|thermal interpretation| General Secretary Xi Jinping recently inspected Bayannur, Inner Mongolia. On the morning of June 6, the site inspected the sandy land under treatment; In the afternoon of the same day, he presided over a symposium on strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promoting the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three Norths"... Desertification prevention and control is one of the themes that the general secretary focused on during his visit.
"If human beings want to better survive and develop, they must prevent and control desertification. It's a rolling stone uphill process, and a little relaxation will lead to repetition. "When inspecting the sandy land being treated on the spot, the general secretary stressed that desertification prevention and control is a long-term historical task, and we must continue to do a good job in this work.
"Rolling stones up the mountain" means going against the trend and doing a good job in desertification control, which is a "noble cause that benefits the present and the future".
"Rolling stones up the mountain" requires long-term efforts and the determination to create a new miracle of China's sand prevention and control in the new era is also obvious.
"In the past two years, due to the abnormal impact of climate change, the number of sand and dust weather in northern China has increased. Reality shows that the situation of desertification prevention and control in China is still grim. At the symposium held on June 6, the general secretary reminded everyone to fully understand the long-term, arduous, repetitive and uncertain nature of desertification prevention and control work, further improve the position, and enhance the sense of mission and urgency.
This is reminiscent of another symposium held eight years ago. In January 8, at a symposium for students of the Central Party School's training class for county party secretaries, the general secretary told the story of the people of Youyu in Shanxi who turned the "barren land" into an "oasis" for sand control and afforestation, and warned everyone that "to grasp any work, we must have this kind of patience and endurance for long-term merit and long-term benefit".
On June 2023, 6, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on strengthening comprehensive desertification control and promoting the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three Norths" in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, and delivered an important speech.
On June 2023, 6, General Secretary Xi Jinping presided over a symposium on strengthening comprehensive desertification control and promoting the construction of key ecological projects such as the "Three Norths" in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, and delivered an important speech.
Desertification is a major global ecological problem affecting human survival and development, and General Secretary Xi Jinping attaches great importance to desertification prevention and control, and regards desertification prevention and control as the main task of desertification control.
"To coordinate the management of landscapes, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand systems, the word 'sand' should be added here." During the National Two Sessions in 2021, the general secretary specifically included the issue of desertification control when he talked about "protecting the ecological environment of Inner Mongolia and building a solid ecological security barrier in the north of the motherland". From "landscapes, forests, lakes and grasses" to "landscapes, forests, lakes, grass and sand", the addition of one word highlights the new concept of ecological governance.
The period from 2021 to 2030 is the construction period of the sixth phase of China's major ecological project "Three North" project, which is a key period for consolidating and expanding the achievements of desertification prevention and control. During the inspection and presided over the symposium in Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, the general secretary issued a mobilization order: strive to use about 10 years to fight a battle for the "Three Norths" project, and build the "Three North" project into a fully functional and unbreakable green Great Wall and ecological safety barrier in northern Xinjiang. He also made arrangements in five aspects: "adhering to the concept of system", "highlighting the key points of governance", "adhering to scientific desertification control", "extensively carrying out international exchanges and cooperation", and "comprehensively strengthening organizational leadership".
When making arrangements, the general secretary particularly stressed the need to go all out to fight the three major landmark battles, that is, to fight the "several bends" of the Yellow River, to fight the two major sandy annihilation battles of Horqin and Hunshan Dake, and to fight the Hexi Corridor-Taklamakan Desert edge blockade battle.
From "desertification prevention and control is a great cause for mankind to contribute to the present and benefit the future", to "combating desertification is a common challenge facing mankind and requires the international community to work together to deal with it", to "adhere to the system concept, solidly promote the integrated protection of landscapes, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass and sand, and systematic governance"... Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, China has taken active actions to form a desertification control model led by the government, with the participation of the whole people, supported by science and technology, and guaranteed by laws and regulations, and achieved remarkable results.
Over the years, the top-level design of desertification control has been continuously improved. Major plans such as the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Accelerating the Construction of Ecological Civilization, the National Desert Park Development Plan (2016-2025), and the Plan for the System for the Protection and Restoration of Desertification Land Closure have been issued intensively.
Over the years, one "green miracle" after another has appeared. The Kubuqi Desert Management Area has been established by the United Nations as an "ecological economy demonstration zone", and the Saihanba Mechanical Forest Farm has won the "Land Life Award", the highest honor of the United Nations in the field of combating desertification...
At the symposium held on June 6, the general secretary talked about the historical transformation from "sand into people retreating" to "green sand retreating", about the earth-shaking changes in the economic and social development and ecological outlook of desertification areas, about the "double reduction" of desertification and land desertification, and about the increasingly sound legal and regulatory system for desertification prevention and control... These achievements have made more than 6.14 billion Chinese people feel glorious.
The general secretary's words when he visited the Gulang Eight-step Sand Forest Farm in Gansu four years ago are still in everyone's ears: We must carry forward the fighting spirit of the "six old men" who do not bow their heads in the face of difficulties and dare to turn the desert into an oasis, encourage people to devote themselves to the construction of ecological civilization, continue to exert efforts, make contributions for a long time, and strive to build a beautiful China.
The story of China's desertification prevention and control in the new era is still being written. The clarion call of the three landmark battles of the Horqin and Hunshan Dak and the Hexi Corridor-Taklamakan Desert Edge Blockade Battle has been sounded.
Sand prevention and control are beneficial in the long run;
Rolling stones up the mountain, the future can be expected.
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