China to basically complete building of integrated eco-environmental monitoring network by 2030

China aims to basically complete the building of an integrated eco-environmental monitoring network by 2030, according to a recently released plan on improving eco-environmental monitoring during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

The plan, jointly issued by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the National Development and Reform Commission, targets notable progress in building a modern eco-environmental monitoring system by 2030 and lays out five key tasks and six major projects for this period.

Aside from building an integrated network, China also aims to strengthen early warning and monitoring capabilities for new pollutants, heavy metals and ecological hazards, and pave the way for basically establishing a modernized monitoring system by 2035, with eco-environmental monitoring capabilities reaching an internationally advanced level.

China to basically complete building of integrated eco-environmental monitoring network by 2030

An adorable panda was caught on camera eating a flower while lying on the grassland at the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The video footage, which was shot at the Dujiangyan section of CCRCGP, showed a 2-year-old male giant panda Xin Qiao tasting a wild flower while leisurely lying on the grassland.

The footage also showed the giant panda resting in a tree amid hot weather.

The CCRCGP is a world-leading institution dedicated to the breeding and conservation of one of China's national treasures, the giant panda. The center has established a global platform for promoting international cooperation and exchanges involving 18 zoos from 16 countries and regions, 39 domestic animal breeding institutions, and over 10 scientific research institutes.

Giant panda enjoys summer time at conservation center in China's Sichuan Province