China Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring (CIGEM), directly under the China Geological Survey, is mainly responsible for organizing and implementing national geological environment monitoring; for proposing the scenarios for national geological hazards forecasting; for conducting the investigation, research, monitoring and evaluation of major geological hazards; for collecting, analysising, disseminating national geological monitoring data; and for publicizing the geological environment information efficiently via the website of China Geological Environment Information.

　　CIGEM is reorganized with the combination of the former China Institute of Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Exploration and National Station for Geological Environment Monitoring. Following activities have been conducted in the parst 30 years:

　　Regional hydrogeological survey and assessment over an area of one third of whole China;

　　Environmental geological investigation along 10 more rivers, including the Yangtze River,and
the Yellow River:

　　Investigation, prevention and control of geological hazards over 20 sites, including Lian-zi- ya dangerous rock and Huang-la-shi landslide;

　　Risk assessment for the massive gas pipeline construction extending from west China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region to Shanghai;

　　Establishment of national geological environment monitoring system and information network.A geological environmental monitoring network consisting of a national monitoring institute,29 provincial monitoring stations, 217 local monitoring stations and 20,739 monitoring spots have been built;

　　Responsible for more than 30 national key projects, among which 4 have won National Scientific and Technological Award, 30 have won the First Class or the Second Class Award, issued by the Ministry.