(Interview between the two sessions) What is the answer to the lack of cross-regional cooperation in China's marine ecological protection?

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 9 (Reporter Yejiao Zhao and Fang Kun) Since the 21st century, China has been vigorously developing its marine economy while gradually emphasizing the important role of the construction of marine ecological civilization in the strategy of building a maritime power.

However, the inspection results announced by the Central Ecological and Environmental Protection Inspection Team in recent years show that the marine ecological environment problems in many parts of China are still prominent, and many ecological environmental problems need to be solved urgently.

　　"At present, there is a lack of cross-regional cooperation in marine ecological protection in China. Take Zhejiang as an example. The seawater quality is greatly affected by the confluence of the Yangtze River Estuary and urgently needs protection." Director Teng Baogui submitted the "Suggestion on Carrying out Cross-Regional Cooperation on Marine Ecological Protection".

　　At present, there have been attempts to carry out land-based environmental protection cooperation between provinces. For example, Zhejiang and Anhui jointly launched the Xin'an River Basin water environment compensation pilot project. The two provinces adhere to the principle of "who pollutes, who controls, who benefits, and who compensates". Cooperation to promote the prevention and control of water pollution in the upper and lower reaches of the Xin'an River Basin has achieved remarkable results.

　　Shui Bainian, an expert in the marine environmental assessment expert database of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and a director of the Zhejiang Ecological Society, said that the problems caused by the lack of cross-regional cooperation in marine ecological protection are urgent issues before China and the world.

　　"Marine ecological and environmental problems are manifested in the sea, the roots are on the land, and most of the pollutants come from the land. Before 2018, the ecological and environmental monitoring and evaluation of the'land and ocean' have their own systems, and each has its own standards." Shui Bainian told reporters After the institutional reform, the marine environmental protection management function of the former State Oceanic Administration was transferred to the newly formed Ministry of Ecology and Environment, which opened up the “land and sea” barrier, laying a foundation for systematically promoting the improvement of the marine ecological environment.

　　Shui Bainian said frankly that the implementation of the Marine Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of China requires the integration of freshwater and oceans, and cross-regional cooperation in marine ecological protection requires a game of chess across the country.

　　In response, Fang Min, deputy to the National People's Congress, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, said, “The Central Committee on Comprehensive Rule of Law Work Meeting proposed that it is necessary to summarize the experience of codifying the civil code and to promote the codification of the legislation in mature conditions. In recent years, an environmental legislative system has been formed, and the legal basis, legislative conditions, and organizational conditions for the codification of the environmental code have been established, and it is time to start the codification of the environmental code."

　　How to proceed?

Fang Min suggested that a unified environmental legislation system should be established.

Drawing lessons from the path and method of the civil code compilation, adopt the structure of "general provisions-division".

The General Provisions stipulate that the ecological environment field has universal applicability and a leading system. Each sub-part integrates the current pollution prevention and control laws, provides detailed regulations on related matters with different themes, and organically integrates environmental laws into one legal text.

　　"The Environmental Code can fill in the gaps in the current environmental legal system, and can put forward clear requirements on industries, enterprises, and local governments in emerging blank areas such as carbon peak carbon emissions, light pollution, and vibration pollution, so as to ensure and promote the implementation of measures. Explore ecological restoration and joint Liability, punitive damages and other new liability mechanisms." Fang Min said.

　　Shen Guojun, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, executive chairman of the Global Zhejiang Chamber of Commerce, and founder and chairman of Yintai Group, believes that promoting the development and trading of blue carbon sinks is conducive to further strengthening China's marine ecological protection and restoration work.

　　"At present, there is already a mature blue carbon sink methodology in the world, and the emission reductions formed by the protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecological protection and restoration are certified as blue carbon sinks." Shen Guojun told reporters that China's current work in this area is relatively Lag, it is difficult to carry out the evaluation and certification of related projects. He suggested to organize scientific research forces as soon as possible to develop blue carbon sink methodology suitable for China's national conditions through learning and related procedures.

　　Currently, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has developed guidelines for the measurement of blue carbon ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrass beds.

Shen Guojun suggested to strengthen the international exchange and cooperation of blue carbon sinks, learn the latest concepts, good practices and successful cases of international organizations in the field of blue carbon sinks scientific research, policy formulation, corporate participation, and market transactions, and pilot the development of blue in China Carbon sink project.

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