Overall approach and key measures of soil and water conservation in the 15th Five-Year Plan period
MO Mo
Abstract：The Proposal of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development,deliberated and adopted at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee,has anchored the era-oriented coordinates,provided theoretical guidance,and pointed out the direction for advancement for the high-quality development of soil and water conservation(SWC)during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.SWC serves as a fundamental measure for river protection and governance and an indispensable requirement for ecological civilization construction.During the 15th Five-Year Plan period,it has entered a critical phase of transition from"reducing quantity and lowering level"to"improving quality and efficiency",and further to"ecological value enhancement".This paper systematically summarizes the remarkable achievements of SWC during the 14th Five-Year Plan period,objectively analyzes its phased positioning and strategic direction for the 15th Five-Year Plan period,and clarifies the overall approach,working principles,and main objectives.It proposes to take deepening reform and innovation as the driving force,enhancing people's wellbeing as the goal,efficient supervision and services as the means,strengthening capacity building as the support,and adhering to the CPC's overall leadership as the guideline.Furthermore,it aims to deepen the SWC work pattern featuring"party committee leadership(led by the CPC committees),government responsibility,inter-departmental coordination,and whole-society participation",so as to ensure the basic completion of a comprehensive prevention and control system for soil erosion compatible with national economic and social development by 2030,with the national SWC rate reaching over 74%.This will further highlight the strategic value of SWC in terms of ecological security and food security and provide strong support for building a Beautiful China,realizing common prosperity for all people,and promoting comprehensive rural revitalization.
Keywords：the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee15th Five-Year Plansoil and water conservationhigh-quality developmentreform and innovationsupervision and servicecapacity buildingurban soil and water conservationdigital twin
Publication Date：2025-11-30
Online Publishing Date：2025-12-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 4-10 )