How can the mountainous hilly and gully areas of the Yellow River Basin achieve a win-win situation in terms of ecological and economic benefits?
In recent years, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, has made great efforts to build a river basin governance system with "four-layer coverage", an ecological industrial system with "integration of three industries", and a green development system with "four-pole integration". A new chapter in the development of socialist modernization in the new Dingxi region of social harmony has explored the path of ecological protection and high-quality development in the mountainous hilly and gully areas of the Yellow River Basin.
The "Green Longzhong" action leads to a bumper harvest of ecology and economy
Through the implementation of the "Green Longzhong" action, Dingxi City has taken a solid step on the road of ecological protection and economic development. The purpose of this move is to build a demonstration area for comprehensive soil erosion control on the Loess Plateau in Longzhong, and to achieve a win-win situation for ecology and economy by building a "four-layer coverage" ecological governance system.
In the "Green Manlongzhong" action, Dingxi City pays attention to systematic governance and highlights the principle of "two increases and two decreases". Through the implementation of the governance model of "wearing hats on the top of the mountain, draped on the slopes, tied with belts on the mountainside, and wearing boots at the bottom of the mountain", Dingxi City has successfully improved the vegetation coverage, increased the capacity of soil and water conservation, and achieved the greening goal of "flowers in spring, shade in summer, fruits in autumn, and green in winter".
In terms of afforestation and greening on the top of the mountain, Dingxi City has explored and formed the afforestation and greening idea of "three forests and six modernizations at the same time" through the formulation of documents such as the "Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Large-scale Land Greening", and established a working mechanism of "the party committee takes the lead in grasping the general, the government is specifically responsible, the departments coordinate and implement, and the society participates together". This mechanism has comprehensively implemented and strengthened the forest chief system, consolidated the responsibilities of forest chiefs, and effectively improved the quality of forests and grasslands.
In terms of the construction of terraced fields on the mountainside, Dingxi City adheres to the planning of the whole river basin and promotes it on an annual basis, organically combining the construction of high-standard farmland with the transformation of sloping farmland and the efficient use of water resources. Through the implementation of the transformation of terraced fields on sloping farmland, Dingxi City has successfully built 7.82 million mu of terraced fields, turning the original "three running fields" of soil, fertilizer and water into "three fields" of water, soil and fertilizer.
In terms of vegetation on the slopes and dams at the bottom of the mountains, Dingxi City has promoted the construction of small watersheds according to local conditions in accordance with the idea of comprehensive management of "beams, ridges, slopes and ditches", and created a vegetation ecological system combining trees, shrubs and grasses. At the same time, a silt dam was built in the ditch at the bottom of the mountain to build a line of defense to intercept sediment from entering the river. These measures effectively reduce soil erosion and sediment entering the river, and improve the stability and self-healing ability of the ecosystem.
In terms of the development of ecological industry, Dingxi City adheres to the direction of ecological industrialization and industrial ecology, and based on the resource advantages of the characteristic industry of "Yaodu Potato Township", it has built an industrial system of "integration of three industries" of "tamping the foundation of characteristic agriculture, extending the chain of green industry, and increasing the efficiency of three industry services". Through measures such as building a standardized agricultural base, building a green chemical industrial cluster, and cultivating high-quality service formats, Dingxi City has realized the deep integration and mutual promotion of ecology and economy.
"Abundant greenery" leads a new chapter in green development
Dingxi City continues to move forward on the road of green development, adheres to the concept of "green abundance", builds a green development system of "four-pole integration", and takes ecological protection as the premise to plan the development of the city, optimize the economic layout, and promote high-quality catch-up development.
In terms of regional development positioning, Dingxi City has given priority to integrating ecology into it, strictly implemented land and space planning, strengthened land and space use control, and actively undertaken the construction of ecological function belts in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. The "Plan for Ecological Protection and High-quality Development of the Yellow River Basin in Dingxi City" has been compiled, which clarifies the four major development orientations and four types of functional areas, and promotes the overall consideration of ecological protection and high-quality development.
In terms of infrastructure construction, Dingxi City has taken ecological governance as the core element and compiled the "Special Implementation Plan for Ecological Protection and Restoration of the Yellow River Basin", focusing on six major areas such as green expansion, carbon reduction and pollution reduction, and promoting the construction of "six major projects". By improving the modernization level of the ecological environment governance system and governance capacity, we will lay a solid foundation for the legalization, systematization and systematization of ecological protection.
In terms of the construction of human settlements, Dingxi City has implemented urban renewal actions to create a green ecological landscape suitable for living and working. Improve environmental quality through comprehensive treatment measures such as "four dust treatment", "four water treatment" and "four wastes joint treatment". At the same time, we should learn from advanced experience to promote the improvement of the rural living environment and create a rural environment with blue sky, green land and clear water.
In terms of economic development system, Dingxi City makes full use of the advantages of wind and solar resources, vigorously develops wind power and photovoltaic industries, and builds a clean energy base. We should keep an eye on the "dual carbon" goal, promote the construction of national reserve forest projects, and improve the carbon sink trading mechanism. By deepening the reform of forest tenure and promoting forestry financial products, the integration and transformation of ecological value and economic value will be realized. Implement the three-year action for the development of the economy and industry under the forest, promote the integrated development of various industrial formats, and open up a new path for the value transformation of ecological products.
The "green rise" has significantly improved people's livelihood and well-being
Dingxi City has achieved remarkable results on the road of green development, the ecosystem function is stable and improving, the economic development has maintained rapid growth, the people's living standards have been significantly improved, and the concept of ecological civilization is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
According to statistics, in the past ten years, Dingxi City has completed afforestation and greening of 3.73 million mu, planted 180 million trees on a voluntary basis, increased the forest coverage rate to 12.19%, and the total area of forest land reached 6.419 million mu. At the same time, positive progress has also been made in soil and water conservation, water resources allocation and utilization, etc., the soil and water conservation rate has increased to 66.56%, and the urban reclaimed water recycling rate has reached 23.5%. Through the implementation of a multi-level and three-dimensional ecological governance system, the battle to defend blue sky, clear water and pure land has achieved remarkable results, with the excellent air quality rate of urban areas exceeding 96%, and the proportion of water environment quality reaching or better than that of Class III water bodies reaching or better than 83.3%.
At the same time of economic development, Dingxi City also pays attention to improving people's livelihood and well-being. The battle against poverty has achieved a comprehensive victory, the urban and rural areas have taken on a new look, the scale of characteristic industries has continued to grow, and the economic development has made steady progress. In 2022, the city's GDP will reach 55.793 billion yuan, 2.5 times that of 2012, and the per capita GDP and general public budget revenue will also achieve rapid growth. The case of high-quality and efficient development of the whole potato industry chain has become one of the "top ten models" for the high-quality development of rural industries in China, highlighting the exploration and effectiveness of Dingxi City in green industry.
In terms of improving people's living standards, Dingxi City pays attention to the equalization of public services, and the level of urban and rural public services continues to improve. Remarkable progress has been made in public services such as education and medical care, the middle-income group has continued to grow, and residents' incomes have doubled. At the same time, Dingxi City has also built an urban and rural grid governance system, and its governance capacity has been continuously improved, and it has won the title of "Chang'an Cup" for comprehensive management of social security and the first batch of "National Anti-drug Demonstration Cities".
In addition, Dingxi City also actively promotes the concept of ecological civilization, and promotes the widespread popularization of green and low-carbon lifestyles by strengthening the publicity of ecological and environmental protection laws, strict environmental law enforcement, and supporting the development of circular agriculture and green industry. In 2022, the total energy consumption of Dingxi City was effectively controlled, and the energy intensity per 10,000 yuan of GDP and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP both decreased significantly, demonstrating Dingxi's determination and effectiveness in promoting green development and achieving low-carbon transformation.
