Located at the mouth of the Yangtze River which empties into the East China Sea, Chongming has become the largest alluvial estuarine island in the world after more than 1,400 years of rising tides and land sinking.

Chongming is an important strategic space and an ecological barrier for the sustainable development of Shanghai.

He has always undertaken an important mission in the process of transforming Shanghai into a modern international socialist metropolis, the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta region, the green and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the evolution of a national ecological civilization.

Chongming has done everything possible to promote the integration of ecological civilization building and economic and social development, open a new world-class ecological island building kingdom, and embark on a new journey of “clear waters and green mountains “.

The number of waterfowl species, representing more than 1 percent of the world’s population, increased to 14 in 2020 and the number of bird species increased to 298. Public green space per capita has expanded to 8.33 square meters in 2020 while forest cover has climbed to 30.05 percent.

Chongming aims to adhere to ecological priority and green development, learn from advanced experience at home and abroad, and strive to create a new miracle of building world-class ecological islands in accordance with to the development direction of ‘comprehensive ecology, high quality and internationalization. “”

Ti Gong

Restoration of the ecological environment

The island covers almost a fifth of the area of ​​Shanghai, is home to about a quarter of its forests, a third of the basic agricultural land and two main sources of water.

It protects the ecological environment as the eye protection, and treats the ecological environment as the treatment of life. Focusing on the protection and restoration of the ecological environment, Chongming has moved from debt repayment to functional improvement, and from basic ecological environment conservation to asset preservation and appreciation. ecological.

Focusing on key areas, such as water, soil, forest, beach and biodiversity protection, Chongming continues to enhance ecological benefits and actively explore a new way of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, so that seeing the stars, seeing green water, smelling the scent of flowers and singing birds become shining symbols of Chongming.

It has fully modernized its ecological infrastructure, implemented an intensive water supply and improved its capacity for waste disposal in all respects. Thus, the quality of the ecological environment has leaped forward.

Chongming strengthens its overall improvement of the environment and continues to promote actions to prevent and control water pollution, action plans for clean air and actions to prevent and control soil pollution. . It deploys the three-year action plan for the protection of the environment, globally sets up ecological monitoring networks for the environment and regularly improves the quality of the environment. It effectively improves the appearance of urban and rural areas and gradually increases the value of ecological assets.

It is leading a comprehensive reform of the ecological protection of the Yangtze River to help maintain the natural security of the Yangtze River basin.

The island is playing its role in implementing the 10-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River and the requirements to ban fishing in key waters in the basin.

Ti Gong

Conserving coastal resources

Chongming manages seriously, protects its precious coastal resources of the Yangtze River and strengthens the protection of biodiversity. Its ecological service capacity has been continuously improved.

It has formed a multitude of high quality natural ecological products to provide ecosystem services such as air purification, carbon sequestration, oxygen release, biodiversity maintenance and heat island mitigation. . Its supplies in these areas exceeded 50 percent of the city’s total, and it is the region with the city’s largest surplus of ecosystem services.

Chongming is Shanghai’s most valuable, irreplaceable and forward-looking strategic space. Building a world-class ecological island is of great importance for ecological security as well as for the green and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Delta region and the Yangtze River Economic Belt.

Being in a great time and carrying big dreams, Chongming coincides with a crucial period of important strategic opportunities, the period of release of ecological potential and the period of acceleration of the beautiful transformation of butterflies.

The solid development base, the scarce development opportunities and the vast development prospects are unparalleled.

Chongming will adhere to the ecological priority and green development, accelerate the construction of a new Chongming which is ecologically beautiful and happy, conducive to life, work and travel, and the harmonious coexistence between man and nature.