Expediting legislation on the management and protection of the Three Gorges Reservoir to provide a sound legal guarantee for the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt
China's Three Gorges Project is a pillar project playing a pivotal role in protecting and managing the Yangtze River.The well-functioning Three Gorges Reservoir has remarkable benefits,a critical geographical location,and compli-cated management and protection issues to deal with.At a crucial stage where the Yangtze River Basin's ecological conser-vation and environmental protection as well as its high-quality development are approaching qualitative changes from quanti-tative ones,it is necessary and urgent to strengthen the management and protection of the Three Gorges Reservoir in accord-ance with laws and regulations for the safe operation of the project and the delivery of comprehensive benefits,and for the high-quality development of the reservoir area and the basin.It is suggested that special administrative regulations be formu-lated at the national level to coordinate and standardize the development,utilization,management and protection efforts of the Three Gorges Reservoir,and promote unified management of the matters relating to ecological environmental protection and economic and social development in the reservoir area and upstream and downstream areas,so as to provide a sound legal guarantee for the high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
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