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defined priorities. In regard to resources-as-assets management, the reform of the
natural resource property rights system should be advanced in good coordination
with the clarification of the rights of all stakeholders, and the reform should be
planned in a way that stakeholders at different levels and in different categories
are dealt with in a differentiated manner. In terms of infrastructure construction
for ecological civilization development, progress should be accelerated towards a
unified resource and environment information platform and give authorizations so
that different authorities can share the information on the platform according to their
respective scopes of responsibilities.
We should comprehensively promote the reform of the natural resource property
rights system and coordinate between asset management, licensing and administrative supervision. On the basis of the reform of the natural resource property rights
system, we should incorporate the reforms of asset management, administrative
supervision, natural resource property rights market, pricing, taxation, and licensing
system into a well-designed systematic reform framework. Based on the relationship
between the property rights system and government regulation, pilot projects should
be launched for the natural resource property rights system reform. The reform should
be planned in a holistic manner with easy tasks performed before difficult ones with
sound connections and steps with limited consensus and high costs should wait till
later. In addition, the current environmental problems in China are mostly related
to the lack of effective legislation for property rights of natural resources and the
transfer of such property rights. Therefore, it is necessary to first establish an effective natural resource property rights system and corresponding markets, and then
clarify the rights and responsibilities of the central and local governments and other
stakeholders in relation to different types of environmental public goods.
We should improve the reform evaluation and supervision mechanism, build a
flexible error correction mechanism, and dynamically adjust reform plans. First, we
should build an independent third-party evaluation mechanism. The client should be
the reform coordinator instead of the plan maker and third-party evaluation institutions and expert pools should be gradually established. Third-party evaluation
reports should all bear signatures, so that the signatory can assume responsibility for
the quality of the report. There should also be technical specifications in place for
third-party evaluation. Second, we should put in place strict accountability and incentive mechanisms, truly and effectively hold relevant stakeholders accountable for
ineffective implementation, and reward those who have made remarkable progress.
Third, we should build reform error correction and process management mechanisms, summarize experience and correct errors in each stage in a pragmatical and
timely manner. For tasks that are not well implemented, it is necessary to adjust and
improve the way things have been done or cancel the task. For practices that deviate
from the instructions of the central government, rectifications should be made in
time.
We should effectively expand market and public participation mechanisms, and
establish a sound ecological civilization governance system. There should be a
unified and standardized environmental data platform to promote cross-departmental
and cross-regional sharing of environmental information. Efforts should be made to
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defined priorities. In regard to resources-as-assets management, the reform of the
natural resource property rights system should be advanced in good coordination
with the clarification of the rights of all stakeholders, and the reform should be
planned in a way that stakeholders at different levels and in different categories
are dealt with in a differentiated manner. In terms of infrastructure construction
for ecological civilization development, progress should be accelerated towards a
unified resource and environment information platform and give authorizations so
that different authorities can share the information on the platform according to their
respective scopes of responsibilities.
We should comprehensively promote the reform of the natural resource property
rights system and coordinate between asset management, licensing and administrative supervision. On the basis of the reform of the natural resource property rights
system, we should incorporate the reforms of asset management, administrative
supervision, natural resource property rights market, pricing, taxation, and licensing
system into a well-designed systematic reform framework. Based on the relationship
between the property rights system and government regulation, pilot projects should
be launched for the natural resource property rights system reform. The reform should
be planned in a holistic manner with easy tasks performed before difficult ones with
sound connections and steps with limited consensus and high costs should wait till
later. In addition, the current environmental problems in China are mostly related
to the lack of effective legislation for property rights of natural resources and the
transfer of such property rights. Therefore, it is necessary to first establish an effective natural resource property rights system and corresponding markets, and then
clarify the rights and responsibilities of the central and local governments and other
stakeholders in relation to different types of environmental public goods.
We should improve the reform evaluation and supervision mechanism, build a
flexible error correction mechanism, and dynamically adjust reform plans. First, we
should build an independent third-party evaluation mechanism. The client should be
the reform coordinator instead of the plan maker and third-party evaluation institutions and expert pools should be gradually established. Third-party evaluation
reports should all bear signatures, so that the signatory can assume responsibility for
the quality of the report. There should also be technical specifications in place for
third-party evaluation. Second, we should put in place strict accountability and incentive mechanisms, truly and effectively hold relevant stakeholders accountable for
ineffective implementation, and reward those who have made remarkable progress.
Third, we should build reform error correction and process management mechanisms, summarize experience and correct errors in each stage in a pragmatical and
timely manner. For tasks that are not well implemented, it is necessary to adjust and
improve the way things have been done or cancel the task. For practices that deviate
from the instructions of the central government, rectifications should be made in
time.
We should effectively expand market and public participation mechanisms, and
establish a sound ecological civilization governance system. There should be a
unified and standardized environmental data platform to promote cross-departmental
and cross-regional sharing of environmental information. Efforts should be made to