The General Secretary emphasized three "matters", and at first sight, this symposium was held in the Three North | Ecology | General Secretary

During the Mangzhong season, a symposium was held focusing on strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promoting the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three North".

Dissecting sparrows as a whole. This symposium was held in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, with a broad perspective on national ecology, strong country construction, and ethnic continuity.

The three "matters" have rich connotations and profound significance.

Related to China's ecological security

Desertification is a major ecological problem facing the world. China is the country with the largest desertification area, the largest affected population, and the most severe sandstorm hazards in the world.

"Three North" is one of the areas with the most severe desertification in China. Inner Mongolia spans across the three northern regions, and its importance in desertification prevention and control is self-evident.

Make important instructions on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the construction of the "Three North" project; Multiple in-depth inspections in the three northern regions; Emphasize the inheritance of the spirit of Saihanba; Participated in voluntary tree planting in the capital for consecutive years

At the National Two Sessions in 2021, when the general secretary talked about protecting the ecological environment of Inner Mongolia and building a strong ecological security barrier in the north of the motherland, he said earnestly: "To coordinate the management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand systems, the word'sand' should be added here." It was also this time that the general secretary urged Inner Mongolia to "build a solid ecological security barrier in the north of the motherland" and weigh the ecological environment in the overall pattern of the national strategy.

By reviewing the development history of the "Three North" project, we can understand the significance of comprehensive desertification control for national ecological security.

In the 1970s, the forest coverage rate in the three northern regions was 5.05%, with over 80 days of sandstorms per year. Even in the late 1970s, a ten thousand mile sandstorm line was formed from Heilongjiang in the east to Xinjiang in the west.

The "Three North" project has been in operation since 1978 and has now entered the sixth phase of construction. A total of 32 million hectares of afforestation and preservation area have been completed, and the ecological environment quality in the Three North region is stable and improving.

Taking Inner Mongolia as an example, it used to be a major component of the northern sand prevention belt, serving as a "sand barrier" for the three northern regions and even the whole country. Looking at Saihanba again, it took more than half a century to dye the sandy land of "yellow sand blocking the sky" into a thick green color.

During the inspection of the state-owned Xinhua Forest Farm in Linhe District, the General Secretary once again issued a mobilization order: to strive to fight a battle against the "Three North" project in about 10 years, and build the "Three North" project into a fully functional and unbreakable green Great Wall and ecological security barrier in northern Xinjiang.

Related to the construction of a strong country

Chinese path to modernization is the only correct way to build a strong country and revive the nation. The harmonious coexistence of man and nature is one of the five important characteristics of Chinese path to modernization.

The harmonious coexistence between humans and nature is a necessary duty for the construction of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the nation. The success or failure of comprehensive desertification prevention and control is an important criterion for evaluating the realization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.

The sand enters and the people retreat, and the past is filled with sorrow. The national hero of sand control, Shi Guangyin, recalls that he moved nine times to avoid sandstorms.

The comprehensive prevention and control of desertification is related to the construction of a strong country. If we fail to do well, the harmonious coexistence of human and nature will be compromised, Chinese path to modernization will be affected, and the construction of a strong country will still be on the way.

The comprehensive prevention and control of desertification is based on the construction of ecological civilization.

In 2019, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 7th Kubuqi International Desert Forum and pointed out that China attaches great importance to the construction of ecological civilization and has achieved remarkable results in desertification prevention and control.

The great achievements of ecological civilization in the new era, from the vast expanse of yellow sand to the lush greenery of mountains, from the days of haze to the diary of the blue sky, are backed by great determination.

"China adheres to the concept that green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, promotes the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, goes all out to promote the construction of ecological civilization, goes all out to strengthen pollution prevention and control, and goes all out to improve the people's production and living environment." At the video conference of the World Economic Forum in 2022, President Xi Jinping used three "all-out efforts" to show China's unswerving determination to promote the construction of ecological civilization.

Every measure related to the construction of a strong country, China is fully committed and follows its own path.

At the symposium, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized: Practice has proved that the Party Central Committee's decision on sand prevention and control, especially the construction of the "Three Norths" and other projects, is very correct and far-sighted. my country has embarked on a path that conforms to the laws of nature and conforms to national conditions. The road to prevent and control desertification with Chinese characteristics.

Related to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation

The Yangtze River is vast, the Yellow River is surging, and a part of the history of Chinese civilization has never ceased to flow.

An unextinguished flame is more precious.

Wuliangsuhai was once polluted by urban sewage, industrial wastewater, and farmland runoff, and its biodiversity was severely damaged. In recent years, through comprehensive management of the entire watershed and all factors, the ecological environment of the watershed has been improved.

Moving on to the state-owned Xinhua Forest Farm in Linhe District, the General Secretary emphasized that the ecology of the Three North regions is very fragile, and sand prevention and control is a long-term historical task. We must continue to do this work well and live up to our ancestors and descendants. Before the establishment of the state-owned Xinhua Forest Farm in 1960, the terrain was mainly composed of sand dunes, wastelands, and saline alkali lands, with sparse vegetation. Since 1978, forest farms have been vigorously addressing the problem of land desertification caused by salinization of cultivated land. Currently, the forest coverage rate of forest farms has reached 65%.

Sustainable development requires action and inaction.

"We should follow the concept of harmony between heaven and humanity, and the Tao follows nature, seeking a path of sustainable development."

"We cannot eat our ancestors' food, cut off our descendants' paths, and engage in destructive development."

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Ideas are formed through long-term practice.

During his work in Fujian, when he went to Pingtan for investigation and passed by a village, Comrade Xi Jinping followed Comrade xing to talk about a period of history: during the Qianlong period, there was a tragedy of "burying 18 villages in the sand overnight. "We should establish a negative education base for ecological and environmental protection here, so that future generations can understand that ecological protection is our lifeline." Comrade Xi Jinping knows a little.

Ideas come from practice, and their focus is on the implementation of systems. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the top-level design of desertification prevention and control in China has been continuously improved. Major plans such as the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Accelerating the Construction of Ecological Civilization, the Development Plan for National Desert Parks, and the System Plan for Sealing, Prohibiting, Protecting, and Restoring Desertification Land have been successively introduced.

Nowadays, China has become the first country in the world to achieve zero growth in land degradation. An ancient nation with a civilization history of over 5000 years is vigorously exploring the path of sustainable development.