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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) — China will establish a unified inter-basin ecological compensation mechanism for the main rivers of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers by 2027 as part of a broader effort to improve water management, the Ministry of Finance announced Wednesday.
According to a plan jointly released by the ministry and four other government departments, the mechanism will be extended to main channels and major tributaries of key river basins including the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers by 2035.
Compensatory measures will become richer in content, more diverse in methods, improved in standards and mature in mechanisms.
The central government will actively play a coordinating and guiding role in the implementation of this mechanism, rationally determining compensation indicators and funding volumes to ensure that they correspond to the situation with the protection of the aquatic ecological environment and an acceptable burden on local budgets.
China first unveiled plans to establish compensation mechanisms for the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers in 2021 and 2020, respectively. Since then, the country has made significant progress in preserving and restoring the ecology of these rivers.
For example, the Yangtze River Basin has seen a recovery in aquatic biodiversity since a 10-year fishing ban was imposed in 2020. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, 344 native fish species were recorded in the river between 2021 and 2024, 36 more than in the 2017-2020 period before the ban took effect.
The Yellow River, China’s second-longest waterway, has also seen steady environmental improvements, including improved water security and environmental quality. –0–