nature Reserves

(Beijing) – Environmental officials in the capital have summoned officials from five provinces and regions for what they say are "talks" about the mishandling of the country's nature reserves.

Local officials and the people running five nature reserves around China were asked to come to the Ministry of Environmental Protection in Beijing for meetings on January 13 and 14, the ministry said in a statement.