The National Forestry and Grassland Administration replied to the "Proposal on Increasing the Intensity of Ecological Compensation".
Proposal on Increasing Ecological Compensation".
No. 0287 of 2023).
1. On the issue of increasing the financial transfer of nature reserves.
**. Attach great importance to the construction of the nature reserve system with national parks as the main body, actively explore the construction of a diversified fund guarantee mechanism based on financial investment, and support the protection, operation and management of national parks and other types of nature reserves. The first is to arrange subsidies for national nature reserves, support the compensation and restoration of ecological protection of national nature reserves, as well as carry out special rescue, purchase and maintenance of protection facilities and equipment and related governance, special investigation and monitoring, publicity and education, etc. The second is to arrange transfer payments for key ecological function areas, improve the basic public service guarantee capacity of important ecological function areas, and support local governments to strengthen ecological and environmental protection. The above-mentioned funds are cut to the provinces, and the local governments may, within the policy framework, coordinate the financial resources and their own financial resources according to the regulations, and increase support for nature reserves. Our bureau is also working with the Ministry of Finance to support the establishment of national parks within the framework of the "National Park Spatial Layout Plan" and the "Opinions on Several Financial Policies for Promoting the Construction of National Parks". Taking into account the above-mentioned funding channels, in order to strengthen the overall planning of funds and avoid duplication of investment, in accordance with the strict control of new special funds and the relevant requirements, in principle, no new special funds or funds will be established. In the next step, our bureau will thoroughly implement the decision-making and deployment, and work with the Ministry of Finance and other relevant departments to earnestly implement the policies that have been introduced, and promote the construction of a nature reserve system with national parks as the main body.
Second, on the issue of rationalizing and improving the management system.
**. Attach great importance to the institutional and institutional issues in the field of ecological compensation. The Notice of the General Office on Printing and Distributing the Reform Plan for the Division of Fiscal Powers and Expenditure Responsibilities between the Sector of Natural Resources and Local Governments (Guo Ban Fa 2020 No. 19) clearly recognises the ecological compensation implemented under the influence of national land and space use control as a joint fiscal authority with the local government, and the expenditure responsibility is shared with the local government; Matters such as the control of local land and space use, the management of local annual utilization plans for natural resources, the management and specific implementation of land acquisition and conversion within local administrative areas, and the implementation of ecological compensation affected by local land and space use control shall be recognized as local financial powers, and the local government shall bear the responsibility for expenditure. In 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China issued the "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Ecological Protection Compensation System", pointing out that it is necessary to give full play to the leading role of the first to carry out ecological protection compensation and implement ecological protection responsibilities, actively guide the participation of all parties in society, and promote market-oriented and diversified compensation practices; It is necessary to gradually improve the ecological protection compensation system and mechanism that is strongly led, orderly participation of the society, and effectively regulated by the market. Our bureau is working with relevant departments to earnestly grasp the implementation and implementation of relevant policies.
3. On the issue of strengthening the legislative work of ecological compensation.
The "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Ecological Protection Compensation System" points out that it is necessary to "accelerate the construction of the rule of law and use legal means to regulate the behavior of ecological protection compensation." Clearly define the rights and obligations of all parties, so that the benefits correspond to the compensation, and the right to compensation is matched with the fulfillment of the protection obligation. Complete evaluation mechanisms, increase the force of rewards and punishments in accordance with laws and regulations, and strictly pursue responsibility." In the drafting of the National Park Law and the revision of the Regulations on Nature Reserves, our bureau will take into account the needs of ecological protection compensation in nature reserves and residents' engagement in environment-friendly business activities, and improve the relevant systems in the legislation of nature reserves.
*: National Forestry and Grassland Administration**Net.