On August 26, 2021, the "Belt and Road" Green Development International Alliance (hereinafter referred to as the Green Alliance) and the Klines European Environmental Protection Association jointly organized the "Belt and Road" Ecological Environment Standards Seminar. The purpose of the conference is to exchange laws, regulations and policy standards for the co-construction of the "Belt and Road" national ecological environment, and to promote the docking with the co-construction of the country's ecological environment standards.
Li Yonghong, deputy director of the Foreign Cooperation and Exchange Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Long Di, chief representative of the Beijing Representative Office of the European Environmental Protection Association, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. From the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia, Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Kenya, National University of Rwanda, Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences, China National Institute of Standardization, China University of Political Science and Law, China Railway Construction, China Automotive Data Co., Ltd. and other domestic and foreign government departments, research institutions and More than 20 representatives of the enterprise attended the meeting.
Strengthening the “soft connectivity” of rules and standards is an important part of the high-quality promotion of the “Belt and Road” construction. Li Yonghong pointed out that it is necessary to continue to play the role of the Green Alliance's international cooperation platform to promote the construction of the "Belt and Road" to achieve higher standards, better people's livelihood, and more sustainable goals. Long Di said that China advocates high standards in the construction of the "Belt and Road" and continues to promote its use through international exchanges and cooperation.
Participants conducted discussions on topics such as the construction of ecological environment standard systems in various countries, the implementation of environmental laws and regulations, and the comparison of environmental standards in typical industries. Representatives of Kenya's Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Chinese Academy of Environmental Sciences and China National Institute of Standardization introduced their country's ecological environment laws and regulations, ecological environment standards, and environmental protection industry standard systems. Emmanuel, Honorary Dean of the National University of Rwanda, introduced environmental protection cases and applicable rules in the main development and construction industries in Africa. Professor Wang Canfa from China University of Political Science and Law introduced the differences in the co-construction of the “Belt and Road” national ecological environment standard system, and Put forward suggestions for advancing the docking of standards. Representatives of China Railway Construction and China Automotive Data Co., Ltd. respectively introduced the application of environmental protection standards for overseas engineering projects and the joint establishment of national carbon emission standards for the automobile industry.
The meeting effectively identified the opportunities and challenges facing the co-construction of the “Belt and Road” countries to improve the ecological environment standard system and management capabilities, and discussed the key areas and key paths of the “Belt and Road” ecological environment Eco-environmental standards have been docked to build a communication platform.
(Source: The Belt and Road Development Green Alliance Original title: The "Belt and Road" Ecological Environment Standard Seminar was held in Beijing)
