What are the highlights of China’s first watershed law? ——Interpretation of the recently approved Yangtze River Protection Law

Original title: What are the highlights of China’s First Watershed Law? ——Interpretation of the recently approved Yangtze River Protection Law

The Yangtze River Protection Law has been approved by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.meetingPassed by vote, it will be implemented on March 1, 2021. As China’s first watershed law, what are the highlights of this law? What guarantee will be provided to protect the mother river of the Yangtze River?

Legal regime of the Permanent Commission of the National People’s AssemblyjobsCommitteeWang Ruihe, Director of the Office of Economic Law, said that maintaining the ecological safety of the Yangtze River Basin in accordance with the law and promoting the green, sustainable and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Basin are related tonational economysocietyThe general development situation concerns the long-term interests of the Chinese nation and future generations, and is of great importance and great influence.

Wang Ruihe said that the Yangtze River Protection Law insists on ecological priority and green development.strategyPositioning, Highlight the basic requirements of joint protection and non-development, and take special institutional measures to promote the overall green transformation of the economic and social development of the Yangtze River Basin and achieve the harmonious coexistence of man and nature in response to the characteristics and outstanding problems in the Yangtze River Basin.

Wang Ruihe pointed out that the Yangtze River Protection Law has four main aspects:

——Doing a good job designing a high-level overall coordination and system protection design.

The law requires the state to establish coordination in the Yangtze River Basinmechanism, Unified guidance, general coordination and general promotion of the protection of the Yangtze River; in accordance with the requirements of the central government, the provincial general responsibility and cities and counties to implement the requirements, the Yangtze River protection working mechanism should be established, and the government and related departments at all levels, and river and lake leaders at all levels. Division of responsibilities; establish a regional coordination and cooperation mechanism to clarify that relevant places in the Yangtze River basin should formulate local laws and government regulations,planningCoordination and collaboration in the preparation, supervision and application of the law, etc., will effectively improve the system, integrity and coordination of the protection and development of the Yangtze River.

——Insist on placing the protection and restoration of the ecological environment of the Yangtze River Basin in an overwhelming position.

The law has adopted stricter protection standards and stricter protection measures to strengthen the general protection and systematic restoration of landscapes, forests, fields, lakes and pastures. Such as strengthening the protection of water resources, strengthening the construction of systems for the protection of drinking water sources and flood prevention and disaster reduction, and improving water distribution and programming systems.WarrantyEcological demand for water for rivers and lakes; implement the Party Central Committee decision and deployment on the Yangtze River fishing ban and strengthen the fishing banadministrationAnd law enforcement.

-Emphasize that we must pay attention to greater protection and not get involved in greater development.

The law accurately captures the dialectical and unified relationship between ecological environmental protection and economic development, and pays attention to greater protection and not greater development. A “Planning and Control” chapter was established to fully exploit the role main and restrictive planning of the Yangtze River Basin development plan, spatial and spatial planning and ecological environmental protection planning.Negative listManagement, optimizationindustryDesign, fitIndustrial structure, Delimits the red line of ecological protection, forceIndustrial transformationUpgrade, destroy the old kinetic energy, cultivate new kinetic energy, and realize the scientific, orderly, green and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Basin.

–adhere toresponsibilityGuide, increase the penalties.

The law strengthens the evaluation, evaluation and supervision, implements a responsibility system for the protection of the ecological environment of the Yangtze River basin and a valuation and evaluation system, establishes an interview system for the protection of the Yangtze River and stipulates that the Council of State periodically reports to the Standing Committee of the National People’s CongressreportYangtze River Protection Work; adhere to the problem-oriented approach, supplement and refine relevant regulations on the basis of existing relevant laws for key issues such as the prohibition of fishing in the Yangtze River, protection of the coastline and illegal sand mining, and greatly increase the Fines, Increase Penalties, and Supplement Take advantage of the shortcomings and shortcomings of existing laws to effectively improve the authority and enforceability of the legal system.

Wang Ruihe said that, in addition, the Yangtze River Protection Law also provides for research, monitoring and early warning of resources in the Yangtze River Basin, disaster prevention and mitigation and emergency management, exchange of information andpublicParticipation, protection of the source of the Yangtze River, protection of aquatic organisms, integrated urban and rural development, comprehensive three-dimensionaltrafficConstruction of systems, improvement of ports and ships, compensation for ecological protection in the Yangtze River basin, justiceServiceConstruction Guarantee, Yangtze RivercultureProvisions are made for protection and other aspects.

(Source: Xinhua News Agency)

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