(Hereinafter referred to as the "Planning"), the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Water Resources jointly issued the "Yangtze River Economic Zone Ecological Environment Protection Plan" (hereinafter referred to as the "Planning"). Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Zhao Yingmin on the "planning" related content received an interview.
Q: What is the background and strategic significance of the "planning" preparation and implementation?
A: The Yangtze River economic belt is an important ecological security barrier in China, and the development of the Yangtze River Economic Zone is a major regional development strategy. Preparation of the implementation of "planning", the implementation of the golden waterway "a total of major protection, do not engage in large-scale development" requirements, to promote the Yangtze River economic development and transformation, out of an ecological priority, green development path, so that the Chinese nation mother river vitality, It is of great practical significance and long-term strategic significance to fully realize the well-off society and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
First, the preparation of the implementation of "planning" is the implementation of national major strategic initiatives of the urgent requirements. Under the new economic conditions, all kinds of resources and environment constraints tightening, proposed to promote the development of the Yangtze River economic zone, to build China's new economic support zone, is the CPC Central Committee and State Council to assess the situation, the planning of China's new economic bureau to benefit both the current long- decision making. January 5, 2016, General Secretary Xi Jinping held in Chongqing to promote the development of the Yangtze River Economic Development Forum clearly pointed out that to promote the development of the Yangtze River economic zone must be considered from the long-term interests of the Chinese nation, take the ecological priority, green development path, established the Yangtze River Economic Zone The overall tone of ecological and environmental protection, unified ideological understanding, for the Yangtze River economic zone with the development of ecological environment to establish the top design and strategic direction. The implementation of the "plan" is to thoroughly carry out the new series of new ideas and ideas on the spirit of the important speeches of the General Secretary of Xi Jinping and the new concept of governing the country. It has far-reaching guiding significance for the ecological environment protection and economic and social development of the Yangtze River Economic Zone.
Second, the preparation of the implementation of "planning" is to implement the five development concept of vivid practice. The Fifth Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China put forward the concept of "innovation, coordination, green, open and sharing". It embodies the deep thinking of the law of economic and social development, embodies the "three five five" and even longer period of our ecological environment Protection of the field of development ideas, direction, focus. At present, there is a sharp contradiction between the development of the Yangtze River and the protection of the ecological environment. The ecological and environmental protection is facing great challenges. We need to unite our thoughts and actions into the new development concept, advocate innovation, focus on coordination, Weeping open, promote sharing. The implementation of the "planning" is to implement the five major development concepts really to the Yangtze River economic belt of the major tasks and implementation work to highlight the natural, economic and social laws respect and play the Yangtze River economic zone with ecological civilization construction demonstration belt Role, to promote the provinces and cities along the river to achieve economic and resource environment coordinated and sustainable development.
Thirdly, the implementation of the "plan" is to deepen the "Yangtze River Economic Development Plan" (hereinafter referred to as "outline") related to the specific arrangements. In March 2016, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee considered the "outline" adopted by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to promote the Yangtze River economic zone to develop a major national strategy of the programmatic document, clear the Yangtze River economic zone ecological priority, green development of the overall strategy. "Planning" is the "outline" from the "design" to "construction map" of the detailed arrangements, is the provinces and cities along the river a total of major protection, do not engage in large-scale development of specific action to promote the Yangtze River ecological environment to build a total of Sharing has a very important guiding significance. The implementation of the "plan" is to further strictly implement the "outline" of the relevant strategic requirements, from the water use, water ecological protection, water environment restoration, environmental pollution control, watershed risk prevention and control aspects of the Yangtze River to protect the ecological environment more refined , To quantify the goals and tasks, and strive to build the Yangtze River economic zone on the Chinese economic map of the green belt, gold belt, to ensure that a river of water later generations.
Q: What are the main features of "planning"?
A: First, highlight the water resources, water ecology, water environment and promote. "Planning" in the concept of harmony between people and water, focus on water resources, water ecology, water environmental protection, the key link, the overall plan, the system to promote. Through the delineation and adherence to the ecological protection of the red line, a reasonable division of the coastline function, properly handle the relationship between rivers and lakes, to strengthen the biological environment, the use of water resources in the total amount and intensity of the control requirements, the effective protection and utilization of water resources; Conservation and restoration of water ecology; to delineate and adhere to the environmental quality of the bottom line, to promote governance responsibility to land, strict management of industry, life, agriculture and ship pollution, and effective protection and improvement Water Environment.
Second, highlight the upper and lower reaches, key areas, major projects, major system innovation and implementation simultaneously. "Planning" to implement the "landscape Lin Tian Lake is a life community" concept, put forward the overall middle and lower reaches of the overall protection, system restoration, comprehensive management; Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River estuary (two lakes one) as the focus on the protection of key areas, Management and restoration; to improve the objectives of eco-environmental quality-oriented, planning a number of strategic aspects of the Yangtze River to protect the strategic significance of the project to promote the planning tasks and major projects of mutual convergence; with innovative ways to grasp the Yangtze River ecological protection, through the implementation of Differentiated environmental access, joint defense control, ecological compensation and other mechanisms, innovation and environmental management system, the formation of large protection of the force.
Third, highlight the "harmonious Yangtze River, healthy Yangtze River, clean the Yangtze River, the beautiful Yangtze River, the Yangtze River" to build and share. On the basis of the goals and targets set out in the "Outline", the "planning" will take into account the special circumstances of the Yangtze River Economic Zone, as well as the accessibility and technical and economic feasibility of the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River, the Yangtze River, the beautiful Yangtze River and the Yangtze River Safe overall framework of the Yangtze River, the system to build the target planning system planning. To promote the rational use of water resources in the Yangtze River to promote the rational use of water resources, the harmonious development of rivers and lakes; to set the goal of healthy Yangtze River to promote water conservation, soil and water conservation, biodiversity conservation and other ecological services gradually upgrade; to clean the Yangtze River set the target to enhance water quality Improvement; to the beautiful Yangtze River set the target to build the atmosphere, soil and other environmental safety and security; to ensure that the Yangtze River set the target to ensure effective environmental risk control.
Q: "Planning" key task is how to design?
A: The Yangtze River economic zone ecological environment protection covers more areas, "planning" to protect a river water as the main line, water resources, water ecology, water environment trinity to promote, taking into account urban and rural environmental governance, air pollution control and soil pollution control and so on, Strict control of environmental risks, strengthen the total protection of the joint defense control mechanism construction. Specific can be summarized as six aspects:
First, the establishment of water resources on the line, properly handle the relationship between rivers and lakes. Strictly implement the water resources utilization on-line, from the total water resources and intensity of dual control, the implementation of water to the city to water production, strict water resources protection in three areas to strengthen the unified management of water resources and scientific scheduling, Management, to achieve harmony between rivers and lakes, water harmony.
Second, delineation of ecological protection red line, the implementation of ecological protection and repair. The implementation of the "landscape Lin Tian Lake is a life community" concept, adhere to the priority of protection, natural restoration of the principle of the overall water and land, co-ordinate the middle and lower reaches, delineation and strict ecological protection of the red line, the system to carry out key areas of ecological protection and restoration, Biological and endemic fish protection, prevention of invasive alien species, enhance water conservation, soil and water conservation and other ecosystem services.
Third, adhere to the bottom line of environmental quality, promote water pollution control rule. The establishment of water quality management system, adhere to the point source, non-point source and flow source integrated prevention and control strategies, highlight the good water protection and serious pollution of water treatment, strengthen the control of total phosphorus pollution, and effectively maintain and improve the Yangtze River water quality. In particular, we must effectively increase the Yangtze River economic belt along the drinking water source protection efforts to strengthen the water source and the surrounding area comprehensive environmental remediation, do a good job of urban drinking water quality standardization, to ensure centralized drinking water source environmental safety.
Fourth, comprehensively promote environmental pollution control, construction of livable urban and rural environment. To regional, urban agglomeration areas as the focus, to promote air pollution prevention and control and comprehensive management, improve urban air quality. To agricultural land and urban built areas as the focus, to strengthen soil pollution control. To speed up the improvement of rural environmental infrastructure as the focus, continuous improvement of rural Habitat and agricultural production environment.
Five is to strengthen the prevention of sudden environmental events, strict control of environmental risks. Adhere to the prevention of the main, to build enterprises as the main body of the environmental risk prevention and control system, optimize the industrial layout, strengthen coordination and linkage, improve emergency rescue capabilities, the implementation of the whole process of control, effective response to drinking water, transportation, toxic and hazardous substances, Reservoirs and other key areas of major environmental risks.
Sixth, innovation and protection of the ecological and environmental protection mechanism policy, to promote regional synergy linkage. Firmly establish the concept of ecological community, strengthen the integrity, professionalism, coordination of regional cooperation, accelerate the pace of reform and innovation mechanism to create a favorable ecological priority, green development policy environment, comprehensively enhance the Yangtze River economic zone ecological environment collaborative protection level.
Q: Major projects are an important guarantee for planning and implementation. What is the consideration of "planning" investment in key projects?
On the basis of the action and project proposed in the implementation of the plan, the "planning" from the regional collaborative governance needs, put forward the optimal allocation of water resources, ecological protection and restoration, water environment protection and governance, Urban and rural environment comprehensive renovation, environmental risk prevention and control, environmental monitoring capacity building 6 major projects such as 18 projects, the establishment of major project library to large projects to promote large protection. Project investment, "planning" proposed the establishment of the Yangtze River Environmental Protection Fund and the Yangtze River Wetland Protection Fund, give full play to the role of government funds leveraging, to attract social capital investment, the establishment of a diversified environmental investment pattern, multi - channel financing.
Q: How can I protect the implementation of the plan?
A: "a total of major protection, do not engage in large-scale development," the key lies in the specific implementation and implementation of the need for comprehensive coordination at all levels and overall planning. Inter-regional coordination and linkage is to comply with the symbiotic nature of the forest lake, crack the transboundary ecological destruction and environmental pollution important follow, the key point is to break the boundaries and barriers to administrative divisions, the establishment of inter-basin / inter-regional defense co-governance mechanism, Interactive cooperation, infrastructure sharing, negative inventory development, planning EIA and inter-provincial consultation, environmental pollution control joint control, environmental risk emergency response, cross-border ecological compensation regional cooperation and other aspects of in-depth cooperation to jointly develop conservation planning and Governance programs, the formation of specific timetables and road maps.
"Planning" stressed that along the river 11 provincial and municipal people's government is planning the implementation of the main, to the objectives, measures and projects into the region's national economic and social development planning and related fields, industry planning, the preparation of specific implementation programs, Strictly implement the party and government leading cadres of ecological damage accountability system to ensure that planning objectives on schedule to achieve. Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Water Resources and other relevant departments should do a good job coordinating, supervision and guidance. Improve the environmental rule of law, increase environmental law enforcement supervision. Strict assessment of the assessment, the implementation of the "planning" on a regular basis to assess the final and final assessment. The implementation of information disclosure, increase the ecological and environmental protection publicity and education, and create a society to participate in a good atmosphere of environmental protection.