PANG Jun: Chinese Modernization Featuring Harmony Between Humanity and Nature

Harmony between humanity and nature is one of the essential characteristics of Chinese modernization. Advancing modernization of harmony between humanity and nature requires us to uphold a systemic approach and coordinate the advancement of economic and social development with ecological conservation, making concerted efforts across multiple fronts.

1.Accelerating green and low-carbon development

We will establish and improve an economic system for green, low-carbon, and circular development, and maintain the comprehensive green transition in social and economic development.

2.Intensifying pollution prevention and control

We will continue to control pollution in a lawful, targeted, and science-based way, and we will make further efforts to keep our skies blue, waters clear, and lands clean.

3.Enhancing diversity, stability, and sustainability in our ecosystems

Major projects for preserving and restoring key ecosystems will be carried out in priority areas. We will protect and manage our ecosystems involving mountains, rivers, forests, farmland, lakes, grasslands and deserts with a holistic approach, and improve a protected areas system with national parks as the mainstay to enhance biodiversity protection and maintain ecological balance.

4.Taking an active part in global environmental governance

We will uphold the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, participate actively in global governance to address climate change, biodiversity conservation, and marine pollution control, and strengthen international exchanges and cooperation.

5.Improving China's ecological conservation systems

We will enhance coordinating mechanisms in the ecological conservation, improve laws, regulations, and policy systems, and reinforce environmental protection inspections as well as law enforcement and supervision.

(Translated excerpts from the views of PANG Jun, Researcher at the National Academy of Development and Strategy (NADS), and Dean of the School of Ecology & Environment at Renmin University of China (RUC), at the second session of the Jiangshan Forum· Expert Talks, an original short video interview series of NADS.)