Abstract:

In the process of the Erhai Lake protection, the government, as the most important provider of environmental public
products, has made huge investment and obtained apparent effect. Public evaluation toward government protective functions of the
Lake and the driving force of government functions on the public in turn are significant to the ecological protective mechanism joined
by the government, the public and the social organizations. The investigation showed: the public was relatively satisfied toward
government functions of protecting the Erhai Lake. But there still was a huge improvement room for other government functions as
opening the public information of the Lake protection, public relations, popular science, and promoting citizen's participation and so
on.

Key words: protection of the Erhai Lake, government functions, public, satisfaction