“The achievements of the Xiamen Practice in ecological governance include at least the following seven important lessons:
The first is to adhere to the people first, shared. 1988 Comrade Xi Jinping hosted a special meeting, in response to the strong demand of the general public of Xiamen City, “when will Yuandang Lake no longer be black and smelly,” and launched the comprehensive management of Yuandang Lake. In the following 36 years, Xiamen City has always insisted on ecology for the people, ecological benefit to the people, ecological benefit to the people, timely solution to the people's most concerned about the most urgent ecological problems; always adhere to the joint construction, actively mobilize all sectors of society to contribute to the ecological protection of the advice; always adhere to the most beautiful beach to the people, build the public close to the nature of the mountains and the sea space, to realize the beautiful ecological environment for the whole people to share.
Second, adhere to the strategic planning, planning to lead. Comrade Xi Jinping worked in Xiamen during the preparation of the “1985-2000 Xiamen economic and social development strategy” spanning 15 years, forward-looking set up a special chapter on the ecological environment, the first of its kind in the country, laying down the ecological priority, the main tone of green development. Xiamen seriously implement the “cross-island strategy”, highlighting the characteristics of the city and the protection of the bay ecological combination of economic development and ecological construction. Xiamen is the first city in China to realize the “unity of multiple planning”, and in the preparation of the spatial master plan and ecological restoration of the special plan, the goal of building a beautiful Xiamen has always been anchored unswervingly. “The practice of Xiamen has strongly demonstrated the strong leadership of strategic planning.
Third, adhere to the high level of promotion, governance in accordance with the law. Comprehensive remediation of Yundang or Yuandang Lake minutes of the meeting, “the first mayor to personally grasp the lake, and put this work into the municipal government executive meeting agenda”. This powerful initiative to promote the high level, breaking down the institutional barriers, changing the previous “nine dragons to rule the water” situation, the formation of governance synergy. Yundang Yundang Lake comprehensive management of the first of the 20-word policy is “rule the lake according to law”, followed by the introduction of more than a dozen lake-related, sea-related, land-related laws and regulations for the persistent ecological protection and restoration to provide a strong rule of law guarantee.
Fourth, adhere to the land and sea integration, comprehensive management. Marine ecological and environmental problems, manifested in the sea, the root in the shore, must be land and sea integrated comprehensive management, systematic management, source management. Yundang Lake management 20-word policy, clearly embodies the “trace the roots, diagnose the cause of the disease, find the root cause of the disease, classification policy, systematic treatment” of the holistic view of Chinese medicine. 36 years, Xiamen to strengthen the planning and control of the intersection of land and sea, the establishment of watershed synergistic, regional synergistic ecological restoration mechanism; and the upstream of Zhangzhou, the establishment of JiuLong River ecological compensation mechanism, to address the source of the watershed of the ecological environment, and to solve the problem of the ecological environment. , solving the pollution problem of the watershed on the estuary bay area from the source; the establishment of Xiamen, Zhangquan cross-regional law enforcement alliance mechanism, which promotes the protection and sustainable use of spatial resources of land and sea as a whole.
Fifth, adhere to respect for nature and scientific governance. Xiamen has always focused on working according to the laws of nature and science. From the beginning of the governance of Yundang Lake, Xiamen has emphasized the role of scientific research institutions and university experts as a think tank, and regularly consults on scientific solutions to major ecological problems. Whether it is the “revitalization of water bodies” in Yundang Lake, or the subsequent reconstruction of the mangrove wetland system, beach restoration, seawall openings and other major sea-related construction projects, are respect for nature, adapt to nature, protection of nature and the successful practice of scientific governance.
Sixth, adhere to the problem-oriented, one bay, one policy. Bay remediation is a systematic project. Xiamen, according to the characteristics of each bay, clear different ecological restoration goals and regional development goals, a bay, a policy, multi-pronged approach. In seizing the fundamental improvement of hydrodynamic conditions at the same time, for different ecological problems, synergistic promotion of pollution control, ecological restoration and environmental remediation of the shore and beach, to achieve the overall enhancement of ecological function and spatial pattern. For example, the revitalization of water bodies in Yundang Lake, the dredging of openings outside the Bay of Wuyuan Bay, and the retention of wetlands in the Bay are all typical practices that are tailored to local conditions and categorized approaches.
Seventh, adhere to the gradual and orderly progress, long-term success. Xiamen has always followed the philosophy and direction of comprehensive management of Yundang Lake put forward by General Secretary Xi Jinping, always adhere to the correct concept of performance and development, counting big accounts, long-term accounts, the concept of ecological priority into the whole process of economic and social development in all areas, a blueprint drawn to the end, one term after another to do, and continue to replicate the experience of Yundang and inheritance and development, and ultimately drew a beautiful picture of man and nature in harmony and coexistence.
Source: Ministry of Natural Resources
