Key areas for scientific and technological cooperation in ecological and environmental protection and sustainable development in the Belt and Road Initiative

Authors

Bojie FU, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaFollow
Yanxu LIU, State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Wenwu ZHAO, State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

Keywords

the Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI), eco-environmental governance, eco-environmental risk, regional sustainable development, international scientific research collaboration

Document Type

S&T Innovation Supports High-quality Development of the Belt and Road Initiative

Abstract

Green is the foundation of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This study examines the ecological and environmental risks faced by BRI and their impact on sustainable development. It identifies key research areas in ecological and environmental protection that support sustainable development, including water resource management and water-saving technologies, water environment governance and human health assurance, land degradation prevention and control technologies and demonstrations, biodiversity conservation and the utilization of biological resources, mechanisms and models for ecosystem restoration, and environmental governance for community sustainable development. It is hoped to enhancing scientific and technological cooperation in ecological and environmental governance among the countries and regions involved in BRI, so as to support the construction of the Green Silk Road and regional sustainable development.

First page

1273

Last Page

1281

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

FU, Bojie; LIU, Yanxu; and ZHAO, Wenwu (2023) "Key areas for scientific and technological cooperation in ecological and environmental protection and sustainable development in the Belt and Road Initiative," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 38 : Iss. 9 , Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20230629003
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss9/6