"The mountains are high and the waters are long, and the forests and springs are agitated." This phrase depicts the Chinese nation's love and attachment to nature. Water conservancy, agriculture and forestry are closely related, and they constitute the foundation of the Chinese nation's endless and endless growth. For a long time, it has been siloed, which has made it impossible to effectively allocate resources, which has greatly restricted development.
This time, in the new round of institutional reform, many localities have begun to integrate the water conservancy, agriculture, and forestry departments, which is undoubtedly a big step in the right direction. However, we must also be soberly aware that this is only the beginning, and there is still a long way to go for reform.
Mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes and grasses are an ecological community. Without water, vegetation cannot survive; Without forests to conserve water, water resources will be depleted.
If each department only cares about its own one-third of an acre of land and ignores coordination, then the entire ecosystem will be unsustainable. Just like the situation of "lack of water in river chiefs" and "green water and green mountains turning into yellow sand" in many places, the damage to resources is serious, and the reform path is urgently needed.
This time, the Abaga Banner in Inner Mongolia took the lead in carrying out the pilot project and established the Banner Forestry and Grassland and Water Conservancy Bureau. Tibet, Fujian, Zhejiang, Inner Mongolia and many other places have also embarked on this road. The merger of departments is a few words, but it contains profound and innovative significance.
It breaks the long-standing situation of fragmentation, realizes the centralized and unified management of relevant resources, and is conducive to strengthening system thinking and achieving the optimal state of protection and utilization.
However, we must also be soberly aware that this is only the beginning, and there is still a long way to go for reform. At present, the institutional setup of the merged government in most places is too simplistic, and the functions of the water conservancy bureau are only merged into the agricultural bureau, and the deep integration has not been realized.
Unclear division of responsibilities and chaotic management often occur. The new institutions after the merger also have obvious shortcomings in policy formulation and funding guarantees. In some places, there has even been a problem of "changing the soup but not the medicine", and there has been no substantial adjustment of responsibilities and personnel after the merger.
Reform is not achieved overnight, and needs to be continuously promoted and improved in practice. To do a good job in the deep integration of water conservancy and agriculture and forestry departments, it is necessary to further straighten out the system and mechanism, improve laws and policies, innovate the management model, strengthen the top-level design, and truly form a unified and efficient management system.
It is also necessary to increase the investment of funds, improve the incentive and restraint mechanism, give full play to the enthusiasm of agriculture, forestry and water conservancy technical personnel, and continuously improve the scientific level of protection, development and utilization.
At the new historical starting point, we must always keep in mind the original intention of the construction of ecological civilization, adhere to systematic thinking, and sow the seeds of development into the far-reaching future. Only in this way can this reform unleash lasting momentum, so that lucid waters and lush mountains will always be accompanied by gold and silver mountains, and the roots of the Chinese nation will always be uninterrupted.
The urgency and necessity of reform
For many years, the division of labor among the mainland's agriculture, forestry, and water conservancy departments has been unclear, their responsibilities have overlapped, and the phenomena of redundant construction and blind exploitation of resources have been serious. This not only wastes valuable resources, but also seriously hinders the protection of the ecological environment. Therefore, reform brooks no delay, and it is necessary to break down the barriers of each other's own affairs and implement unified and coordinated resource management.
The resources are seriously damaged and the ecosystem is out of balance
Due to the lack of effective communication and cooperation between departments, they work independently, resulting in an imbalance in the ecosystem and serious damage to resources. For example, indiscriminate logging leads to a decrease in trees, leading to a decrease in water conservation; The overuse of water resources has caused rivers to be cut off, affecting farmland irrigation, etc. This points to the need for an integrated approach to resource management, rather than a separate approach.
The phenomenon of "river chief water shortage" occurs frequently, reflecting the shortcomings of the system and mechanism
In recent years, the phenomenon of "river length water shortage" has frequently occurred in many places, with rivers drying up and ecosystem degradation. This reflects the long-standing disconnect between water management and water conservation. It is not enough to rely on the supervision of river chiefs, and it is necessary to effectively connect water conservancy and forestry in the system.
The problem of redundant construction and waste of resources is serious
In some areas, the agriculture, forestry and water departments have the problems of duplicate construction and waste of resources. For example, each building a reservoir and dam will cause a waste of funds and resources; Improper development of forest land leads to serious soil erosion. These problems stem from the lack of collaboration caused by fragmentation of departments.
The content and characteristics of the reform
The main content of this reform is to merge the water conservancy departments into the agriculture and forestry departments and allocate resources in a unified manner. The reform has the following notable features:
Merge departments and break down long-term fragmentation
This reform has realized the organizational merger of the agriculture, forestry and water departments, which will help break the long-standing division and promote the coordinated development of related fields.
Strengthen overall planning and strengthen system thinking
After the merger, it is conducive to strengthening overall planning and top-level design, establishing systematic thinking, making resource allocation more optimized, and achieving a balance of ecological, economic and social benefits.
Unify regulatory resources and improve management efficiency
Realizing the unified supervision of water, forest, field, lake, grass and sand resources will help improve management efficiency, reduce redundant construction, and better play the comprehensive effect.
Strengthen policy support to provide guarantees for reform
The central and local governments have intensively introduced policies to support the reform of agriculture, forestry and water, which provides a policy guarantee for the reform, which is conducive to promoting the implementation of the reform and achieving results.
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