Respecting, Accommodating and Protecting Nature
Protecting the eco-environment is a major political issue related to the mission and purpose of the CPC as it is a major social issue impacting people's wellbeing. At its 18th National Congress, the CPC called on the people to respect, accommodate and protect nature.
Respecting nature is a sound attitude to adopt. Humanity must revere nature and be grateful to nature, respect nature and its capacity for revival and circulation, instead of attempting to dominate nature.
Accommodating nature is a basic principle to observe. Humanity must follow the ways of nature and the objective laws governing economic and social development.
Protecting nature is a responsibility to take. When taking what we need for survival, we should cherish and repay nature, and protect ecosystems.
尊重自然、順應自然、保護自然的生態文明理念
生態環境是關系黨的使命宗旨的重大政治問題，也是關系民生的重大社會問題。中共十八大提出樹立尊重自然、順應自然、保護自然的生態文明理念。
尊重自然，是人與自然相處時應秉持的科學態度，即人對自然應懷有敬畏之心、感恩之心，尊重自然界的存在、再生和循環能力，而絕不能凌駕其上。順應自然，是人與自然相處時應遵循的基本原則，即人要順應自然的客觀規律，按照客觀規律推動經濟社會發展。保護自然，是人與自然相處時應承擔的重要責任，即人向自然界索取生存發展之需時，應主動呵護自然、回報自然，保護生態系統。
