A magnificent voyage of great rejuvenation ｜ A new journey of modernization in which man and nature coexist harmoniously.

Cctv news(News Network): Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core has vigorously promoted theoretical innovation, practical innovation and institutional innovation of ecological civilization from the perspective of the sustainable development of the Chinese nation, creatively put forward a series of new ideas, new ideas and new strategies, and formed the Supreme Leader’s ecological civilization thought, which has guided the historic, turning and overall changes in China’s ecological environment protection, and comprehensively started the goal of realizing the second century’s struggle and building a harmonious coexistence and modernization between man and nature.

In the tropical rain forest of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, a baby elephant of the short-nosed family who went north and returned south had a good time with his brothers and sisters. In the past ten years, the number of wild Asian elephants in China has increased by nearly 100, and the total number has exceeded 300.

In baishanzu National Park, the source of Oujiang River, mountains were closed to facilitate afforestation and water conservation. Only three Abies baishanzu, a national treasure, successfully propagated more than 4,000 plants in the wild, and the forest ecosystem was accelerated.

In cities all over the country, nearly 30,000 small, diverse and comfortable "pocket parks" allow residents to push the window to see the green, and enter the park immediately after going out. The continuous fitness trails string green spaces and water systems into a chain, making the city healthier and more livable.

Such a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature can be seen everywhere in China today. Ten years ago, the traditional extensive development mode was unsustainable, and the carrying capacity of resources and environment had reached or approached the upper limit.

In December 2012, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader pointed out during his inspection tour in Guangdong: "We owe too much money on the ecological environment. If we don’t pay close attention to this work from now on, the price we will pay in the future will be even greater. We have no other choice on this issue. "

In the past ten years, the construction of ecological civilization has always been the concern of the Supreme Leader General Secretary. Traveling all over the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, he proposed "jointly protecting and not developing" and gave the Yangtze River Economic Belt "the main battlefield of ecological priority and green development". Investigating nine provinces along the Yellow River, he laid down rules and set a red line to promote ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin.

In the past ten years, the ecological civilization thought of the supreme leader has been gradually formed and established, from the construction of ecological civilization being included in the overall layout of "Five in One" to accelerating the establishment of a systematic and complete system of ecological civilization system, from the strict legal system to the green development being included in the new development concept.

In this decade, the concept of "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts and has become the consensus and action of the whole party and society.

Green development incites the change of efficiency. China has supported an average annual economic growth of 6.5% with an average annual energy consumption growth rate of 3%, and the energy consumption intensity has decreased by 26.2%. The proportion of coal in primary energy consumption has also dropped from 68.5% to 56%, the installed capacity of renewable energy power generation has increased by 2.1 times, and the scale of development and utilization ranks first in the world. Two-thirds of the increase in energy consumption comes from clean energy.

The construction of beautiful China is implemented. Integrated protection and systematic management of grass and sand in landscape, forest, field, lake, and effectively consolidated the ecological security barrier. The "ten-year fishing ban" was implemented in key waters of the Yangtze River Basin, and the system of river and lake length and forest length was fully implemented, and the quality of river and lake ecosystems was significantly improved. The key control areas of desertified land have realized a historic change from "sand entering and retreating" to "green entering and retreating".

Promote the harmonious symbiosis between man and nature. We will promote the delineation of the red line of ecological protection, the bottom line of environmental quality and the online utilization of resources, accelerate the construction of a nature reserve system with national parks as the main body, and effectively protect 90% of terrestrial ecosystems and 74% of national key protected wildlife populations.

"People live up to the castle peak, and the castle peak will live up to people". Today’s China, the sky is bluer. In 2021, the average concentration of PM2.5 in prefecture-level cities and above in China decreased by 34.8% compared with that in 2015, and each city increased by 23 blue skies on average. China’s air quality has undergone historic changes and has become the country with the fastest improvement.

The water is clearer. The proportion of excellent surface water bodies in China rose to 84.9%, an increase of 23.2 percentage points over 2012. The quality of water environment in China has undergone a turning point, and the safety of drinking water has been effectively guaranteed.

The ground is greener. By 2021, the national forest coverage rate will reach 24.02%, and the forest area and forest stock will keep "double growth" continuously.

Today, China has become an important participant, contributor and leader in the global ecological civilization construction. The modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature will surely lead China to the goal of the second century and continue to contribute China’s strength to global ecological security and sustainable development.