Beijing, September 9 (Zhongxin Net) -- The reporter learned from the 11 Marine Protection Conference held in Rongcheng, Shandong Province a few days ago that China has strengthened the coordination and coordination of land and sea to manage the marine ecological environment, actively promote the harmonious development of people and sea, economic and natural harmony, and ecological environment, and promote the protection of marine ecological environment.
Rongcheng offshore aquaculture site. Photo by reporter Pan Xulin
Hosted by the All-China Environmental Protection Federation and the Population, Resources and Environment Committee of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, this conference focuses on topics such as marine ecological civilization, comprehensive management of marine pollution and protection of marine ecosystems, with the theme of "protecting the marine ecological environment and building a marine ecological civilization". Participants delivered speeches on topics such as ecological compensation mechanism for marine environmental pollution, marine biodiversity protection, coastal zone remediation and restoration in sea areas, prevention and control of marine plastic waste pollution, and rapid monitoring of marine pollutants.
Conference site. Photo by reporter Pan Xulin
Experts generally believe that to protect marine ecology, it is necessary to establish the concept of integrated development of "marine economy + marine ecology", pay attention to policy-driven and planning in the process of promoting the transformation of "ecology +" marine green economy, and demonstrate and lead marine ecological governance and resource development through special ecological planning. At the same time, it is necessary to significantly improve the ability and level of marine ecological environmental protection and scientific and technological development of marine resources.
According to data from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the overall state of China's marine ecological environment is stable and improving, with 2022.97% of the area of the sea area under its jurisdiction accounting for 4.81% of the area of the sea area under its jurisdiction in 9, and the proportion of areas with excellent water quality (Category I and II) in the coastal waters being 2021.<>%, and the overall health of marine ecosystems has improved, and the "unhealthy" state has been eliminated since <>.
Experts from the All-China Environmental Protection Federation said frankly that the structural, root cause and trend pressures facing marine ecological environmental protection have not been fundamentally alleviated, problems such as marine environmental pollution and ecological degradation are still prominent, and the governance system and governance capacity building need to be strengthened urgently.
Chen Shang, a researcher at the First Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources, said that an important criterion for evaluating the effectiveness of marine environmental protection depends on whether the bottom line of ecological security is maintained. The criterion for maintaining marine ecological security is net zero ecological loss. The fundamental means is to establish a three-track parallel system of ecological compensation compensation.
Problems such as marine pollution and seawater acidification may damage the growth of marine organisms such as shellfish and corals, which in turn affects the structure and function of the entire marine ecosystem, and ultimately leads to a decline in the capacity of the ocean to sink carbon.
Jiang Qingzhe, President of the China International Carbon Neutrality Research Institute, said that the "zero-carbon" coastal zone development model is an important focus for land-sea coordination and achieving low-carbon marine emissions. A "zero-carbon" economic development model in the coastal zone can be formed through the construction of "zero-carbon" demonstration zones in coastal zones. At the same time, a carbon fund will be established to promote the integrated development of industry and capital in the demonstration area and promote the high-quality development of the ecological and environmental protection industry. (End)