Satellite view of the integration of the Yangtze River Delta! The concentric circles of the "Ecological Yangtze River Delta" draw larger and larger compensation | Ecology | Yangtze River Delta
The picture shows the ecological butterfly transformation in Shili Jiangwan, Wuhu.
In June, the Xin'an River has clear blue waves.
At 8:30 in the morning, with the sound of a whistle, the "Xin'an 7" cruise ship, which docked at Shendu Wharf, She County, Mount Huangshan City, Anhui Province, slowly moved to the Qiandao Lake downstream. Xin'an River, which originates from Mount Huangshan City, is the largest inbound river in Zhejiang Province, providing more than 60% of the water inflow to Qiandao Lake. One river, clear water, and two provinces jointly protect each other, presenting a moving picture of co construction, sharing, and green development.
From a satellite perspective, overlooking the Yangtze River Delta region, there is a dense water network and numerous transboundary rivers and lakes. How to avoid the "Nine Dragons Water Control" and achieve co construction and sharing has been a difficult problem in ecological practice.
At the first China International Import Expo in 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping announced that the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta will be upgraded to a national strategy. In August 2020, when hosting a symposium on solid promotion of the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta in Hefei, Anhui, General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that the Yangtze River Delta region is the leader of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. It must not only be at the forefront of economic development, but also in ecological protection. And construction to take the lead.
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Remember the instructions and unite the three provinces and one city in the Yangtze River Delta region to create a beautiful ecological landscape.
The picture shows the comparison of mobile phone heat on May 1, 2019 and May 1, 2023 at Shexian Shendu Wharf on the banks of the Xin'an River. The higher the signal density of a mobile phone, the darker the color. A larger and more dense range of mobile signals reflects a significant increase in foot traffic.
Captain Zhang Fangming of "Xin'an 7" has been traveling on a cross provincial cruise ship from Anhui to Zhejiang for nearly 30 years, and has also been at the helm of "Xin'an 7" for 5 years. He clearly feels the "heat change" brought about by the ecological changes on this cross provincial tourism route. He said that more than 10 years ago, during the rainy season, garbage washed down from the mountains could be seen everywhere on the river. In recent years, the environment has greatly improved, and more and more people have chosen to participate in ecotourism along the river. Xin'an 7 is a large cruise ship carrying 200 passengers, which requires a daily reservation of over 160 people to operate. "The number of trips opened in the last three months of this year has about doubled compared to the same period five years ago," Zhang Fangming said with a smile.
Ecological change comes from the joint efforts of Anhui and Zhejiang provinces. The two provinces have established the first cross provincial ecological compensation pilot program in China, which compensates upstream for water quality that does not meet standards; downstream compensates upstream for water quality that meets standards, commonly known as "water quality betting". Now, after three rounds of ecological compensation pilot projects, the Xin'an River Basin has moved towards the construction of the Xin'an River Qiandao Lake ecological protection compensation model area. The two provinces have extended from "ecological co protection" to "industrial co development". While continuously focusing on the improvement of water environment ecological protection, they are accelerating the construction of market-oriented and diversified compensation mechanisms such as funds, industries, and talents, and moving towards a new stage of green development.
The picture shows the comparison of chemical enterprises along the Fengle River in Huizhou District, Mount Huangshan City before and after renovation.
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Fengle River in Huizhou District, Mount Huangshan City is a secondary tributary of Xin'an River, where more than 30 chemical enterprises were originally gathered. Now that the factory has moved out, the original site area continues to promote ecological restoration and has become a gathering place for people's leisure and entertainment. In Shexian County, scattered enterprises along the Xin'anjiang Shexian section have also been relocated to the Chengxi Park of Shexian Economic Development Zone in recent years, and sewage has been centrally treated and discharged to meet standards.
The picture shows Chengxi Park, Shexian Economic Development Zone, Mount Huangshan City. Satellite photos show that the number of enterprises in the park is becoming increasingly dense, mainly from the Xin'an River in Shexian County.
At the same time, efforts are being made to jointly build the Hangzhou Huang Green Industrial Park, promote the construction of a world-class natural ecological and cultural tourism corridor in Hangzhou Huang, and carry out forestry carbon sink trading and water discharge rights trading in the Xin'an River Basin. The mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products is also constantly being explored and constructed.
Overlooking the Yangtze River Delta, the Yangtze River is like a silver belt. Protecting and restoring the ecological environment of the Yangtze River is also a joint governance issue in the region.
"Now on the river, our joint administrative law enforcement with Jiangsu Fisheries Administration has become normalized," said Cui Shengxia, the captain of the First Brigade of the Agricultural Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Detachment in Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province.
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The illegal personnel engaged in illegal sand mining and fishing on the Yangtze River enjoy playing hide and seek with law enforcement officers, which once caused a headache for the "old fisherman" Cui Shengxia, who needed to focus on monitoring the border waters of about 40 kilometers. In March 2021, Ma'anshan City in Anhui Province and Nanjing City in Jiangsu Province established the Yangtze River Jiangsu Anhui Border Water Area Guarding Party Building Alliance to establish information sharing and joint prevention and governance mechanisms against illegal fishing, illegal navigation, and illegal sand mining. In addition to establishing a daily communication mechanism, multiple departments in the two regions also conduct four joint inspections in the border waters every year.
The picture shows Qiandao Lake from a satellite perspective.
Carry out joint prevention and control of solid waste and hazardous waste, establish a "white list" and "black list" mechanism for the transfer, utilization and disposal of hazardous waste across provinces; Implement a joint prevention and control mechanism for air pollution; Joining hands in legislation to strengthen the protection of Yangtze River finless porpoises... More areas of joint defense and governance have beautified the ecological background of the Yangtze River Delta.
Data shows that 17 cities and counties in the three provinces and one city of the Yangtze River Delta have been established as national ecological civilization construction demonstration zones, and 8 districts have been established as "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as gold and silver" practice and innovation bases; In 2022, 1477 small chemical enterprises were shut down in the region, and the utilization rate of green electricity in ports and water service areas continued to increase. The number of new energy vehicles in the region increased by 78% year-on-year.
With green as the center, the concentric circles of the Yangtze River Delta are drawing larger and larger.
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