The State Forestry and Grassland Administration announced today (26th) that the "National Desertification Prevention and Control Plan (2021-2030)" compiled by the State Forestry and Grassland Administration in conjunction with relevant departments of the State Council has been officially issued and implemented recently after approval by the State Council.
The "Plan" proposes that by 2025, 100 million mu of desertified land will be completed, and 30 million mu of desertified land will be closed and protected; .
The "Plan" implements the strategy of the main functional area, based on the national ecological security pattern, connects with the national land space planning and the "Dual" Planning, and takes into account the spatial distribution of desertified land, the similarity of governance directions, and the relative concentration and contiguousness of regions, etc. According to the factors, the desertification land is divided into five desertification land types, including arid desert and oasis, semi-arid, high-cold Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, semi-humid and humid Huanghuai-Hai Plain, and humid coastal and river areas, and 23 prevention and control areas.
According to the distribution characteristics of desertified land and the carrying capacity of water resources, 7 key construction areas are determined, namely 3 priority control areas and 4 priority prevention areas.
The "Plan" clearly classifies and protects desertified land.
Adhere to prevention first and protection first, implement classified protection of desertified land, fully implement various protection systems, give full play to the natural restoration function of the ecosystem, promote vegetation recuperation, and effectively control land desertification from the source.
It is emphasized that for natural relics such as native deserts and Gobi, we must adhere to the principle of sand that is suitable for sand, strengthen protection measures, and strive to achieve the protection of all that should be protected.
The "Plan" calls for the promotion of comprehensive management of desertified land in key areas.
On the basis of scientifically assessing the carrying capacity of water resources, highlight the key construction areas, coordinate the comprehensive management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, system management, and source management, relying on science and technology, summarizes four categories, a total of 11 common restoration measures, high Quality ecological restoration.
During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, the task of desertification land control in the three priority control areas was 48.69 million mu, accounting for about half of the total amount of desertification control tasks in the country during the same period.
The "Plan" determines the moderate development of the green ecological sand industry.
Firmly establish and practice the concept that green water and lush mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains, follow the laws of nature and economy, adhere to the combination of sand control to get rich, green and increase income, and use light, heat, Soil, life, landscape and other resources, moderately and orderly develop water-saving, low-carbon, environmentally friendly characteristic sand industry, promote farmers and herdsmen to increase income, and help consolidate the results of poverty alleviation and rural revitalization.
(CCTV news client headquarter CCTV reporter Shi Shaoyu)