Implementation of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law
The Qinghai Tibet Plateau is the roof of the world, the water tower of Asia, the third pole of the Earth, and an important ecological security barrier for China. The Qinghai Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law will come into effect on September 1, 2023.
On April 26th this year, the second meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress voted to pass the Qinghai Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law. This law consists of 7 chapters and 63 articles, adhering to the principle of ecological protection first, focusing on the main contradictions, special issues, and prominent characteristics of ecological protection in the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. It comprehensively promotes the comprehensive management, systematic management, and source control of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grasslands, sand, and ice, providing legal guarantees for ecological protection and sustainable development in the Qinghai Tibet Plateau.
The formulation and implementation of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau Ecological Protection Law is of great significance for strengthening the ecological protection of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, building a national ecological civilization highland, promoting sustainable economic and social development, and achieving harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.