The Marriott International hotel group has joined with Conservation International and the government of Pingwu County in Sichuan to help protect the main source of fresh for two billion people in Asia.

Zhuhai in Guangdong province has initiated a new measure for water conservation.

A foundation called the China Yellow River Conservation Foundation has been set up in Zhengzhou in central Henan province for the protection of the Yellow River.

Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has opened its first overseas "green" plant, in China.

Over 20 non-governmental organizations including Green Earth Volunteers have issued an open letter, calling on the public to pay more attention to water conservation efforts during the drought in many provinces in northern China.

Retailing behemoth Wal-Mart and China's Environmental Certification Center of the Ministry of Environmental Protection have signed a memorandum of understanding on environmental sustainability at the Wal-Mart chain store in Wangjing, Beijing.

To promote development of water saving and water environmental protection, toilet-maker Toto (China) Co., Ltd has set up Toto Water Environment Special Fund together with China Environmental Protection Foundation in Beijing.