今天，中国经济繁荣，社会各方面有了长足的发展，中国已成为全球产业链上重要的一环。但是，中国要发展，也要青山绿水。这是对世界工业化发展的反思与总结，更是对中国改革开放成败得失的总结。为了和谐家园，中国政府选择了可持续发展，不但将其定为基本国策，还变成一种理念而深入人心。

中国在致力于生态保护的各种实践活动中，享受过成功的喜悦，也领受过治理过程漫长的煎熬。本书介绍了中国的环境保护行动，从而使读者了解中国为保护环境而付出的艰辛努力与收获的成果。

At the present time, China has reached a major milestone in its economic development,accompanied by significant social progress.China has become an important part of the global industrial network, but at the same time as it needs development it also needs green mountains and clear waters. This in fact is a reflection based on world industrial development, and, even more, a summary of the gains and losses of China's reform and opening-up. With a view to building a harmonious homeland, the Chinese government has chosen sustainable development, and this has not only become a fundamental national policy but also a concept close to the hearts of the people.

China's dedicated efforts and activities relating to ecological and environmental protection have resulted in encouraging successes, but this has involved a long and painstaking process. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the achievements,problems and prospects in China's environmental protection activities.

Green Project to Provide Long-lasting Benefits

 Major forest zones

 Destruction of forests: a mistake that must be corrected

 The north China protective forests-- the largest ecological project in the world

 Green planted on the roof of the world in Yushu Prefecture

Water Conservancy to Safeguard Human Homeland

 To protect the soil is to protect the homeland of mankind

 Surveying of the national land resources and water conservancy according to law

 Beautiful scenery of terraced fields

 Massive migration from the areas at the origins of the three big rivers

Project of Pollution Treatment-- a Tenaciously Painstaking Endeavor

 Environmental pollution: a difficult global problem during industrialization

 Recycling of wastes: a choice to realize sustained development

 Beijing once again has a blue sky

 Difficult situations and variable water treatment

Nature Reserves to Preserve Life and Green Space

 The earth: a happy dwelling place for all living creatures

 A summary of living species in China

 Nature reserves: a mark of human civilization

 Dinghu Mountain Nature Reserve:the first natural conservation zone in China

 Gansu: protecting life in all parts of the province

 Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve: a kingdom of tropical living creatures

 Yangxian Nature Reserve for crested ibis:harmonious co-existence between man and birds

 Nature reserve at the origins of the three big rivers:extending life on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Ecological Environmental Protection:China's Principle Focus

 China's environmental issues viewed in hindsight

 The rise and development of China's environmental protection program

 Protection of the ecological environment in the new era

 Laws as sharp swords in the protection of the ecological environment

 Control population and eradicate poverty to uproot the source that undermines ecology

 Returning cultivated land to forests and grassland to restore and improve the ecology

 Clean production: China rejecting pollution

 Action of volunteers for environmental protection: awakening of public awareness

A group of Chinese People Who Are the Backbone of a Harmonious Homeland

 Zhu Zhenda: a pioneer in the study of desert

 Shi Shuzhu: committed to treating sand

 Soinam Targyai: first man to give his life for the protection of wildlife

 Liang Congjie:father of "Friends of Nature"

 Jiang Tianmin:first man who protected the Chinese salamander