Yellow River diversions to boost ecological protection 黄河

水利部黄河水利委员近日表示，今年我国将拓宽黄河生态调水范围，重点和统筹安排河道内滩区湿地和河道外重要湖泊湿地应急生态补水、华北地区地下水超采区综合治理生态补水。黄河生态调水将有利于涵盖山水林田湖草的整个流域生态系统的良性维持和发展。

China will divert water from the Yellow River to more regions this year to boost ecological protection, the Yellow River Conservancy Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources said. Water diversion projects will focus on emergency water supplies for major wetlands and lakes along the river, as well as ecological restoration in northern Chinese regions with groundwater shortages, according to the commission. Such projects aim to sustain all the ecosystems in the Yellow River basin, including mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, farmland and grassland, the commission said.

保护黄河是事关中华民族伟大复兴和永续发展的千秋大计，是重大国家战略。

The protection of the Yellow River is critical to the great rejuvenation and sustainable development of the Chinese nation. It is a major national strategy.

——2019年9月18日，习近平在黄河流域生态保护和高质量发展座谈会上的讲话

加强生态环境保护。黄河生态系统是一个有机整体，要充分考虑上中下游的差异。

We should strengthen protection of the ecological environment of the Yellow River basin. Differences between the upper, middle and lower reaches of the river should be fully considered, given that the Yellow River ecosystem is an organic whole.

——2019年9月18日，习近平在黄河流域生态保护和高质量发展座谈会上的讲话