The four departments jointly issued the "Yellow River Basin Ecological Environment Protection Plan" to promote the ecological protection of the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River

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Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with multiple departments, issued the "Yellow River Basin Ecological Environment Protection Plan", which put forward four major categories of key tasks to promote the ecological protection of the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

As a timetable and road map for improving the ecological and environmental quality of the Yellow River Basin, the Plan provides an important basis and action guide for the ecological and environmental protection work in the Yellow River Basin at present and in the coming period.

Recently, with the consent of the Leading Group for Promoting Ecological Protection and High-quality Development of the Yellow River Basin, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Water Resources jointly issued the "Yellow River Basin Ecological Environmental Protection Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Planning"), which clarified the guiding ideology, basic principles, main tasks, key projects and safeguard measures for the ecological environmental protection of the Yellow River Basin.

Strive to by the middle of this century, the ecological security pattern of the Yellow River Basin will be fully formed

The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation, and the Yellow River Basin has a natural ecological corridor of the Yellow River and a number of important ecological function areas such as Sanjiangyuan and Qilian Mountain, which has a very important position in the mainland's economic and social development and ecological security.

Since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee has focused on the overall situation of ecological civilization construction, and has clearly defined the water management idea of "water conservation priority, spatial balance, systematic governance, and two-handed force", and the ecological environment of the Yellow River Basin has continued to improve significantly. "However, at present, some outstanding difficulties and problems such as the fragile ecological environment of the Yellow River Basin, the grim situation of water resources security, and the need to improve the quality of development still exist." The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.

"With 2% of the country's water resources, the Yellow River undertakes the important tasks of people's livelihood and industrial and agricultural production in the provinces and regions along the Yellow River, and the utilization rate of water resources in the basin is as high as 80%. At the same time, the Yellow River Basin is facing outstanding ecological and environmental problems, the water quality of the river basin and the air quality of the provinces and regions along the Yellow River are lower than the national average, and the industrial structure of the provinces and regions along the Yellow River is generally heavy, and the new momentum for development is insufficient. Wang Jinnan, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of the Environmental Planning Institute of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, said that it is necessary to build a solid national ecological security barrier as the main goal, to effectively solve the outstanding environmental problems in the river basin and improve the quality of the ecological environment in the river basin as the core, to promote green and low-carbon transformation as an important starting point, to comprehensively strengthen the ecological environmental protection of the Yellow River Basin, and to promote the high-quality development of the whole basin.

The "Planning" anchors the requirements of the goal of building a beautiful China and the happy Yellow River, and proposes that through the efforts of the two stages of 2030 and 2035, the ecological security pattern of the Yellow River Basin will be fully formed by the middle of this century, and the scene of vitality and harmony between people and water will be reproduced, and the goal of the Happy Yellow River will be fully realized, and it will play an important supporting role in building a prosperous, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and beautiful socialist modern power on the mainland.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said that the "Planning" combines the far and near and puts forward the task of ecological environmental protection in the Medium and Long Term Yellow River Basin, "not only implementing the short-term goals and requirements set by the "Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Deeply Fighting the Battle of Pollution Prevention and Control" and the "Outline of the Yellow River Basin Ecological Protection and High-quality Development Plan", but also anchoring the long-term goals." ”

Systematically carry out ecological environmental protection and restoration in key areas and key rivers and lakes

"The Yellow River Basin should take water resources as the largest rigid constraint and resolutely curb unreasonable water demand." Wang Jinnan said that the "Planning" adheres to "fixing the city with water, fixing the land with water, fixing people with water, and fixing production with water", classifying and formulating the requirements for the carrying capacity of water resources and environment according to local conditions, promoting the economic and social development of the river basin, urban space, and industrial structure layout to adapt to the carrying capacity of resources and the environment, and comprehensively forming a green production and lifestyle.

The "Planning" adheres to the problem-oriented, through in-depth fight against pollution, focusing on the highlighting of ecological and environmental problems in the Yellow River Basin, coordinating the coordinated treatment of pollution in industry, agriculture, urban and rural life, mining areas, etc., systematically carrying out ecological environmental protection and restoration in key areas and key rivers and lakes, and continuously promoting the improvement of the ecological environment quality of the Yellow River Basin.

Wang Jinnan said that the "Planning" adheres to the organic whole of the grass and sand system of Shanshui Lintian Lake, coordinates the upstream and downstream, left and right banks and main tributaries of the river basin, fully considers the differences between the upper, middle and lower reaches, and promotes upstream water conservation, midstream water and soil conservation and pollution control, and downstream wetland ecosystem protection according to local conditions.

Form a pattern in which the whole society participates in the great protection and governance of the ecological environment of the Yellow River Basin

Based on the outstanding problems that need to be solved in the Yellow River Basin, the "Planning" puts forward four major categories of key tasks.

Promote the upgrading of green industries. The "Planning" proposes to optimize the spatial layout, promote the green development of the industry, require the scientific formulation of water resources and environmental bearing requirements, and promote the control of ecological environment zoning according to local conditions; Promote the green transformation and upgrading of industries, carry out cleaner production transformation in key industries, and promote the green development of enterprise parks; Actively promote the green exploration and exploitation of mineral resources, and promote the comprehensive utilization of mineral resources.

Efforts should be made to solve outstanding ecological and environmental problems. The "Plan" proposes to promote the overall planning of the three waters, control and restore the water ecological environment, including strengthening the conservation and intensive utilization of water resources, comprehensively deepening water pollution control, and promoting the ecological protection of beautiful rivers and lakes; Strengthen regional collaboration to achieve synergies in pollution reduction and carbon reduction, including ensuring air quality standards in key areas, promoting coordinated control of multiple pollutants, and enhancing the ability to cope with climate change; Strengthen management and restoration, preventing and controlling soil groundwater pollution, including advancing soil groundwater pollution investigations, strengthening the prevention and control of soil pollution sources, and promoting the safe use of polluted soil.

Effectively ensure the safety of the ecological environment. In terms of maintaining the stability of ecosystems, the "Plan" proposes to adhere to the priority of ecology and implement systematic protection and restoration, including building a solid ecological security barrier, restoring important ecosystems, governing ecologically fragile areas, and strengthening ecological protection supervision. In terms of preventing environmental risks, the "Plan" proposes to strengthen source control and effectively prevent major environmental risks, including strengthening the prevention and control of environmental risks at the source, improving the emergency level of environmental risk early warning, and strengthening the treatment and disposal of solid waste.

Continuously improve the ability of modern environmental governance. The "Planning" proposes to build a governance system and improve the level of governance, including improving the rule of law of the ecological environment, improving the market system of environmental governance, deepening the ecological environment management system, improving the level of modern environmental governance, and advocating the construction of a green life for the whole people.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said that the main responsibility for promoting the ecological environmental protection of the Yellow River Basin along the Yellow River Will be strengthened, the objectives, tasks, measures and major projects determined in the "Plan" will be included in the relevant planning and investment plans of the provinces and regions along the Yellow River, 8 types of key projects such as water environmental protection and governance projects will be deployed, the government's investment guidance role will be brought into play, private capital will be encouraged and guided to participate in the ecological protection and pollution control of the Yellow River Basin, and a pattern of the whole society participating in the ecological environment protection and governance of the Yellow River Basin will be formed, and the "Planning" will be promoted. Mission landing. (Reporter Kou Jiangze)

Source: People's Daily