Beijing, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Illegal quarrying has damaged the ruins of the Great Wall of Zhao and the ...... of the inadequate protection of the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National ParkOn the 8th, the third round of the first batch of ** ecological and environmental protection inspection teams notified typical cases in 5 provinces.
The inspectors found that some counties (cities) in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, opened mountains for mining in violation of regulations in the name of mine restoration and land leveling, and the supervision was not effective, causing environmental pollution and ecological damage. In September 2020, Hui'an County approved the "ecological restoration and governance" project of the two mines, which was organized and implemented by the Hemu Farm Development Organization jointly established by the two mining enterprises. Since the implementation of the treatment project, not only has the mine not been repaired, but the mining area of the mining area has nearly doubled.
In Henan, the inspectors found that the illegal excavation of sand and quarrying in Huixian, Weihui and other places in Xinxiang City and other places to damage the ecological environment was prominent, resulting in the destruction of the site of Zhao Great Wall, a cultural relics protection unit in Henan Province. When the mining department of Weihui City applied for the mining license for the fourth workshop of natural resources, it did not solicit the opinions of the administrative department of cultural relics in accordance with the regulations, and included the 2nd section of Tangzhuang, the 651-meter-long Zhao Great Wall site, into the mining scope. A number of companies have also caused damage to Zhao Changcheng in the process of illegal mining. Up to now, only 855 meters of the site of the Great Wall of Zhao exists, 716% of the length of the Great Wall has been damaged to varying degrees.
Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park is a treasure trove of tropical biodiversity and genetic resources in China. The inspectors found that there are outstanding ecological and environmental problems in the national park, such as illegal encroachment on forest land, illegal quarrying and ecological damage, and poor cleaning and remediation of small hydropower stations. Wuzhishan Flower Dance Human Tourism Investment*** has been illegally reclaimed since 2021 2586 acres of public welfare forest land is planted with coffee and other cash crops. Part of the facilities of the four power stations are located in the core protected area of the national park and are still in operation today.
On November 27, 2023, the on-site inspector of the inspection team used a drone to shoot, Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park 2586 acres of public welfare forest land were illegally reclaimed. (Photo courtesy of the inspection team).
In Gansu, inspectors found that since 2019, some sand mining enterprises in Gannan Prefecture have not gone through the procedures for expropriation and occupation, and have illegally occupied grasslands and woodlands. Among them, three sand mining enterprises, including Gansu Chiye Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., illegally occupied 249 acres of grassland for mining. Of the 43 sand mining enterprises in the state, 37 did not meet the requirements for ecological restoration. The sand mining mines that should be created by green mines in the state have not been created.
On December 2, 2023, the on-site inspectors of the inspection team found that Gansu Chiye Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. illegally occupied the grassland. (Photo courtesy of the inspection team).
Inspectors found that in some parts of Qinghai Province, the ecological protection of small hydropower development is not effective, affecting the health of river ecosystems. At the time of the inspection, 23 of the 64 small hydropower stations included in the "exit category" had not completed the withdrawal plan. Due to the failure of ecological flow discharge to meet the requirements of stability and sufficiency, some rivers have been reduced and dehydrated.