World Earth Day, China's greening achievements won wide international acclaim

April 22 is the 46th Earth Day, designed to enhance people's awareness of caring for the earth and protecting the environment. At the dawn of Earth Day, the international research team led by scientists at the University of New South Wales, Australia, analyzed satellite monitoring data from the past 20 years and found that the global vegetation coverage rate has been on the rise in recent years, one of the major reasons is that China has continued to carry out large-scale afforestation activities and increased its vegetation With the deepening of the construction of ecological civilization, China has achieved remarkable achievements and won wide international acclaim.


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A recent study published in the British journal Nature Climate Change (
) shows that global vegetation coverage has risen in recent years and that the total carbon reserves of the global vegetation have increased by about 4 billion tonnes since 2003. To achieve this, "from the late 80, China began to do the national afforestation, green barren hills policy." Song Xin, a researcher at the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of Sydney, said in an interview with this reporter, "The long-term adherence to this policy has effectively reversed the degradation trend of forest ecosystems, increasing the area of vegetation coverage." Forests play an important role in purifying air, absorbing greenhouse gases, conserving water sources and supporting biodiversity. In recent years, China's pollution control of eutrophication in large lakes has also achieved remarkable results. For example, the Taihu lake in Jiangsu Province has a frequent outbreak of red tide, through comprehensive treatment, Taihu lake water quality significantly improved, algae density declined significantly, eutrophication has been curbed. ”

Barbara Leigh,
Asia project director of the American Natural Resources Association, told our correspondent that she was delighted to see China actually act to govern the environment. China launched the "Water 10", the new Environmental protection law and other important regulatory policies, and the United States issued the "Sino-US Joint Declaration on Climate change" and other documents. These laws and regulations and actions have further strengthened China's environmental governance, indicating that China is moving in the right direction. China, for example, has decided to control coal consumption to reduce carbon emissions, which will not only unleash huge environmental and health benefits, but will also play an important role in China's energy and economic restructuring. China's national carbon trading market will be officially launched next year, which will help boost energy efficiency and curb carbon emissions. In addition to efforts in energy, China is also working to develop intelligent cities, pedestrian cities, the promotion of energy conservation in the field of transport and other areas of governance measures.


Leigh that from the experience of many countries today, the governance environment is not necessarily at the expense of economic development. In the case of California, where the economy has grown over the past more than 40 years, energy per capita has fallen and energy efficiency projects have helped people save costs and reduce spending. Statistics show that China's carbon dioxide emissions decreased by 0.7% in 2014, the first decline in recent years. This shows that China is actively reducing its coal consumption and carbon emissions, and has achieved substantial results, while the economy has maintained a good momentum, the economic structure of gravity is moving from heavy industry to less polluting services. Therefore, from the international experience, environmental and economic "fish and Bear's paw" China can have both.


, chairman of the U.N. Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and sanitation, Ouchy Aide told our correspondent that by 2030 human demand for water will be greater than the actual supply of water, that is, the increase in demand, but water resources have not increased the corresponding proportion. The Chinese government has a clear understanding of this situation and issues, and the importance of increasing the level of emphasis on pollution control and sustainable development is also of great significance to the cooperation between countries and relevant institutions.


Korea Water Resources Association president Yin Bing late in the interview with this reporter pointed out that from the world, water resources situation is very grim. He has a very positive view of China's overall water resources management work. At the policy level of national institutions, South Korea and Japan are responsible for the water Conservancy of South Korea's Ministry of Land and Transport and Japan's Ministry of Land and Transportation, and China has set up a special ministry of Water, which is very conceptually leading. specifically to the action, China's treatment of the Yellow River made him impressed.


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The key to
protection environment is to implement relevant regulations. Song Xin said that China's efforts to improve environmental laws and regulations, to encourage scientific and technological innovation, to transform economic production patterns, and to advocate for green consumption are obvious, and the numbers are showing that China is waging a full-scale war on environmental pollution. "First of all, in recent years China's environmental law overhaul, the central and local environmental regulations and the introduction of various standards, to solve the ecological environment governance ' legal ' problem." The role of the Ministry of Environmental Protection has been strengthened unprecedented, let people believe that ' be ' is not an empty word. Second, the adjustment of industrial structure and economic development model, emphasizing green development, for example, lower low-end manufacturing and high energy consumption and low technology content of mining industry in the economic development of the proportion. In addition, encouraging public participation in environmental protection is also a highlight of the construction of ecological civilization. "Song Xin suggested that through public service advertising, media publicity and other ways to further improve public awareness of environmental protection, but also should establish" environmental education from the doll grabbed "strategic vision, in primary and secondary education to introduce environmental and ecological science textbooks, cultivate the younger generation of environmental responsibility awareness and Low-carbon life philosophy.


, president of the International China Environment Foundation, based in Washington, Ping told our correspondent that air pollution is a matter of current public concern. Air pollution prevention and control involving industry, transportation, new energy and other fields, only a multi-pronged governance can be effective. The action plan for Air Pollution Prevention, which was launched in September 2013, has set high targets, which is a positive signal. We have seen all over the world have taken action, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region began to eliminate backward production capacity of the major polluters, some cities began to eliminate yellow vehicles, the use of improved oil quality, new Energy bus road, such as a series of measures to reduce vehicle emissions. China's air governance, many points, needs to identify a number of priority policies and technologies, such as the promotion of the use of hybrid electric vehicles, on the other hand, in order to avoid the "dipper" situation, we should also pay attention to cooperative governance, which requires technology, different regions and the community synergy.


, director of the South Korean green Land and Water Management Institute Hyun told the reporter, from a historical point of view, some Western countries in the development process accompanied by the deterioration of the environment, and because of the lack of awareness at that time, the governance process is very slow. In his view, China is not the same, China understands the nature of the problem, which is a good opportunity to achieve balanced economic and environmental development. In the Northeast Asia region, Hyun that the three countries in the future should strengthen cooperation in the field of river management, including water quality, river ecology and river Management, and strengthen joint research and program governance. On the other hand, it is also essential to strengthen research cooperation and Policy Exchange in urban water resources management, such as watercourse management.


, chairman of the Global Environment Facility Ishii in an interview with our correspondent, said 2015 is a crucial year for global environmental governance. Recognizing the value of ecosystem services for human health, sustainable development and economic growth will contribute to policy-making and national development. China attaches importance to the construction of ecological civilization, itself in the continuous progress, but also for other countries to play a leading role.