Ecological Red Lines

Ecological Red Lines

Ecological red lines, also known as “conservation red lines,” refer to spatial boundaries and environmental management limits that must be strictly observed in ecological conservation services, environmental quality and safety controls, and natural resource utilization, in order to ensure national and regional ecological safety, sustainable economic and social development, and people’s health.

These lines are essential for securing China’s ecological safety, and must not be crossed. Otherwise the country’s ecology, the people’s working and living conditions, and sustainable development will all be endangered.

The Chinese government is conducting research on the delineation of red lines and their effective implementation through institutional arrangements, so as to offer the best possible protection for a healthy environment. Once the mechanism of red lines is in place, it must be implemented throughout the country without fail.

生態保護紅線

生態保護紅線，亦稱生態紅線，是指在自然生態服務功能、環境質量安全、自然資源利用等方面，需要實行嚴格保護的空間邊界與管理限值，以維護國家和區域生態安全及經濟社會可持續發展，保障人民群眾健康。生態紅線是國家生態安全的底線和生命線，這個紅線不能突破，一旦突破后果必將危及生態安全、人民生產生活和國家可持續發展。中國政府正在通過精心研究和論證，確定究竟哪些要列入生態紅線，如何從制度上保障生態紅線，把良好生態系統盡可能保護起來。生態紅線一旦確立，全國就要一體遵行，決不能逾越。