"Contributing Chinese Wisdom to the Sustainable Development of Human Society" Sustainable Development | China | Wisdom
The National Conference on Ecological Environment Protection was held in Beijing from July 17th to 18th.International people interviewed by our reporter believe that the harmonious coexistence of man and nature is an important feature of Chinese path to modernization. China's ecological civilization construction has made remarkable achievements, providing useful experience for other countries. All parties are full of expectations for strengthening cooperation with China in environmental protection and sustainable development.
"Taking Major Steps to Promote the Construction of Beautiful China"
In the past decade of the new era, China's ecological civilization construction has undergone historic, transitional, and global changes from theory to practice, and significant steps have been taken in the construction of a beautiful China. International experts believe that China is firmly committed to the path of ecological priority and green and low-carbon development, and green has increasingly become a distinctive background for China's high-quality economic and social development.
"I have visited many parts of China and can feel the gratifying achievements China has made in promoting ecological civilization construction everywhere." Egyptian Communist Party General Secretary Adli said that many villages in China have beautiful mountains and rivers, and local governments have accelerated the construction of livable, business friendly, and beautiful countryside, greatly improving the living environment. The beautiful scenery is unforgettable. "The CPC and the Chinese government attach great importance to the construction of ecological civilization, regard the construction of ecological civilization as the fundamental plan for the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, and make great strides in promoting the construction of a beautiful China."
Carlos Aquino, Director of the Center for Asian Studies at the National University of San Marcos in Peru, has visited China multiple times and witnessed China's tremendous achievements in ecological civilization construction. He said that China has deeply fought the battle against pollution, persistently planted trees, afforestation, and grass, and strengthened comprehensive desertification control. Currently, it has become the country with the largest growth in forest resources and the largest artificial afforestation area in the world. "China's scale of renewable energy development and utilization, as well as the production and sales of new energy vehicles, are leading the world, and the driving force for green development is constantly increasing."
"China has made tremendous efforts to protect the ecological environment, and the fruitful achievements in desertification prevention and control in recent years demonstrate the firm commitment and determination of the Chinese government. Marcelin Sanu, Senior Director of the Secretariat of the Pan African" Green Great Wall "Organization, has come to China twice to learn about desertification control experience and strongly agrees with China's concept that green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as gold and silver.". In his view, China's measures to prevent and control desertification have effectively protected the ecological environment, achieving a historic transformation from "sand entering and people retreating" to "green entering and retreating". "Only by protecting and improving the ecological environment can sustainable development be achieved, which is crucial for the entire planet."
"China's forest coverage and forest stock have maintained a 'double growth' for more than 30 consecutive years, and more than 25% of the world's newly increased green area from 2000 to 2021 came from China. We see that China has explored a new path of development and protection in synergy and symbiosis." Sheradir Baktegulov, consultant of the Kyrgyz National Institute for Strategic Studies, said that Chinese path to modernization is a modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, which will set a model for the development of ecological civilization for all mankind.
Hanes Ferner, Director of the Institute of China and Southeast Asia Studies in Austria, stated that China is a leader in global green transformation, with research and practice in this field at the forefront of the world. "The achievements of China's ecological civilization construction are closely related to China's ability to dynamically regulate and plan economic and social development from a macro perspective, and its adherence to putting the people at the center."
"Provided useful references for other developing countries"
He stated that how to handle the relationship between high-quality development and high-level protection is a global challenge.
Nasser Bushiba, Chairman of the Moroccan Africa China Cooperation and Development Association, stated that China's ecological civilization construction has achieved many achievements in adhering to harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, encouraging innovation in ecological and environmental technology, and cultivating a high-level team of ecological and environmental technology talents. "The fundamental reason behind this is that China regards the construction of ecological civilization as an important goal of national development, adhering to green, inclusive, and sustainable development. Taking desertification prevention and control as an example, China combines desertification prevention and control with industrial cultivation and targeted poverty alleviation, achieving a virtuous cycle of protecting ecology and improving people's livelihoods."
In Bushiba's view, China is comprehensively promoting the construction of a beautiful China and accelerating the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. The prospects are bright and promising. "China has set an example for the world in the construction of ecological civilization and green development, providing useful reference for other developing countries. This is a valuable asset that China has provided to the world."
"Standing at the height of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, China continues to enhance its development potential and momentum, and will contribute its strength and solutions to global sustainable development."
Francisco Gomez, an official at the Planning Secretariat of the Bahia State Government in Brazil, said that currently, many Chinese enterprises are investing and operating in his Bahia state to support the local clean energy and low-carbon economic development. "Brazil hopes to learn from China about land greening, afforestation financing, and their technologies, in order to restore our ecological environment and achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature."
"Made significant contributions to global environmental governance"
China keeps up with the times, looks at the world, assumes great responsibility, demonstrates great responsibility, and achieves a significant transformation from a participant in global environmental governance to a leader. As one of the earliest signatories and signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity, China actively engages in international cooperation in addressing climate change, biodiversity management, desertification prevention and control, and other areas.
Adley noted that China actively shares green technologies and experiences with the world, supports the construction of the "Green Great Wall" in Africa, and helps relevant countries make new progress in desertification control. China also assists Africa in implementing green environmental protection and climate change response projects, and builds low-carbon demonstration zones and climate change adaptation demonstration zones in Africa. China plays an important role in helping Africa cope with climate change and promote environmental governance.
The installed capacity of wind power and solar energy accounts for more than 1/3 of the world's total, striving to achieve carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, and taking the lead in contributing to the establishment of the Kunming Biodiversity Fund... In the opinion of Liang Zhihua, Secretary General of the the Belt and Road Commission in Malaysia, China's promotion of ecological civilization is of great world significance.
In June this year, Bushba, together with Chinese experts and agricultural technology enterprises, brought the successful application of "desert soil desertification" ecological restoration technology in Xinjiang, China to the Gulf country of Oman, initiating a three-year trial and demonstration planting cooperation. Bushiba stated that environmental governance is a major challenge facing all humanity and a shared responsibility and obligation of all countries. "China has taken on the responsibility of being a major country, demonstrated its great responsibility, and shared its experience and technology in environmental governance with the world, making important contributions to global environmental governance."
Sanu said that in recent years, under the cooperation framework of jointly building the "the Belt and Road", China has actively participated in global environmental governance, shared ecological environment protection experience with other countries, and promoted the construction of a better world with practical actions. "China is accelerating the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, and working together with other countries to build a community of life on Earth, which will inject inexhaustible momentum into global sustainable development."
