Answers written among green mountains and green waters —— Summary of the effectiveness of ecological environment protection since the 18th CPC National Congress
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 17th Title: Answers written between green mountains and green waters — — Summary on the Effect of Ecological Environment Protection since the 18th CPC National Congress
Xinhua news agency reporter
Ecological prosperity leads to civilized prosperity. Entering a new era, the development of ecological civilization has become a compulsory question.
This is an answer sheet written between green mountains and green hills, and it is also an answer sheet written in the hearts of the people — —
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, under the guidance of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core and under the scientific guidance of the Supreme Leader’s ecological civilization thought, the whole party and the people of the whole country have adhered to Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets’s idea, strengthened the ecological environment protection in all directions, regions and the whole process, and created an ecological miracle and a green development miracle that attracted worldwide attention.
The sky is bluer, the mountains are greener and the water is clearer: the people’s sense of acquisition, happiness and security has been significantly enhanced.
In midsummer, Yani National Wetland Park. Under the bright sunshine, the winding Niyang River is sparkling, and the sandbars in the river are full of green trees.
"The air is fresh and the environment is beautiful. It is very happy to live here." Yang Jiram, a villager living in Liding Village, Bayi District, Linzhi City, Tibet, who lives next to the wetland, lamented that it has changed a lot, and it is no longer a barren grass beach that dug sand and quarried stones many years ago.
A corner of Yani National Wetland Park (photo taken on April 7). Xinhua News Agency reporter Nie Yishe
At that time, there was little vegetation and serious desertification. Whenever there was a sandstorm, I couldn’t keep my eyes open. Until 2009, Linzhi City began to implement wetland protection and restoration projects, and surrounding villagers participated in sand prevention and afforestation, and the scenery here gradually changed.
The change of Yani Wetland is a vivid microcosm from the grassland beach to the park where birds prey on Fangzhou, which shows the solid pace of China’s continuous promotion of ecological environment protection in the new era.
Once upon a time, smog was frequent, dust was rampant, and rivers were black and smelly … … In 2012, China’s total economic output accounted for about 11.5% of the world, but its energy consumption per unit GDP was 2.5 times the world average. Development has reached a fork in the road that must be transformed.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has taken the construction of ecological civilization as an important content to promote the overall layout of the "five in one" and the coordinated promotion of the "four comprehensive" strategic layout, and has made unprecedented efforts to grasp the construction of ecological civilization. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China listed "the tough battle against pollution" as one of the three tough battles to build a well-off society in an all-round way.
Implementing the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee, various localities and departments have adopted a series of practical measures to help fight the tough battle against pollution.
Comprehensively rectify scattered polluting enterprises and clusters and accelerate the elimination of backward production capacity; The construction of urban sewage pipe network has been rapidly promoted, and the sewage treatment capacity has been continuously improved; Clean heating transformation reduces loose coal pollution, and renewable energy develops rapidly … … The quality of China’s ecological environment has improved significantly.
The sky that was once shrouded in smog was gradually polished. In 2022, the proportion of days with excellent air quality in cities at prefecture level and above will reach 86.5%, and the proportion of days with heavy pollution will be reduced to less than 1% for the first time.
The quality of water environment has undergone a turning point. In 2022, the proportion of excellent sections of surface water quality in China rose to 87.9%.
More and more green is spreading in the mountains and rivers. China’s forest area and volume have achieved double growth. Exquisite street corner parks allow citizens to enjoy a better life in the "ecological blank".
A profound change in development mode: promoting the coordination and unity of economic and social development and ecological environment protection
Entering Yucun Village, Anji County, Zhejiang Province, the rolling mountains, flowing water and green bamboo have attracted countless tourists.
More than 20 years ago, due to the development of "stone economy", the mountains in Yucun became "bald light" and the water became "soy sauce soup". Yucun people, who have learned from their mistakes, have shut down mines and cement plants one after another to develop a "beautiful economy."
In August, 2005, the supreme leader, then secretary of Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, visited Yucun, and after learning about Yucun’s practice, he evaluated "brilliant move" and put forward "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" clearly for the first time.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, this concept has led to profound changes in the vast land of China.
Yibin, "the first city in the Yangtze River". Minjiang River and Jinsha River meet here.
Standing in Sanjiangkou and looking north, it used to be Yibin Riverside Industrial Zone within 5 kilometers. Yibin Tianyuan Chemical Plant, which was founded in 1943, was less than 100 meters away from the Yangtze River coastline.
Today, on the banks of the Yangtze River, the former factory building has turned into the Yangtze River Park. In the distance, the newly established Sanjiang New District is changing with each passing day. Tianyuan Chemical has extended its industry to new chemical materials and new energy battery materials and embarked on a new industrial track.
Through continuous exploration and practice, all localities have changed their development ideas, gradually embarked on a road of coordinating environmental protection with economic development, and made solid progress in green, circular and low-carbon development.
In order to better protect the environment, we will speed up the improvement of diversified ecological compensation mechanisms in many places, so that good mountains and rivers and good ecology will become "valuable treasures" for common protection.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China’s economic development and ecological environment protection have been more coordinated, and the space for green development has been further expanded.
While the quality of the ecological environment has obviously improved, the total economic output has jumped to 120 trillion yuan, and the per capita GDP has remained above 12,000 US dollars for two consecutive years.
Green indicates the future: strive to build the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature
Not long ago, the staff of the Reserve Administration of Muling Forestry Bureau Co., Ltd., Longjiang Forest Industry Group, once again found a clear image of the wild Amur tiger "Wandashan No.1" in the forest area through the field infrared camera during routine patrol.
Rare wild animals and plants are full of vitality between green waters and green mountains. Behind this is China’s unremitting efforts to strengthen biodiversity protection and continuously promote the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a series of fundamental, pioneering and long-term green development systems have been solidly promoted — —
Major ecological projects such as the Three-North Shelterbelt and Natural Forest Protection have been further promoted. In the past 10 years, about 1.02 billion mu of afforestation has been completed in China, and the green map has been continuously expanded.
In the ten years to 2019, the area of desertification and desertified land in China decreased by 50,000 square kilometers and 43,300 square kilometers respectively. Xinjiang, as a province with the largest desertification and desertification area in China, has achieved "double reduction" of desertification and desertification land area for the first time.
The construction of a nature reserve system with national parks as the main body has been accelerated, and the construction of a national botanical garden system has taken important steps to jointly promote the formation of a relatively complete biodiversity protection system.
The first batch of national parks handed over eye-catching "transcripts": Sanjiangyuan National Park realized the overall protection of the sources of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Lancang River; The Giant Panda National Park has opened 13 ecological corridors in giant panda areas, protecting more than 70% of wild giant pandas. Many new species, such as the rain god horned toad, have been discovered in Wuyishan National Park … … China is building the world’s largest national park system.
The system of river length, lake length and forest length has been fully established, and rivers, lakes, forests and grasslands have exclusive guardians.
Ecological civilization is a common cause for the people to participate in and build together. From "CD Action", saving water and paper, to garbage sorting and bidding farewell to disposable items, a green and low-carbon lifestyle has become a new social trend.
As a big country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, China’s ecological civilization construction has also attracted the attention of the whole world.
Actively promote the signing, entry into force and implementation of the Paris Agreement, and announce that carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality will be achieved by 2060 … … Under the guidance of the supreme leader’s ecological civilization thought, China’s actions to protect the ecological environment have been highly affirmed by the international community.
The new development stage puts forward higher requirements for the construction of ecological civilization. Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, the Communist Party of China, proposed that we must firmly establish and practice Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets’s ideas and plan development from the height of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
On the new journey, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, we will join hands with one heart and make unremitting efforts, and we will surely gather more majestic power and build a harmonious and symbiotic modernization between man and nature. (Reporter Hu Wei, Yu Qiongyuan, Tian Jinwen, Luo Fei)