Realizing a significant transformation from passive response to proactive action (people's perspective) Ecological | Civilization | Viewpoint
The construction of ecological civilization is a profound transformation involving production methods, lifestyles, and values. The transformation of concepts is a prerequisite, and it is also the most fundamental and profound one
Protecting the ecological environment is protecting productivity, and improving the ecological environment is developing productivity. From passive response to proactive action, it is also a "green upgrade" of development methods and models
Not long ago, Anhui and Zhejiang provinces signed an agreement to jointly build the Xin'an River Qiandao Lake Ecological Protection Compensation Model Zone, promoting the upgrading of a single financial incentive compensation to a comprehensive compensation covering water quality protection, upstream and downstream industries, and talent cooperation. In recent years, from the introduction of the implementation plan to establish a horizontal compensation mechanism for the whole Yangtze River and Yellow River basins to the formulation of guidance on ecological protection compensation for the Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake and the Taihu Lake Lake basins, the ecological protection compensation system has become increasingly perfect, effectively mobilizing the enthusiasm of all parties, and has become a more proactive, powerful and effective vivid epitome of China's ecological civilization construction.
Ecological prosperity leads to civilized development, and the construction of ecological civilization is the fundamental plan related to the sustainable development of the Chinese nation.
The construction of ecological civilization is a profound transformation involving production methods, lifestyles, and values. The transformation of concepts is a prerequisite, and it is also the most fundamental and profound. Previously, various types of environmental pollution were prevalent, becoming a concern for people's livelihoods and a pain for development. The outdated concept of pollution before treatment and destruction before repair, as well as the erroneous belief that the environmental cost still needs to be paid, must be corrected. The Yangtze River, the mother river of the Chinese nation, was once surrounded by chemicals and degraded in ecology. Its biological integrity index reached the worst level of "no fish", indicating that "the Yangtze River is sick, and the disease is not mild.". Nowadays, provinces along the Yangtze River are implementing pollution control, coastal management, and fishing bans, jointly focusing on major protection and avoiding major development, to escort the "clear waters of the river flowing eastward.". Since the beginning of the new era, we have resolutely abandoned the modernization path of Western countries that prioritizes pollution and governance, and have steadfastly taken the path of ecological priority and green development, achieving a significant transformation from passive response to proactive action.
Protecting the ecological environment is protecting productivity, and improving the ecological environment is developing productivity. The transition from passive response to proactive action is also a "green upgrade" of development methods and models.High quality development and high-level protection complement each other and complement each other. "Green mountains and clear waters are like mountains of gold and silver" is an ecological consensus and action guide, making green the distinctive background of China in the new era, and green development a prominent feature of Chinese style modernization.
If all forces are combined, Mount Taishan will move. Ecological civilization is a cause that the people jointly participate in, build, and enjoy. In the Daxing'an Mountains of Inner Mongolia, 16000 forestry workers have transformed from "tree cutters" to "tree watchers". From the old saying "a chainsaw costs ten thousand taels of gold" to the current saying "one can still get rich without chopping down a tree", it is precisely because they have tasted the sweetness that more and more people have joined the ranks of forest protection, cultivation, and afforestation. Nowadays, with the deepening of the practice of ecological civilization in the new era, garbage classification, green transportation, and low-carbon living have gradually become new trends. The concept of "everyone is a protector, builder, and beneficiary of the ecological environment" has deeply rooted in people's hearts, not only consolidating the solid foundation of ecological civilization construction, but also injecting surging momentum into promoting green and low-carbon economic and social development. It has been proven that transforming the construction of a beautiful China into a conscious action of all people can stimulate the endogenous driving force of ecological civilization construction.
The contribution of ecological civilization construction lies in the present and the benefits lie in the future. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China put forward that "Chinese path to modernization is the modernization of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature" "We must firmly establish and practice the idea that green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, and plan for development at the height of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature".
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