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City beats clock on deadline for protection zones
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SHANGHAI will name its ecological protection zones before the end of this year — well ahead of the 2020 deadline set by the State Council.
Commercial developments will be banned in these zones that will mainly include drinking water reservoirs, wetlands, and land that help prevent soil erosion and other environmental concerns.
Chongming District’s Dongtan wetland, Pudong’s Jiuduansha wetlands and all the city’s drinking water reservoirs are expected to be named in the first batch of protection zones, according to Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences.
A notice issued by the State Council states all cities and provinces should complete the naming of their ecological protection zones by end of 2020.
The city’s Environmental Protection Bureau said Shanghai, as well as major cities like Beijing and Tianjian, are planning to complete the task three years ahead of that timing.
“Analysis and assessments started about two years ago,” said Wang Min, an official of Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences. “Shanghai has a solid foundation in the establishment of an ecological zone protection system, as it has already named a few natural protection zones.”
According to Wang, the central government will issue a technical standard on the zones in June that local governments are required to follow.
Shanghai plans to make adjustments according to the standard. Some farmland, conservation forests and geology parks will also be considered for naming as protection zones.
“The ecological environment of the zones will be strictly protected and all developments that go against the land’s original function will be banned,” said Wang.
Even when building country-level projects or creating major livelihood projects to the benefit of citizens, land within the protection zones cannot be used unless the State Council rules otherwise.
Wang said Shanghai also plans to name “second-tier” ecological protection zones to include some public green lands in the city center. Restrictions against commercial development in these zones will not be as strict as those in first-tier protection zones, but limits will be set for developers with regard to the ecological environment.
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