Ministry of Ecology and Environment: Strengthening ecological system monitoring and assessment, strictly implementing ecological protection supervision and law enforcement.

Minister of Ecology and Environment, Huang Runqiu, presided over the executive meeting of the Ministry on the 18th, reviewing and giving preliminary approval to the "15th Five-Year Plan for Ecological Protection" and the "Ecological Quality Evaluation Standards". The meeting pointed out that ecological protection is related to national security, people's well-being, and the construction of a beautiful China. It is necessary to firmly establish and implement the concept that green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver, adhere to the integrated protection and systematic governance of mountains, waters, forests, fields, lakes, grass, and sands, and continuously improve the stability, diversity, and sustainability of the ecological system. It is necessary to continuously improve the ecological spatial pattern, promote the protection and restoration of the ecosystem in a coordinated manner, comprehensively strengthen the protection of biodiversity, deeply promote the construction of ecological civilization demonstration projects, and improve the ecological protection guarantee system. It is necessary to strengthen ecological system monitoring and evaluation, strictly carry out ecological protection supervision and law enforcement, and build a solid natural ecological barrier.