Official in Charge of the National Development and Reform Commission answers questions from journalists on the "Three-North" Project Overall Plan: What are the main considerations and basic principles in the revision of this plan?

In the revision of the "Plan", the focus is on four principles: first, highlighting the strategic and guiding nature. Around the positioning of the "Three-North" project as a major national strategy, a systematic planning is proposed for the overall ideas of the six to eight phases of the project, providing guidance for the preparation of phased plans and orderly advancement of project construction. Second, highlighting persistence and adherence to innovation. Building on the experience of the first five phases of the "Three-North" project, aligning with the latest deployment of the central government, improving the strategic objectives, regional layout, construction content, and security measures of the project. Third, emphasizing goal orientation and problem orientation. The fundamental goal is to strengthen the ecological security barrier in the north, scientifically analyzing the ecological foundation and major issues in each project area, proposing governance ideas and main tasks tailored to the local conditions and targeting the harms. Fourth, emphasizing systematic governance and comprehensive strategies. Coordinating the integrated protection and systematic governance of mountains, waters, forests, farmlands, lakes, grasslands, and sands, breaking through the framework of the original protective forest system construction, strengthening the coordination and management of all elements of sand control, water management, and mountain management, and building an ecological protection network that combines points, lines, and surfaces.