Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 every year. The theme of this year's June Five-Year Environment Day is "Comprehensively Promoting the Construction of a Beautiful China".
In the mind of General Secretary Xi Jinping, building a beautiful China is an important goal of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. On the coast of the Yellow Sea, learn about the ecological protection and restoration of the coastline; In the millennium Shu Road, observe the growth of the millennium ancient cypress in the Cuiyun Corridor; At the northern tip of the motherland, the natural forest area of Mohe Forest Farm was investigated...... General Secretary Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to the construction of ecological civilization and led the promotion of ecological civilization construction in depth.
On the occasion of Environment Day, let us follow in the footsteps of the General Secretary and understand the way to protect lucid waters and lush mountains and build an ecological civilization.
[The most inclusive people's livelihood and well-being - "If the ecological environment is good, the people will have a real sense of happiness"]
On the afternoon of May 22 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the coastal city of Rizhao City, Shandong Province, to inspect the Sunshine Coast Greenway.
The Sunshine Coast Greenway is about 28 kilometers long, running from north to south, and is equipped with facilities such as viewing platforms, sports trails, and tourist rest squares, making it a popular check-in point for citizens and tourists for leisure and vacation.
The local responsible comrade told the general secretary that in the construction of the greenway, he insisted on implementing the "original ecology" tone throughout, and carried out key restoration and upgrading of the abandoned shrimp ponds, wastelands and other ecologically weak places along the line, planted trees and shrubs, and restored and protected the integrity and naturalness of the marine ecosystem to the greatest extent.
On the small square by the greenway, citizens and tourists have gathered around. General Secretary Xi Jinping said to everyone: "If the ecological environment is good, the people will have a real sense of happiness." The construction of the greenway combines natural scenery and man-made facilities well, and meets the needs of the citizens and is a matter of winning the hearts of the people. ”
Sunshine Coast Greenway, Rizhao City, Shandong Province (drone photo).
In the general secretary's mind, a good ecological environment is the most inclusive of people's livelihood and well-being.
In the past few years, air pollution has seriously affected the production and life of the masses, and the broad masses of the people are eagerly looking forward to speeding up the improvement of the quality of the ecological environment.
In late February 2014, Beijing and other places were covered in heavy haze that lasted for seven days. On February 25, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Beijing. "Environmental governance is a systematic project, which must be firmly grasped as a major practical matter of people's livelihood." The general secretary said solemnly that the prevention and control of air pollution is one of the most prominent problems facing Beijing's development.
A few days later, at the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping participated in the deliberations of the Shanghai delegation and asked: "How is Shanghai compared to Beijing with PM2.5?" "Now Beijing has made a big move to rectify small coal-fired boilers, how about Shanghai?" The general secretary demanded that pollution control must be promoted as a tough battle.
At the National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection held in May 2018, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that "economic development is for the people's livelihood, and protecting the ecological environment is also for the people's livelihood", and asked "to return the blue sky and white clouds and twinkling stars to the people", "return to the people the scene of clear water and green banks, fish and shallow bottoms", and "retain the idyllic scenery of birds and flowers for the people".
In August 2022, in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the East Lake Forest Park on the north side of the confluence of the Xiaoling River and the Daughter River to inspect the restoration and protection of the local ecological environment.
In the past, the dirty and smelly ditches here made nearby residents afraid to open their windows. After the comprehensive improvement of the environment, the green belt was built, and a riverside fitness and leisure ribbon park was formed.
Stopping on the riverside, General Secretary Xi Jinping said earnestly: "From the perspective of history, if our generation can leave something to future generations, I think the construction of ecological civilization is a very important aspect." The construction of ecological civilization can bring the most sense of gain to the people, the environment has improved, and the people have the deepest experience. ”
[Planting greenery, protecting greenery and rejuvenating greenery - "Everyone should work together to build and care for a beautiful home"]
In the view of General Secretary Xi Jinping, greening is to increase advantages, and planting trees is to plant the future. A touch of greenery on the land of the motherland carries a lot of weight in the general secretary's heart-
At the northern end of the motherland, the Mohe River at the northern foot of the Great Xing'an Mountains. In September 2023, the general secretary walked into a primeval forest. The mountains are steep, the mountains are stacked and green, and the mountain delicacies such as fruits, fungi, medicines, and vegetables are dazzling. "It's all treasures, it's all treasures on the ground and underground." The general secretary was impressed, "The forest is a great treasure house integrating reservoirs, grain reservoirs, money reservoirs, and carbon reservoirs. "Increasing greenery is to increase advantages, and protecting forests is to protect wealth."
On the Saihan Dam, millions of acres of plantations are boundless green. The builder of the Saihanba Mechanized Forest Farm has been awarded the "Champions of the Earth Award" by the United Nations Environment Programme. In August 2021, the general secretary came to the forest farm to inspect and cordially met with the representatives of the three generations of employees of the forest farm, and earnestly entrusted: "The spirit of Saihanba not only needs to be carried forward, but also the whole party and the people of the whole country must learn and carry forward, and jointly build our country, the green economy and the ecological civilization construction!" ”
In the ancient Shu Road, it is located in the Cuiyun Corridor near the Jianmen Xiongguan. In July 2023, the general secretary walked along the ancient road to inspect the growth of the thousand-year-old cypress and inquired in detail about the historical planting of cypress and cypress. The general secretary pointed out that the reason why this world's largest artificial Gübelin has been able to last so long and be so well protected is due to the promulgation and implementation of the Ming Dynasty such as "official and civilian prohibition of felling" and "handing over trees and seals", which have been inherited to this day, and have benefited from the common protection of local people for generations.
On the coast of the South China Sea, Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve in Guangdong, patches of mangrove forests are pregnant with infinite vitality. In April 2023, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to the mangrove area of Jinniu Island, Huguang Town, Mazhang District, located in the eastern part of the reserve, to inspect the growth of mangroves and the surrounding ecological environment. "Mangrove protection, I personally took care of it when I was working in Xiamen. After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, I had several instructions. This is a national treasure, so it must be protected. ”
On April 3, 2024, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Lucheng Town, Tongzhou, Beijing to participate in the capital's voluntary tree planting activities
Planting greenery and protecting greenery, the general secretary not only thinks about it, but also practices it and sets an example.
Many people clearly remember this scene: in April 2023, the general secretary wore a raincoat and shoveled soil with the cadres and young pioneers of the capital.
At this event, the general secretary recalled the process of participating in afforestation. He said: "This is the 11th time I have participated in the tree-planting activities since I became the general secretary of the party, and I have participated in the tree-planting activities 16 times since I joined the Central Committee, and I have participated in the tree-planting activities during my work in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. ”
On April 3 this year, General Secretary Xi Jinping carried a shovel and appeared again at the scene of the capital's voluntary tree planting activities.
"Today, we are planting trees together, which is to call on everyone to take action, actively participate in afforestation, and everyone strives to be a green messenger and ecological pioneer, so as to add greenery and color to the construction of a beautiful China, and jointly write a new chapter of Chinese modernization in which man and nature coexist in harmony."
The general secretary called on "everyone to work together to build and care for a beautiful homeland".
Everyone is a protector, builder and beneficiary of the ecological environment. With the joint efforts of hundreds of millions of people, green is dyeing the land of the motherland.
[Building a Community of Life on Earth - "Working Together to Build a Beautiful World in Harmony with All Things"]
On May 28 this year, the signing ceremony of the Kunming Biodiversity Fund Cooperation Agreement was held in Beijing. Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UNEP, said that the launch of the Kunming Biodiversity Fund is a great contribution made by China to developing countries around the world, and reflects its support for developing countries to protect and restore biodiversity.
The first investment of 1.5 billion yuan to establish the Kunming Biodiversity Fund is a major announcement made by President Xi Jinping at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).
At present, the protection of biodiversity and the response to climate change have become issues of great concern to the international community. President Xi Jinping has repeatedly voiced China's voice to the world, demonstrating China's proposition of building a shared future for all life on earth, and demonstrating China's wisdom of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
In September 2020, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, the United Nations hosted the Biodiversity Summit. President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech via video link, saying: "We need to work together and take action to protect and develop in the process of development, and jointly build a beautiful homeland where all things are in harmony." ”
As the presidency of China, the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) was successfully convened in two phases.
In October 2021, the first phase of COP15 was successfully held in Kunming, China. President Xi Jinping attended the summit via video link and delivered a keynote speech, calling for joint efforts to build a shared future for all life on earth, and announcing a number of pragmatic host country initiatives.
In December 2022, the second phase of COP15 was held in Montreal, Canada. At the opening ceremony of the high-level meeting, President Xi Jinping delivered a video speech and put forward the "four-point proposal" - "building a global consensus on biodiversity conservation", "advancing the global process of biodiversity conservation", "promoting green development through biodiversity conservation" and "maintaining a fair and reasonable global order for biodiversity conservation", which once again demonstrated China's firm determination to push global biodiversity governance to a new level.
On October 12, 2021, President Xi Jinping attended the Leaders' Summit of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity via video link and delivered a keynote speech
There are not only clear China propositions, but also concrete Chinese actions.
In the first five national parks, rare wild animals and plants grow freely; inauguration of the National Botanical Garden; Kunming Biodiversity Fund was officially launched......
Words must be believed, deeds must be fruitful.
On September 22, 2020, at the general debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Xi Jinping announced that China would "strive to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060."
Now, from the top-level design to the specific implementation, the mainland's "double carbon" work is advancing steadily——
The green and low-carbon energy transformation has been steadily promoted, and the installed capacity of renewable energy in China has historically surpassed that of coal power. The industrial structure will continue to be optimized and upgraded, and the blind development of high-energy-consumption, high-emission and low-level projects will be resolutely curbed; Remarkable results have been achieved in green and low-carbon development in key areas, with the proportion of green buildings increasing and new energy vehicles accelerating......
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, a greener and more beautiful China is becoming a reality. (Reporter Gao Jing)