Ecological Civilization Construction from the Perspective of Global Environmental Governance: Guizhou Practice in China's Plan Guizhou | Ecology | Construction
June 18, 2023 is the seventh Guizhou Ecological Day. In the scorching summer of June, Guizhou is verdant and verdant, stretching thousands of miles. In a province with a forest coverage rate of 62.81%, green can be said to be a "beauty responsibility".
On May 18, 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the National Ecological Environment Protection Conference, putting forward the principles of promoting the construction of ecological civilization in the new era, and emphasizing the need to accelerate the construction of an ecological civilization system. This conference summarized and expounded Xi Jinping's thought of ecological civilization. On July 7 of that year, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 2018 annual meeting of the Guiyang International Forum on Ecological Civilization. On the occasion of the fifth anniversary, we, together with readers, combined with Guizhou's in-depth implementation of the new development concept and the concrete practice of ecological civilization, feel the truth power and practical power of Xi Jinping's ecological civilization thought.
Since July 2013, the only national and international high-end summit in China with the theme of ecological civilization, the Guiyang International Forum on Ecological Civilization, has been held; By August 2016, the central government had designated Guizhou as one of the first national ecological civilization pilot zones;
Establishing "Guizhou Ecological Day" is an effective carrier for Guizhou to utilize its ecological advantages, tap into ecological potential, stimulate ecological vitality, and build ecological civilization. It is also an important form of promoting the concept of ecological civilization to deeply penetrate people's hearts. Looking at Guizhou's "high aesthetic value" from the perspective of "ecological civilization" construction, there are both innate "natural green" and long-lasting "protective colors".
Searching for Little Cute to Write a New Story of Harmonious Coexistence between Man and Nature
Recently, four adorable swan babies were born in Guanshan Lake Park in Guiyang City, attracting the attention of many citizens. Black swans also have strict requirements for their living environment. They can settle down in the park and breed stably, indicating that Guiyang has a good ecological environment. The Guanshan Lake Park, now known as the "Green Lung" of Guiyang City, has 675 plant species and over 70 wild bird species.
Guizhou is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River basins. It is a subtropical plateau mountain area. There are many mountains in Guizhou, stretching vertically and horizontally. The complex mountains, waters, forests, fields, lakes, grass, four mountains and eight rivers, and the karst hills in the south contribute to the rich biodiversity of Guizhou. As of now, Guizhou Province has known 24547 biological species, ranking fourth in the country in terms of species quantity.
The world natural heritage site, Mount Fanjing in Guizhou, is home to over 7100 rare wild animals and plants, and is also the only habitat for the only child of the Earth, the Guizhou golden monkey. In this national nature reserve with a forest coverage rate of over 95%, the 46 kilometer ecological corridor project recently completed the planting of hundreds of thousands of new green plants, which will expand the habitat space of the Guizhou golden monkey by 295 square kilometers.
Yang Gang, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Jiangkou County Natural Resources Bureau, told reporters that the ecological corridor was obtained through the protection of biodiversity in Fanjing Mountain. The main feature is the induction of vegetation, which forms a natural corridor by using tall trees to grow to a certain diameter, so that the Guizhou golden monkey can cross into a new habitat space. In the past 30 years, the population of Guizhou golden monkeys has increased from over 500 to over 850.
Last year, "Chinese Landscape Engineering" was selected as one of the first ten "World Ecological Restoration Flagship Projects" by the United Nations, with "Landscape Engineering" in the Wumeng and Wuling mountainous areas of Guizhou Province among them. The ecological corridor project injects new practices into promoting ecological civilization construction in Guizhou.
"In terms of biodiversity conservation and utilization, Guizhou continuously explores and summarizes its experience, forming a unique 'Guizhou sample'. Today, the number of wild animal species in Guizhou ranks third in the country, with 197 species listed in the new national key protection list. Guizhou is practicing the modernization of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature through practical actions," said Ran Jingcheng, President of Guizhou Academy of Forestry.
Make every effort to build the "four beams and eight pillars" of the ecological civilization regulatory system
Law is the key to governing a country, and good law is the prerequisite for good governance. From the first provincial-level ecological civilization local regulation "Guizhou Province Ecological Civilization Construction Promotion Regulations" was introduced in 2014, to the joint legislation on the protection of the Chishui River Basin with Yunnan and Sichuan in 2021, pioneering the legislative model of "joint decision+regulation". Guizhou has achieved a leap in regional legislation from "linkage" to "coexistence", providing a new model for the national joint legislation on basin protection. As of now, the province has issued more than 130 local regulations in the field of ecological civilization construction and ecological environment protection, covering major ecological environment elements such as water, gas, sound, and slag. A comprehensive, pragmatic, strict, and internally coordinated ecological civilization construction regulatory system with Guizhou characteristics has been preliminarily established. Guizhou is using its governance power to promote the modernization of the ecological environment governance system and governance capacity, and promoting high-level protection of the ecological environment through high-quality ecological civilization rule of law construction, promoting new achievements in ecological civilization construction in Guizhou Province.
River patrol and forest protection - management of mountains, waters, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and sands systems
Approaching Guizhou Ecological Day, a series of actions by river and forest chiefs are being carried out in various regions in recent days. This is the agreement between Guizhou and green mountains and clear waters.
Early in the morning, Xu Lei, the village level river chief of the Huawu section of the Liuchong River and the party branch secretary of Huawu Village in Qianxi City, began patrolling the river on a boat. Huawu Village is located in the Liuchong River section of a tributary of the Wujiang River. In the past, many villagers made a living by fishing, and the overfishing of the Liuchong River sounded the pollution alarm. In recent years, Qianxi has established a three-level river and lake chief management mechanism at the county, township, and village levels, increasing the protection of river and lake management. Now, the water quality of Liuchong River has reached Class I water.
"With the comprehensive ban on fishing in the Wujiang River, the ecological environment along the river has undergone great changes. Fishermen have switched to shore production, and our village has 19 villagers engaged in river and forest protection work. The village has also opened 19 homestays and more than 30 farmhouses, sharing the dividends brought by green water and mountains." Xu Lei introduced.
Since 2017, Guizhou has coordinated the management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, and sands, promoted the deepening of river and lake chief system, lake chief system, and forest chief system, and actively promoted the comprehensive reform of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. As an important ecological barrier in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River, 69 of Guizhou's 88 counties and cities are within the Yangtze River Protection Forest Reserve, and 16 counties and cities are included in the national key ecological functional areas.
"No one used to manage it, and the trees on the mountain were cut down and burned before they grew up." Recalling the ecology of Changpo Village in Shedongguan, Nayong County, villager Cai Ankai still remembers it vividly. Two years ago, Cai Ankai applied as a forest ranger and served as a village level forest chief. From then on, mountain patrols became his daily routine, uninterrupted in both winter and summer. In Nayong, there are over 5000 forest rangers like Cai Ankai, who have exchanged their hard work for the lush greenery of the mountains.
Happy Real Estate Green ATM
The just concluded 2023 Guiyang Marathon, with a total distance of 42.195km, is surrounded by Guanshan Lake Park, Yueshan Lake Park, Karst Park, and Quanhu Park. The excellent ecology has attracted 25000 contestants from across the country to participate. The transportation, accommodation, catering, sightseeing and shopping of the contestants constitute the direct economic consumption of the event. Multiple hotels around the route have been fully booked, and during the competition, multiple shopping malls in Guanshan Lake area have seen sales growth.
The average altitude of Guizhou is around 1100 meters, which is very suitable for outdoor sports such as marathons, paragliding, rock climbing, low altitude flying, and high bridge bungee jumping. Outdoor sports can be conducted for more than 330 days a year, and it is known as the "paradise of outdoor sports". Relying on diverse landforms and good natural ecology, Guizhou has built 104 ecological sports parks and 100 car camping bases; 95 national sports tourism boutique projects have been awarded; A total of 106 high-quality sports and tourism routes have been selected in the province, covering characteristic industries such as cave exploration, cool forest play, water sports, road running and fitness, and mountain cycling. Nowadays, outdoor sports events have become an important window to showcase the achievements of Guizhou's ecological civilization construction and an important way to promote the development of ecotourism.
The excellent ecological environment is the biggest development advantage and competitive advantage of Guizhou. In January 2012, the State Council issued GF [2012] No. 2 document, which mapped out the strategic blueprint of important ecological security barriers in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River for Guizhou. In January 2022, the State Council issued Document No. 2 (2022), clarifying the positioning of Guizhou as a leading area for ecological civilization construction. Guizhou focuses on integrating "ecological priority and green development" throughout the entire process and various fields of economic and social development in the province. The construction of ecological civilization has achieved remarkable results, and green development complements each other, paving a new development path that is different from the eastern region and other western regions.
Deeply implementing the "big ecology" strategy, the proportion of days with good air quality in central cities of Guizhou has reached over 98%, and the water quality of major river exit sections has reached 100%. 30 achievements of ecological civilization system reform have been included in the national promotion list, and the proportion of green economy has reached 45%. Zhou Wen, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Department of Natural Resources of Guizhou Province, stated that a person should not disappoint a mountain, and a mountain should not disappoint a person. We must firmly adhere to the two bottom lines of development and ecology, making green mountains and clear waters a "happy real estate" and "green ATM" for the people of Guizhou, and ultimately promoting harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.
