In the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the number of national environmental monitoring sites in China will be expanded to more than 50,000.

At the April regular press conference held today, officials from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment introduced that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China will accelerate the construction of a modern ecological environment monitoring system, expanding the number of national monitoring sites from the current 33,000 to over 50,000, achieving full coverage in the areas of carbon reduction, pollution control, and expanding greenery. Zhang Dawei, Director of the Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment: Focus on the four key areas of network, technology, management, and support, and make greater efforts to ensure that monitoring data is "true, accurate, comprehensive, quick, and new", serving as a "mirror" reflecting the beauty of China, as "scouts" discovering environmental problems, and as a "tool" supporting the "three pollution control initiatives". In ecologically sensitive areas such as the Three Rivers Source and key regions such as the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Yangtze River Delta regions, a number of comprehensive monitoring stations with multiple functions will be established, carrying out coordinated monitoring of multiple factors such as the atmosphere, water, and ecology. Six ecological and environmental satellites will be launched, with 30 ground validation stations set up to improve the accuracy of domestic satellite data products to over 80%. It is reported that during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, China will comprehensively promote the digitization and intelligent transformation of the monitoring system. Around 10 comprehensive "darkroom laboratories" will be established nationwide to advance the digitization of over 3,000 water and gas automatic stations. By 2030, the participation of manual work in key business areas of the national monitoring network is aimed to be reduced by 70% and efficiency increased by over 5 times. At the same time, encouraging and supporting local governments to integrate pollution tracing, non-site supervision, and early warning emergency needs, and innovate in characteristic smart application scenarios. In terms of public monitoring, promoting cooperation and information sharing between central and local governments, departments, and strengthen the construction of grassroots supervision, monitoring, and emergency response capabilities. For self-monitoring activities of enterprises and units, implementing full-chain penetrating supervision to firmly prevent and crack down on fraud.