内容摘要：环境公益诉讼是指任何公民、法人或者公共团体与国家机构为维护环境公共利益在行政机关或其他的公权力机构、法人或其他组织及个人的行为有使环境遭受破坏或侵害之虞时，而向法院提起的一种公益诉讼。而要在我国建立环境公益诉讼制度笔者认为，必须以传统的原告适格制度作为突破口通过对于国内外特别是美国环境公益诉讼原告适格的研究。我国的环境公益诉讼原告资格的设立，必须以共和主义理念为基石，以热心辩护主义为功能取向，并借鉴澳大利亚的好事者原则作为判断标准。而在具体的司法实践中，我们应建立以检察机关为前置审查，鼓励公民与环保团体作为启动主体为中心的环境公益诉讼制度。从而在理论与实践中构想出我国环境公益诉讼的原告资格制度。

关键词：公益诉讼 环境公益诉讼 原告资格制度

Abstract: The Environmental Public-spirited Litigation is such a legal proceeding that any citizens, corporations, institutions or government agencies, for the purpose of protecting public environmental interests, enter a lawsuit against those government departments including administrative organs, corporations or any other individuals who may bring dangers to the environments. The traditional system of plaintiff qualification should be used as a breakthrough point in order to establish the rules concerning environmental public-spirited litigations in China. As far as I’m concerned, by studying the universal lawsuits on plaintiff qualification, especially those American cases, the plaintiff qualification in our country should be set under the standards of Australian meddler test, with the base of republicanism and the functional approach of zealous advocacy. In terms of juridical practice, China ought to advocate the citizen-centered or group-centered system of environmental public-spirited litigation, procuratorial organs acting as a preview. Only by such can we shape the system of plaintiff qualification with regard to environmental public-spirited litigation both theoretically and practically. 

Key words: Public-spirited Litigation, Environmental Public-spirited Litigation, Plaintiff Qualification