Looking into the future protection of the dark night sky from China's first local light pollution

By WANG Huo, XIAO Qing

Abstract：In September 2022, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture adopted the Regulations on the Astronomical Observation Environment of Cold Lake in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, marking China's first local regulation on the protection of the starry night sky. In this paper, the significance of legislation, the value of dark night protection, the harm of light pollution, the status quo of dark night protection and other aspects are preliminarily sorted out, and the suggestions for future dark night protection are put forward from five aspects.

Keywords: Dark night protection, starry sky, astronomical observation, ecological civilization, green development

WANG Huo, XIAO Qing. Looking into the future protection of the dark night sky from China's first local light pollution prevention legislation. Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development. Volume 1, Issue 12. November 2022. ISSN2749-9065