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demonstration zones in six batches, including 19 prefecture-level and two crossadministrative regions or river basins, but there was no pilot zone covering an entire
province, municipality directly under the central government or autonomous region.
And 70% of these zones are in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Guangdong and Sichuan
with a sound ecological environment and a strong economic foundation.
After the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, ministries and commissions under
the State Council obviously shifted more attention to the ecological conservation
pilot project, and rolled out their respective plans. In December 2013, the NDRC
and five (which became six) other ministries and commissions including jointly
proposed the National Ecological Civilization Pilot Demonstration Zone Plan (Trial)
based on the national function zoning. In June 2014, the NDRC and other five
ministries/commissions jointly issued the Notice on Printing and Distributing the
National Ecological Civilization Pilot Demonstration Zone Plan (Trial), officially
launching the national ecological civilization pilot demonstration zone project. In
the end, the project selected 102 administrative regions, river basins and ecological
regions, including Miyun District of Beijing, as pilot zones in two batches. In March
2014, the State Council issued the Several Opinions on Supporting Fujian Province’s
Further Implementation of the Ecological Province Strategy and Accelerating the
Construction of Ecological Civilization Pilot Demonstration Zone, making Fujian
the first ecological civilization pilot demonstration zone (province) directly designated by the State Council. Later, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and Qinghai formed the
first batch of national ecological civilization pilot demonstration provinces (regions)
organized by the NDRC and six other ministries/commissions. After that, in accordance with the National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone Plan (Trial), National
Ecological Civilization Demonstration Zone Management Regulations (Trial), and
Indicators for National Ecological Civilization Demonstration Counties and Cities
(Trial), these five provinces formulated their respective implementation plans.
In October 2015, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee
decided to establish national ecological civilization pilot zones with uniform standards, with the focus on carrying out comprehensive experiments on system reform
for promoting ecological progress, regulating various pilot demonstration projects,
and exploring ways and accumulating experience for improving the set of institutions
for developing an ecological civilization. On August 22, 2016, the General Office of
the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the
Opinions on the Establishment of National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zones with
Uniform Standards and the Implementation Plan for National Ecological Civilization
Pilot Zone (Fujian), making Fujian the country’s first National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone (Province). Fujian was followed by Jiangxi and Guizhou in 2017,
and Hainan in 2018, whose respective implementation plans were all subsequently
approved. In September 2017, the Ministry of Environmental Protection launched
the National Ecological Civilization Demonstration City/County project and the
construction of innovation base for practice guided by the theory that lucid waters
and lush mountains are invaluable assets. As of the end of 2018, 91 cities/counties
including Yanqing District of Beijing had been named demonstration cities/counties,
and 29 areas including Anji County in Zhejiang named innovation bases.
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demonstration zones in six batches, including 19 prefecture-level and two crossadministrative regions or river basins, but there was no pilot zone covering an entire
province, municipality directly under the central government or autonomous region.
And 70% of these zones are in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Guangdong and Sichuan
with a sound ecological environment and a strong economic foundation.
After the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, ministries and commissions under
the State Council obviously shifted more attention to the ecological conservation
pilot project, and rolled out their respective plans. In December 2013, the NDRC
and five (which became six) other ministries and commissions including jointly
proposed the National Ecological Civilization Pilot Demonstration Zone Plan (Trial)
based on the national function zoning. In June 2014, the NDRC and other five
ministries/commissions jointly issued the Notice on Printing and Distributing the
National Ecological Civilization Pilot Demonstration Zone Plan (Trial), officially
launching the national ecological civilization pilot demonstration zone project. In
the end, the project selected 102 administrative regions, river basins and ecological
regions, including Miyun District of Beijing, as pilot zones in two batches. In March
2014, the State Council issued the Several Opinions on Supporting Fujian Province’s
Further Implementation of the Ecological Province Strategy and Accelerating the
Construction of Ecological Civilization Pilot Demonstration Zone, making Fujian
the first ecological civilization pilot demonstration zone (province) directly designated by the State Council. Later, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and Qinghai formed the
first batch of national ecological civilization pilot demonstration provinces (regions)
organized by the NDRC and six other ministries/commissions. After that, in accordance with the National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone Plan (Trial), National
Ecological Civilization Demonstration Zone Management Regulations (Trial), and
Indicators for National Ecological Civilization Demonstration Counties and Cities
(Trial), these five provinces formulated their respective implementation plans.
In October 2015, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee
decided to establish national ecological civilization pilot zones with uniform standards, with the focus on carrying out comprehensive experiments on system reform
for promoting ecological progress, regulating various pilot demonstration projects,
and exploring ways and accumulating experience for improving the set of institutions
for developing an ecological civilization. On August 22, 2016, the General Office of
the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the
Opinions on the Establishment of National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zones with
Uniform Standards and the Implementation Plan for National Ecological Civilization
Pilot Zone (Fujian), making Fujian the country’s first National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone (Province). Fujian was followed by Jiangxi and Guizhou in 2017,
and Hainan in 2018, whose respective implementation plans were all subsequently
approved. In September 2017, the Ministry of Environmental Protection launched
the National Ecological Civilization Demonstration City/County project and the
construction of innovation base for practice guided by the theory that lucid waters
and lush mountains are invaluable assets. As of the end of 2018, 91 cities/counties
including Yanqing District of Beijing had been named demonstration cities/counties,
and 29 areas including Anji County in Zhejiang named innovation bases.