WomeninEnvironmentalGovernance:toBeAbsentortoBePresentWANGHuan-huan(SchoolofLaw，SUNYAT-SENUniversity，Zhongshan510275，China)Abstract:Whenfacedwithenvironmentalriskandparticipatinginenvironmentalprotection，womenhavespecialneeds，rolesandvaluescomparedwithmen．However，thisgendergapisgenerallyoverlookedoutofstructuraldefectsofexistingenvironmentalgovernance，forwomenarehistoricallyoppressedanddevaluated．Patriarchyistheprimaryrootofwomen's“absence”inenvironmentalgovernance．Consequently，inlinewiththeprincipleofempoweringwomen，thepaperaguesthatpatriarchyneedtobereversed，which，inspecific，urgesthatmorewomenshouldbeengagedinenvironmentalpolicymaking，womenenvironmentalNGOisoughttobenurturedtoenhancewomen'sautonomy，thesynergyofwomen/environmentalgovernanceandotherthemesuchasdevelopmentandpovertyalleviationisrequired，andthatthefunctionofenvironmentallawwithinthecontextneedstobeemphasized．Thecurrentenvironmentallawendeavorsandplayscertainanticipatoryrolesinensuringwomen'slonglasting“presence”inenvironmentalgovernance．Keywords:women;environmentalgovernance;patriarchy;gender“Nowomenenzymes,therecannotbeagreatsocialchange.Socialprogressofwomen'ssocialstatuscanbeusedtoaccuratelymeasure.”[1]“……thefutureoftheplanetisinthefemale’sbody.”[2]“Womeninenvironmentalgovernanceanddevelopmenthasasignificantrole.Therefore,theirfullparticipationisessentialtoachievingsustainabledevelopment.”First,environmentalgovernanceandgenderdifferences(A)AnalysisofenvironmentalgovernanceEnvironmentalgovernancereferstotheenvironmentalimpactofvariouslevelsintheright/powertoruntherules,proceduresandbehavioringeneral.Therefore,inmostcases,isaholisticconceptofenvironmentalgovernance,environmentalprotectionasthecentertoclearthedynamicprocessofinteractionbetweenthemainbodies.Environmentalmanagementisbasedonthetraditionalgovernment-led,theprotectionoftheuseofcoercivepowers,andtop-downregulation;environmentalgovernanceisnotonlythegovernment’s"top-down"regulation,butalsocivilsociety"fromthebottom"theparticipat