Doing the Great Article of Ecological Civilization Construction Well as General Secretary | Ecology | Article
Beautiful China, picturesque scenery.
The contribution of ecological civilization construction lies in the present and the benefits lie in the future. On the new journey, various regions and departments are truly focusing on practical work and taking responsibility, striving to write a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era.
The construction of ecological civilization has undergone historic, transitional, and global changes from theory to practice, and significant steps have been taken in the construction of a beautiful China
Jianmen Shu Road is lined with ancient cypresses and lush greenery.
Here is the most well preserved ancient artificial planted cypress road group to date.
There are currently 20973 ancient trees in Cuiyun Corridor, including 20391 ancient cypresses that have been over 100 years old since the Qin and Han dynasties. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Jiange County has implemented a strict system for protecting ancient trees, implementing measures such as "one tree, one file" listing protection, "one tree, one person" daily patrol, and "one tree, one policy" scientific rescue, ensuring that every ancient tree is well protected.
Tianhan Wetland Park is surrounded by lush green waves and lush vegetation.
The Tianhan Wetland Park was once a sandy and rocky wasteland. After renovation and construction, it now boasts picturesque scenery and has become an important place for people's leisure and fitness. The wetland park is built on the basis of the Han River, which is the largest tributary of the Yangtze River. In recent years, the water quality in the Hanzhong section of the Han River has been consistently excellent.
Looking at the mountains, water, trees, and forests... walking non-stop, contemplating deeply.
In the overall layout of "Five in One", ecological civilization construction is one of them; In the basic strategy of adhering to and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era, adhering to harmonious coexistence between humans and nature is one of them; In the new development concept, green is one of them; Among the three major battles, pollution prevention and control is one of them; Beautiful China is one of the goals of building a socialist modernized strong country by the middle of this century.
"Jointly focusing on great protection, not on great development" - At the confluence of the three rivers in Yibin City, Sichuan Province, a row of characters on the riverbank wall is very eye-catching. The Yangtze River, Jinsha River, and Minjiang River intersect in the main urban area of Yibin City. After years of continuous improvement, the coastline of the three rivers and six banks has become more beautiful and has become a popular waterfront park among the people.
Sichuan firmly implements the policy of jointly promoting large-scale protection and avoiding large-scale development, and follows the path of ecological priority and green development. In 2022, the excellent water quality rate of 203 national examination sections in Sichuan Province reached 99.5%, reaching the best level in nearly 20 years.
The great river flows with vitality. In 2022, the proportion of excellent water quality in the national control section of the Yangtze River Basin reached 98.1%, an increase of 16.3 percentage points from 2015. The main stream of the Yangtze River has reached Class II water quality for three consecutive years; The gross domestic product of the Yangtze River Economic Belt region reached 55.98 trillion yuan, accounting for 46.5% of the national total.
People will not betray the green mountains, and the green mountains will not betray them.
Build a sound institutional framework, focus on institutional implementation, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the general public
This enlightens us that in order to promote the construction of ecological civilization, we must establish a sound institutional framework, ensure the implementation of the system, and fully mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the general public to consolidate and develop the achievements of ecological civilization construction in the new era.
We should not only focus on external constraints, but also pay attention to internal driving forces.
Making institutional construction a top priority in promoting ecological civilization construction, accelerating institutional innovation, increasing institutional supply, improving institutional support, strengthening institutional execution, making the system a rigid constraint and an untouchable high-voltage line, while continuously guiding and expanding public participation, promoting the formation of a social atmosphere where people care, support, and participate in ecological environment protection, forming a good situation of working together to comprehensively promote the construction of a beautiful China, and consolidating the achievements of ecological civilization construction in the new era.
Upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership.
At present, local party committees and governments at all levels are urgently studying and formulating a responsibility system for ecological environment protection for local party and government leaders, establishing a comprehensive coverage, consistent rights and responsibilities, clear rewards and punishments, and interconnected responsibility system. The relevant departments have conscientiously implemented the list of responsibilities for ecological civilization construction, strengthened division of labor and responsibility, strengthened coordination and linkage, and formed a strong joint force for joint management. A new round of central ecological and environmental protection inspections is being planned and carried out, which will leverage the powerful role of central ecological and environmental protection inspections, focus on promoting green, low-carbon, and high-quality development, and deepen the battle against pollution prevention and control, and promote the inspected objects to effectively shoulder the political responsibility of building a beautiful China.
The legal system for ecological environment protection is becoming increasingly stringent.
On April 26th of this year, the Qinghai Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law was passed and will come into effect on September 1st. "This law adheres to the principle of ecological protection first, which is of great significance for strengthening ecological protection on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, building a highland of national ecological civilization, promoting sustainable economic and social development, and realizing the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. It provides legal protection for the protection of life, vegetation, water and mountains on the Qinghai Tibet Plateau," said Ouyang Zhiyun, a researcher at the Ecological Environment Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
In the new era, China has formulated and revised multiple laws such as the Environmental Protection Law, the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law, the Yangtze River Protection Law, and the Yellow River Protection Law, forming a comprehensive, pragmatic, and strict legal system for ecological and environmental protection. The legislative strength, strict enforcement standards, and significant effectiveness are unprecedented.
The system and mechanism for ecological civilization construction are constantly improving.
With equipment such as fishing rods, clips, and garbage bags, Hu Fuqing, the folk river chief of Wangjiang Street in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, began a day long river patrol early in the morning. Since 2014, Hu Fuqing has been persistently inspecting the river, cleaning up garbage on both sides of the river, and supervising the quality of the water environment. "When the river is clear and the environment is better, the lives of the people will be better." Water is governed by people, and responsibilities are borne by people. There are over 300000 fourth level rivers and lakes established in provinces, cities, counties and townships across the country, and over 900000 village level rivers and lakes.
From the issuance of the "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Ecological Civilization" and the "Overall Plan for the Reform of the Ecological Civilization System", to the implementation of the central ecological environment protection supervision, from the establishment of the "Party and Government share the same responsibility" and "one position dual responsibility" system for environmental protection, to the implementation of the river and lake chief system, forest chief system... Dozens of reform plans have been successively implemented, and a clear property rights, diverse participation, equal emphasis on incentives and constraints, and a complete ecological civilization system has gradually been constructed.
Mobilize the enthusiasm, initiative, and creativity of the broad masses of the people.
"Through the 'Environmental Protection at Fingertips' public welfare activity jointly organized with the China Association of Environmental Journalists, our Blue Map has collected 1.5 million photos reflecting changes in air quality. From them, we can see that the concept of' everyone building together, everyone sharing 'in beautiful China is increasingly deeply rooted in people's hearts." said Ma Jun, a "special observer" hired by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and director of the Public Environment Research Center of the Environmental Protection Social Organization.
At present, there are more than 1.3 million voluntary service projects for environmental protection nationwide, and green production and lifestyle has gradually become a new trend.
Supporting high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment and accelerating the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly proposed the mission and task of the Party for a new era and a new journey: "From now on, the central task of the CPC is to unite and lead the people of all ethnic groups across the country to build a strong socialist modernization country in an all-round way, achieve the second centennial goal, and comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese path to modernization." Chinese path to modernization is a modernization in which people and nature coexist in harmony. Respect for nature, comply with nature, and protect nature are the internal requirements of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.
Cadres and masses from various regions and departments expressed that green development is one of the new development concepts, and green is the foundation for high-quality development. To achieve the three "firm grasp", we must strive to write a new chapter in the construction of ecological civilization in the new era and do a good job in the construction of ecological civilization.
The integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and sands have been vigorously promoted.
The Wuliang Plain Sea at the top of the Yellow River's "several character bend" has a blue sky and clear water, with a rich collection of waterfowl. Located in Urad Front Banner, Bayannur City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Wuliangsuhai has transformed from a simple "lake control" to a systematic "river basin control". The overall water quality in the lake area has increased from poor Class V to Class V, and the water quality in the central section of the lake has reached Class IV.
Since 2016, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment have supported 44 integrated protection and restoration projects for mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and sands in key areas, involving 27 provinces. The central government has cumulatively invested nearly 80 billion yuan in reward and subsidy funds, and completed ecological protection and restoration of over 5 million hectares.
The establishment of a nature reserve system with national parks as the main body is accelerating.
The Three Rivers Source National Park boasts magnificent high mountain glaciers in the source area of the Yangtze River, numerous lakes at the source of the Yellow River, and infinite scenery on both sides of the canyon at the source of the Lancang River. Qinghai has broken the old pattern of "Nine Dragons Water Control" and established a new ecological protection management system led by the Three Rivers Source National Park Management Bureau, supported by the Management Committee, based on protection stations, and radiating to villages. "We need to continue to make efforts in maintaining the authenticity and integrity of natural ecosystems, protecting biodiversity, and safeguarding the Three Rivers Source with loyalty and responsibility, as well as safeguarding the 'Chinese Water Tower'," said Sun Lijun, Deputy Director of the Three Rivers Source National Park Management Bureau.
China has officially established the first batch of national parks, including the Three Rivers Source, Northeast Tiger and Leopard, and Giant Panda, with a protected area of 230000 square kilometers. It is promoting the construction of the world's largest national park system and will gradually establish a number of national parks, accounting for about 10% of the land area.
The defense of blue sky, clear water, and pure land continues to deepen.
In Qiaotou Village, Shangli County, Jiangxi Province, the river water is becoming increasingly clear, and there are more and more anglers on the riverbank. Previously, the domestic sewage and aquaculture wastewater of over 700 households were mostly discharged directly. "We have scientifically designated breeding areas, using pipelines to introduce sewage from each household into septic tanks and sedimentation tanks for purification and treatment, and then using it to irrigate grasslands, orchards, and vegetable gardens, achieving a clear water flow into the Pingshui River. The next step is to continue to work hard to protect the clear water and green banks," said He Mufeng, the secretary of the village party branch.
Accelerate the issuance of the Action Plan for Continuous Improvement of Air Quality, adhere to the "three water coordination" of water resource guarantee, water environment governance, and water ecological restoration, and make the treatment of new pollutants a key area of national basic research and technological innovation... All regions and departments adhere to precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and legal pollution control, maintain intensity, extend depth, and expand breadth, and vigorously improve the quality of the ecological environment.
Only by truly grasping can we overcome difficulties, and by doing practical work can our dreams come true. From continuously deepening the battle against pollution prevention and control, to accelerating the green and low-carbon transformation of the development mode, from focusing on improving the diversity, stability, and sustainability of the ecosystem, to actively and steadily promoting carbon peak and carbon neutrality, from guarding the safety bottom line of building a beautiful China, to improving the guarantee system of building a beautiful China, the construction of a beautiful China is being comprehensively promoted on the land of China, constantly drawing a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
