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mountains, waters, forests, farmlands and lakes form a living community. It calls
for the most rigorous institutions and rule of law for ecological and environmental
protection, for building a beautiful China by all, and for cooperating to build a global
ecological civilization. It explains the close relationship between ecological and environmental protection and the survival, rise and fall of a country from the perspectives of politics and history. It explains the close relationship between the quality
of ecological environment and the people’s well-being in light of the Five-Sphere
Integrated Plan, and the quality of ecological environment and state governance in
light of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy. It points out the direction and
fundamental guidance for advancing the construction of a beautiful, modern China
where man and nature co-exist in harmony. It is also the fundamental guideline for
the environment-related procuratorial work in the new era.
To put Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization into action, procuratorial organs must consciously plan the environment-related procuratorial work by
aligning it with Five-Sphere Integrated Plan and the Four-Pronged Comprehensive
Strategy for developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, in order to steer
in the right direction. In recent years, procuratorial organs have implemented the
general requirements of “following the Party’s political line, keeping the general
picture in mind, seeking development, and prioritizing self-improvement” in procuratorial work. They take the initiative to serve the implementation of major initiatives such as “Beautiful China” and “Rule by Law.” In the fight against air pollution,
water pollution, soil pollution and comprehensive improvement to the rural environment and other key and difficult issues with environmental governance, they give
full play to the role of procuratorial functions in criminal, civil, administrative, and
public-interest litigation, work with the central environmental protection inspection
team, strengthen cooperation with relevant departments, and launch special actions
to increasingly crack down on violations, and provide strong judicial support for
pollution control and ecological conservation in accordance with the law. According
to statistics, from November to December 2018, in the field of criminal prosecution, 15,095 people were arrested in 9470 criminal cases suspected of damaging
the environment and resources and 26,287 in 42,195 cases were prosecuted. In the
field of public interest litigation, 59,312 cases related to natural resources, ecology
and environment were filed, 53,521 pre-litigation procedural cases were handled,
with the rectification rate of 97%, and 1732 related civil public interest actions and
civil public interest actions collateral to criminal procedures were filed. Since 2018,
the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has successively issued the Opinions on Giving
Full Play to the Procuratorial Function to Provide Judicial Support for Fighting
the “Three Tough Battles” and the Notice on Giving Full Play to the Role of the
Procuratorial Function in Pollution Control. It has also co-issued the Opinions on
Strengthening Cooperation and Coordination in Public-Interest Suits to Fight Pollution in Accordance with the Law with nine ministries and commissions including
the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, striving to play a more active role in
promoting ecological progress and improving environmental governance. Especially
in the governance of key regional river basins, they follow the national development
strategy for such basins, give full play to the procuratorial function, and promote
X. Zhang
mountains, waters, forests, farmlands and lakes form a living community. It calls
for the most rigorous institutions and rule of law for ecological and environmental
protection, for building a beautiful China by all, and for cooperating to build a global
ecological civilization. It explains the close relationship between ecological and environmental protection and the survival, rise and fall of a country from the perspectives of politics and history. It explains the close relationship between the quality
of ecological environment and the people’s well-being in light of the Five-Sphere
Integrated Plan, and the quality of ecological environment and state governance in
light of the Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy. It points out the direction and
fundamental guidance for advancing the construction of a beautiful, modern China
where man and nature co-exist in harmony. It is also the fundamental guideline for
the environment-related procuratorial work in the new era.
To put Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization into action, procuratorial organs must consciously plan the environment-related procuratorial work by
aligning it with Five-Sphere Integrated Plan and the Four-Pronged Comprehensive
Strategy for developing socialism with Chinese characteristics, in order to steer
in the right direction. In recent years, procuratorial organs have implemented the
general requirements of “following the Party’s political line, keeping the general
picture in mind, seeking development, and prioritizing self-improvement” in procuratorial work. They take the initiative to serve the implementation of major initiatives such as “Beautiful China” and “Rule by Law.” In the fight against air pollution,
water pollution, soil pollution and comprehensive improvement to the rural environment and other key and difficult issues with environmental governance, they give
full play to the role of procuratorial functions in criminal, civil, administrative, and
public-interest litigation, work with the central environmental protection inspection
team, strengthen cooperation with relevant departments, and launch special actions
to increasingly crack down on violations, and provide strong judicial support for
pollution control and ecological conservation in accordance with the law. According
to statistics, from November to December 2018, in the field of criminal prosecution, 15,095 people were arrested in 9470 criminal cases suspected of damaging
the environment and resources and 26,287 in 42,195 cases were prosecuted. In the
field of public interest litigation, 59,312 cases related to natural resources, ecology
and environment were filed, 53,521 pre-litigation procedural cases were handled,
with the rectification rate of 97%, and 1732 related civil public interest actions and
civil public interest actions collateral to criminal procedures were filed. Since 2018,
the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has successively issued the Opinions on Giving
Full Play to the Procuratorial Function to Provide Judicial Support for Fighting
the “Three Tough Battles” and the Notice on Giving Full Play to the Role of the
Procuratorial Function in Pollution Control. It has also co-issued the Opinions on
Strengthening Cooperation and Coordination in Public-Interest Suits to Fight Pollution in Accordance with the Law with nine ministries and commissions including
the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, striving to play a more active role in
promoting ecological progress and improving environmental governance. Especially
in the governance of key regional river basins, they follow the national development
strategy for such basins, give full play to the procuratorial function, and promote