Building a conservation-oriented society "is a slogan we shout when we cherish and save resources. However, how can we really save resources? Why should we strongly recommend saving? Please listen to my heart below!
let's talk about water resources first. China's total water resources is about 2.8 trillion cubic meters, ranking sixth in the world, with a per capita water consumption of more than 2,111 cubic meters, accounting for only a quarter of the world's per capita level. It belongs to a water-deficient country, and more than 411 cities in the country are short of water. In particular, the water shortage in the western region is very serious, and it is very difficult for people and livestock to drink water in some mountainous areas.
China's water use is facing severe problems, so we should cherish water resources and save water. For example, after running out of water, tighten the faucet to avoid the waste phenomenon of "one river of clear water flows eastward". If the faucet is found to be broken, it should be repaired in time to avoid losing a lot of water. Don't underestimate the abandoned battery, because a button cell will pollute 611 tons of water, and if you throw it into the water, the water will be undrinkable. We should collect the batteries and send them to the recycling station, which can not only avoid polluting the water source, but also recycle the batteries, killing two birds with one stone. You can't just talk, you have to act!
not only to save water, but also to save forest resources. The total amount of forest resources in China is insufficient, and the forest coverage rate is only 18.21%, which is equivalent to 61.52% of the world average forest coverage rate. The per capita forest area and per capita forest storage in China are less than one quarter and one sixth of the world average respectively. The forest quality is not high, and the average volume per hectare is only 84.73 cubic meters, which is equivalent to 84.86% of the world average.
This is the warning from forest resources! We should economize on the use of forest resources. First of all, we should not throw manuscript paper around, nor fold small handicrafts such as airplanes with unwritten paper, let alone cut down and trample on flowers and trees at will. We should plant trees and take care of them. Do not use disposable things, such as paper cups, wood blocks and so on. At school, we should set up a "green bank" and pick up the discarded scraps of paper and handkerchiefs. When eating out, bring your own spoons and chopsticks. Students, let's act together to save and utilize our limited forest resources.
we can't live without electricity everywhere. Electricity brings us all kinds of conveniences, but we should save electricity, because electricity is almost produced by burning standard coal, and the coal stored in our country is only enough for mining for 111 years! Think about it, after 111 years, what should our future generations do? Therefore, we should save electricity. First of all, starting from myself, I keep in mind that "people turn on the lights and people turn off the lights". In midsummer, when turning on the air conditioner, don't turn the temperature too low, just adjust it appropriately. Usually lighting, use energy-saving lamps as much as possible, because ordinary light bulbs convert a lot of electric energy into heat, only a fraction into light, and energy-saving lamps almost convert electric energy into light.
"Cherish resources and advocate economy" is the obligation of every citizen. For our better tomorrow, please act quickly!
"Looking forward to, looking forward to, the east wind is coming, and the pace of spring is approaching ..."
Mother Earth has brought us beautiful spring after spring. On April 22nd, when the 37th "Earth Day" came to us with the steps of spring, we couldn't help thinking about how we should treat Mother Earth well and how we should cherish the spring scenery in Wan Li that Mother Earth gave us.
being kind to the earth-cherishing resources and sustainable development is the main theme of this spring.
However, the current situation of protection, utilization and sustainable utilization of both land resources and mineral resources in China is not optimistic. We have to ask: is the spring of the earth forever?
Although we implement the strictest land management system in the world, in some places, the indiscriminate occupation and use of agricultural land and basic farmland still occur from time to time; In our large and small cities, the "pie" paved with reinforced concrete is still expanding in all directions, devouring the surrounding hectares of grain fields ... < P > Although the supply of mineral resources has become a bottleneck restricting the rapid economic development, in some places, unlicensed small mines marked by wasting and destroying resources are still being mined indiscriminately; Even in large mines, the extensive mining method of "eating half and throwing half" continues; Littering tailings not only makes the mineral resources that could have been used abandoned, but also may form mudslides in the rainy season and become killers who destroy fields, crops and people's lives and property; The ground subsidence and ground fissures in mined-out areas not only make farmers lose the land resources they depend on for survival, but also threaten their living safety. We are the country with the most water shortage in the world, but the water for production and life is still being squandered at will, and the precious groundwater is over-exploited or polluted; Our energy is already in short supply, and the extensive heating of newly-built houses like mushrooms after rain is still wasting oil and coal resources ...
Today, with the overall shortage of land and mineral resources, we must change the current situation of extensive utilization, low efficiency and serious waste of land resources. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to the economical and intensive use of land and resources, which requires us to have a high sense of historical responsibility, a strong sense of urgency and a broad world vision, accurately grasp the staged characteristics of China's development, base ourselves on scientific development, focus on independent innovation, accelerate the transformation of economic growth mode, take resource conservation as a basic national policy, develop circular economy, protect the ecological environment, accelerate the construction of a resource-saving and environment-friendly society, and promote economic development and population, resources and environment.
in order to build a conservation-oriented society, during the 11th Five-Year Plan period, the state has set several binding hard targets that must be achieved: the amount of cultivated land will be maintained at 21 million hectares, the energy consumption per unit of GDP will be reduced by about 21%, the water consumption per unit of industrial added value will be reduced by 31%, the effective utilization coefficient of agricultural irrigation water will be increased to 1.5, and the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste will be increased to 61% (expected). Now, governments and enterprises at all levels are working hard to achieve these goals, and every citizen of us should work hard to achieve these goals. Resource shortage and energy crisis are around us, and "electricity shortage", "oil shortage", "coal shortage" and "water shortage" are bothering us all the time. Cherish resources by you, me and him. Only with the concerted efforts of the whole society can we get rid of the rapidly developing resource dilemma and move towards a resource-saving and environment-friendly society.
it is everyone's responsibility to cherish, protect and save resources. Let's start from now, from me, from dribs and drabs, cherish all the natural resources that Mother Earth has given us, and make our home spring bright every year ...
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The reporter recently learned from the Yunnan Provincial Department of Land and Resources that the province's rectification and standardization of mineral resources development order since last September has achieved practical results, initially curbing the indiscriminate occupation.
According to reports, through the comprehensive investigation and handling of illegal mining activities, the province * * * cleared 2,241 illegal mining activities without a license, 111 cases of cross-layer and cross-border mining, ordered 588 to stop production for rectification, banned 2,545 illegal mining sites, recovered mineral resources compensation fee of 1.18 million yuan, imposed a fine of 2.78 million yuan, confiscated 5,111 tons of mineral products, cancelled and revoked 89 mining licenses, and gave administrative sanctions. Through comprehensive verification of licenses, the province has now set up 2824 effective exploration rights, with a total registered area of 65,111 square kilometers, accounting for 16.5% of the province's land area. By organizing joint law enforcement, the state, city and county governments conducted a preliminary investigation on the acts of favoritism, dereliction of duty, and public officials' participation or disguised participation in running mines in the development and management of mineral resources. So far, * * * has found out that 41 people are suspected of participating in mining and participating in dividends. In view of the phenomenon of "virtual fever" in mineral exploration last year, the relevant parties organized forces to conduct centralized screening and processing in accordance with the "six principles" and "ten no approvals", and nearly 1,111 certificates have been processed so far.
WWF: China's resource consumption has doubled in 41 years
On the morning of April 9th, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WFF) released the Asia-Pacific Region's 2115 Ecological Footprint and Natural Wealth Report. The report shows that the people in the Asia-Pacific region are consuming resources nearly twice as fast as the recovery of natural resources in the region. From 1961 to 2111, the per capita ecological footprint of China almost doubled. This means that the resources consumed by China have doubled in 41 years. The publisher of the report said that despite this, China's national ecological footprint is relatively stable.
why should we save today?
I don't know when it started. We are used to the bright lights in the office in broad daylight, the air conditioner in the room being turned on all the year round like spring, the running water when washing dishes, the waste paper beside the copier ... and the extravagance and freedom behind all this convenience and comfort.
Therefore, when the State Council proposed to carry out nationwide resource conservation activities from 2114 to 2116, some people felt "unaccustomed" when the long-separated word "conservation" kept repeating in our ears.
Some people say that economy is the product of the era of natural economy with low productivity. Is it inappropriate to talk about economy again under the condition of material-rich market economy? Some people say that consumption is the tractor of production and the indispensable wheel of modern trains. Is it old-fashioned to advocate the transformation to a conservation-oriented society?
today, why should we save?
Uncontrolled waste of resources shakes the foundation of survival
Conservation and waste are relative. Today, we talk about conservation again because the waste that happens around us is shaking the foundation on which we live.
We are one of the countries with the most water shortage in the world, and the per capita water resources are less than 1.4 of the average. More than 411 cities are short of water supply, but do we cherish water?
agriculture is a big water user and a big waste of water resources. In China, the agricultural irrigation method of "soil canal water conveyance and flood irrigation" is still widely used, and half of the irrigation water leaks during the water conveyance process, and the utilization rate is only about 41%, which is less than half of that of developed countries.
Because the existing water facilities are backward in technology, the current water consumption per 11,111 yuan of industrial output value in China is 1.13 cubic meters, that in the United States is 8 cubic meters, and that in Japan is only 6 cubic meters. The reuse rate of our industrial water is only about 55%, while the average in developed countries is 75%-85%.
People are equally unscrupulous in wasting water resources in their lives. Experiments show that if a faucet leaks a drop of water every second, it will drop 361 tons of water a year. However, the leakage loss of water distribution pipe network and water appliances in most cities in China is as high as 21% or more, and the leakage of water tank in urban toilets alone will lose hundreds of millions of cubic meters every year. The country wastes more than 11 billion cubic meters of water every year. The water consumption of car washing in Beijing in just one year is equivalent to the water storage capacity of one Duokunming Lake or six North Seas.
Our per capita arable land area is less than 2/5 of the world average. We need less than 1/11 of the world arable land to feed 1/4 of the world population. However, the "enclosure movement" of various names has sharply reduced our cultivated land. Just small solid clay bricks can destroy 81,111-111,111 mu of fertile land a year, and brick factories alone occupy 4 million mu of land.
in the extensive use and unprovoked waste, energy has also entered the era of shortage. The lowest per capita reserves of oil, natural gas, copper, aluminum and other important mineral resources only account for 1/25 of the world average. At present, China consumes nearly 41% more energy and mineral resources per 11,111 yuan of industrial output than developed countries. Apart from the backward factors of science and technology, man-made waste is a big loophole.
neither the Asian financial crisis nor the sudden disaster of SARS can stop the rapid development of China's economy. However, since the energy shortage that swept across the country last year and the overall rise in raw material prices, people have increasingly felt that China's economy is suffering from resource constraints. For a large developing country like us, the shortage of important resources is bound to be controlled by people. At critical times, resources may not be bought with money.
The imminent resource crisis rings a natural alarm
When riding on the high-speed economic train and facing the increasingly rich material life, we often feel a kind of satisfaction: the days of being short of money have passed and life is getting more and more prosperous.
But when we know that today's rich life is achieved by excessive consumption of resources, and today's development is in exchange for the survival rights of future generations, can we still live so freely?
"I thought you were infinitely broad and didn't care about losing a shade. I thought you had infinite treasure and didn't care to take a little peace. I thought you were very strong, but your tears are flowing. I thought you had boundless maternal love, but you gradually lost your strength. "
The scarcity of existing resources and the demand and pressure of future development make us listen to the warning of nature. After encountering "coal shortage", "electricity shortage" and "oil shortage" one after another, Chinese people first tasted the bitterness of resource shortage. In the impatience of queuing to buy candles, in the sudden panic of falling into darkness, the alarm bell has actually sounded!
after decades of investigation, geologists have confirmed that China has become a "resource-weak country" because of its huge population base and rapid economic development. After 51 years, there will be a serious shortage of almost all mineral resources except coal in China, and about 51% of them will be exhausted. People of insight warned that China will enter an era of severe water shortage in 2111, and our children will have to pay a heavy price for our profligacy today.
this is a very dangerous signal. Lack of resources will be the biggest difficulty that restricts the rapid economic development in China, and it will also be the biggest hidden danger that damages our beautiful life.
In fact, under the wheel of development, how to deal with the challenge of resource shortage has become a worldwide topic. In all countries of the world, conservation has become a trend, and the awareness of resource conservation and protection in many countries has been integrated into every detail of life.
Those countries are far richer than ours, but their careful use of resources makes us ashamed.
The United States is a resource-rich country, and its national consumption level ranks first in the world. However, American students' textbooks are reused. A textbook needs at least eight students, with an average service life of five years. The service life of textbooks in China is only half a year! There are 221 million primary and secondary school students in our country. At present, if one textbook can be used continuously for five years, after deducting the cost, the savings will be considerable! And how many forests will be spared in the process of recycling textbooks!
Our neighbor Koreans have saved their teeth. Because they cherish resources, they have developed food toothpicks made of potato starch or glutinous rice noodles. Disposable tablecloths for restaurants and disposable toiletries for hotels have long since disappeared in Korea.
Disposable chopsticks were originally invented by the Japanese, but made in Japan.