This paper summarizes major practices of ecological protection in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. The problems of ecological protection and high-quality development in the lower reaches of the Yellow River are analyzed, such as water resources attenuation and water use rigid growth, ecological function degradation, serious environmental pollution in some areas, and the pressure of beach area treatment. Based on discussions of these issues, the general idea, key tasks and measures for ecological protection and high-quality development are proposed, including increasing investment in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, establishing ecological compensation mechanism, tightening ecological environment supervision and law enforcement, opening up information sharing platform, and improving the local legislation and standards.

lower reaches of the Yellow River  /  ecological protection  /  high-quality development