"The pursuit of a clean, beautiful environment is among the most basic of humanrights, which deserves protection," said Luo Haocai, president of the China Society for Human Rights Studies.Luo made the remarks during the Sixth Beijing Forum on Human Rights, which was held between opened on September 12 and 13,2013.A healthy environment is especially important to the Chinese people while the country is in the process of economic development, he said.