The unified transverse ecological protection compensation mechanism for the Yangtze River and Yellow River main streams is expected to be completed by 2027.

On the 4th, it was learned from the Ministry of Finance that the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Water Resources, and the National Forestry and Grassland Administration jointly released an implementation plan. By 2027, a unified horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism for the main stream of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers will be established and operate stably, and the horizontal ecological protection compensation mechanism for the main tributaries will be basically established.