Borderland eco-governance beneficial beyond China

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY At the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in November and the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in December, China showcased the pivotal role its border regions have been playing in deepening South-South cooperation on climate change and combating desertification. China's border ecological governance is different from some Western countries' development model of excessive natural resource consumption, as well as the old paradigm of "polluting first, treating later". China's border ecological governance has established an integrated development model that combines ecological security, common prosperity and national security. It should be widely acknowledged that China's border ecological governance has explored a new global cooperation model that emphasizes mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. In terms of cooperative practices and innovative models, China and some of its neighboring countries have jointly established trans-boundary ecological protection zones which facilitate holistic ecosystem protection and promote cross-border eco-tourism; collaborate on transboundary natural resource management, ensuring its rational allocation and utilization; share green ecological governance technologies and promote cooperation on overseas green industrial projects; establish international cooperation centers for ecological governance; and share environmental data and monitoring systems to improve the efficiency of transnational ecological governance by leveraging technologies such as remote sensing, big data analysis and artificial intelligence.