Embrace the Philosophy of Ecological Civilization and Promote …
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to develop a system for building an ecological civilization, made a strategic plan
for the establishment of an early-warning mechanism in relation to resources and
environment carrying capacity, and required to implement restrictive measures for
regions where water and land resources, the environment and oceanic resources have
been excessively exploited. The newly revised Law on Environmental Protection
provides a legal basis for the establishment of a regional socioeconomic development model based on the carrying capacity of resource and environment. It stipulates
that “The people’s governments at and above the provincial level shall organize the
relevant departments or commission specialized institutions to survey and assess
the environmental condition, and establish a monitoring and early warning mechanism for environmental and resource carrying capacity.” In accordance with the
Guidelines of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Accelerating
Ecological Progress, we should “think about worst-case scenarios, define and enforce
strict controls including caps on resource consumption, minimum standards for environmental quality and red lines for environmental protection, and conduct various
development activities within the carrying capacity of resource and environment.”
The carrying capacity of resources and environment describes the capacity of
the sub-ecosystem to sustain the human socioeconomic subsystem in the regional
composite ecosystem under the conditions of ensuring the rational development
and utilization of resources and the health of the ecological environment within
a certain time and space. Resource and environment constitute the foundation of
socioeconomic development. The carrying capacity of the resource and environment
refers to, under the goal of sustainable development based on harmony between
man and nature, the capability of the resource and environment as the carriers to
sustain human economic and social activities. The carrying capacity is subject to the
influence of human production and life activities. The carrying capacity of resources
and environment is defined with the aim of not degrading the environmental quality
for the well-being of mankind and on the basis of the environmental capacity, so as
to ensure that the negative environmental impacts that may arise in the process of
socioeconomic development are constrained within the limit of the carrying capacity
of ecological environment. The carrying capacity of resources and environment can
be defined from the following two perspectives. One is the carrying capacity of
the ecological environment with environmental quality and ecological functions at
the core, including water and atmospheric environment. The other is the carrying
capacity of resources based on important resource elements, including water, land,
energy and marine resources. Meanwhile, the carrying capacity of resources and
that of the environment check and interact each other. Different quantities and ways
of resource utilization and human activities exert varied impacts on environmental
quality.
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to develop a system for building an ecological civilization, made a strategic plan
for the establishment of an early-warning mechanism in relation to resources and
environment carrying capacity, and required to implement restrictive measures for
regions where water and land resources, the environment and oceanic resources have
been excessively exploited. The newly revised Law on Environmental Protection
provides a legal basis for the establishment of a regional socioeconomic development model based on the carrying capacity of resource and environment. It stipulates
that “The people’s governments at and above the provincial level shall organize the
relevant departments or commission specialized institutions to survey and assess
the environmental condition, and establish a monitoring and early warning mechanism for environmental and resource carrying capacity.” In accordance with the
Guidelines of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Accelerating
Ecological Progress, we should “think about worst-case scenarios, define and enforce
strict controls including caps on resource consumption, minimum standards for environmental quality and red lines for environmental protection, and conduct various
development activities within the carrying capacity of resource and environment.”
The carrying capacity of resources and environment describes the capacity of
the sub-ecosystem to sustain the human socioeconomic subsystem in the regional
composite ecosystem under the conditions of ensuring the rational development
and utilization of resources and the health of the ecological environment within
a certain time and space. Resource and environment constitute the foundation of
socioeconomic development. The carrying capacity of the resource and environment
refers to, under the goal of sustainable development based on harmony between
man and nature, the capability of the resource and environment as the carriers to
sustain human economic and social activities. The carrying capacity is subject to the
influence of human production and life activities. The carrying capacity of resources
and environment is defined with the aim of not degrading the environmental quality
for the well-being of mankind and on the basis of the environmental capacity, so as
to ensure that the negative environmental impacts that may arise in the process of
socioeconomic development are constrained within the limit of the carrying capacity
of ecological environment. The carrying capacity of resources and environment can
be defined from the following two perspectives. One is the carrying capacity of
the ecological environment with environmental quality and ecological functions at
the core, including water and atmospheric environment. The other is the carrying
capacity of resources based on important resource elements, including water, land,
energy and marine resources. Meanwhile, the carrying capacity of resources and
that of the environment check and interact each other. Different quantities and ways
of resource utilization and human activities exert varied impacts on environmental
quality.