On August 16, the International (Anji) “Bamboo instead of Plastic” Innovation Conference and Bamboo Product Promotion and Docking Activity was held in Anji. Xu Wenguang, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, Tan Guangming, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Song Changqing, Second-level Inspector of the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission, Wu Fengwu, Deputy Director General of the Department of Circulation Industry Development of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Martin Mbana, Member of the Board of Directors of INBAR, Ambassador of Cameroon to China and Head ·of the African Diplomatic Mission to China, and Wu Zhiyong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Huzhou Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Huzhou, delivered speeches.
Yang Weidong, member of the Standing Committee of the Huzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Anji County Party Committee, issued a letter of appointment to the special advisory team of the Ecological Civilization Model City Pilot Zone, and Eric ·Solheim, President of the EU Asia Centre, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNEP, accepted the letter of appointment on behalf of the team. Ning Yun, Deputy Secretary of the Anji County Party Committee and County Mayor, Yan Rui, Director of the EU Asia Center, and Lu Wenming, Deputy Director-General of INBAR, signed the cooperation agreement and the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement on behalf of all parties. County leaders He Xiaohong, Shen Xiajun and Xiao Jiaqing attended the event.
Xu Wenguang, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, extended a warm welcome to the guests. After introducing the general situation of Zhejiang and the development of the bamboo industry, he said that we will thoroughly implement the spirit of the important instructions made by General Secretary Xi Jinping on the first National Ecological Day, always maintain the strategic focus on the construction of ecological civilization, focus on the theme of “advocating bamboo instead of plastic, and jointly promote global green and low-carbon development”, make good use of the results and spillover effects of the conference, strengthen in-depth exchanges and pragmatic cooperation with all parties at the provincial level, and do a deep and refined “bamboo instead of plastic” article, and strive to provide a model for Zhejiang to respond to climate change and the plastic crisis and help sustainable development. We will fully implement the initiative of “replacing plastic with bamboo”, continue to strengthen the protection, development and utilization of bamboo forest resources, and continuously improve the substitution rate of bamboo products in the fields of building materials, decoration, furniture, tableware, papermaking, packaging, transportation, etc., so as to provide solid support for “replacing plastic with bamboo”; We will fully implement the plan of “helping the rich with bamboo”, innovate the reform of bamboo forest carbon sinks, accelerate the reshaping of the distribution mechanism, and strengthen the bamboo industry according to local conditions, so that “resources come from the hands of farmers and benefits return to the hands of farmers”; We will comprehensively write the article “Friends with Bamboo”, deepen cooperation with domestic and foreign, domestic and foreign society and all walks of life, discuss feasible solutions for low-carbon bamboo products to replace various plastic products and energy conservation and emission reduction, and make Zhejiang’s responsibility and reflect Zhejiang’s actions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On behalf of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Tan Guangming congratulated the successful convening of the conference. He said that Zhejiang is the birthplace and the first place to practice the concept of lucid waters and lush mountains, and the construction of ecological civilization is at the forefront of the country. Anji actively implements the initiative of “replacing plastic with bamboo”, formulates the policy of “replacing plastic with bamboo”, vigorously promotes bamboo products, and gradually realizes the “bamboo instead of plastic”..On August 16, the International (Anji) “Bamboo instead of Plastic” Innovation Conference and Bamboo Product Promotion and Docking Activity was held in Anji. Xu Wenguang, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee and Executive Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, Tan Guangming, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Song Changqing, Second-level Inspector of the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of the National Development and Reform Commission, Wu Fengwu, Deputy Director General of the Department of Circulation Industry Development of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Martin Mbana, Member of the Board of Directors of INBAR, Ambassador of Cameroon to China and Head ·of the African Diplomatic Mission to China, and Wu Zhiyong, Member of the Standing Committee of the Huzhou Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor of Huzhou, delivered speeches.
Yang Weidong, member of the Standing Committee of the Huzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Anji County Party Committee, issued a letter of appointment to the special advisory team of the Ecological Civilization Model City Pilot Zone, and Eric ·Solheim, President of the EU Asia Centre, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNEP, accepted the letter of appointment on behalf of the team. Ning Yun, Deputy Secretary of the Anji County Party Committee and County Mayor, Yan Rui, Director of the EU Asia Center, and Lu Wenming, Deputy Director-General of INBAR, signed the cooperation agreement and the comprehensive strategic partnership agreement on behalf of all parties. County leaders He Xiaohong, Shen Xiajun and Xiao Jiaqing attended the event.
Xu Wenguang, on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, extended a warm welcome to the guests. After introducing the general situation of Zhejiang and the development of the bamboo industry, he said that we will thoroughly implement the spirit of the important instructions made by General Secretary Xi Jinping on the first National Ecological Day, always maintain the strategic focus on the construction of ecological civilization, focus on the theme of “advocating bamboo instead of plastic, and jointly promote global green and low-carbon development”, make good use of the results and spillover effects of the conference, strengthen in-depth exchanges and pragmatic cooperation with all parties at the provincial level, and do a deep and refined “bamboo instead of plastic” article, and strive to provide a model for Zhejiang to respond to climate change and the plastic crisis and help sustainable development. We will fully implement the initiative of “replacing plastic with bamboo”, continue to strengthen the protection, development and utilization of bamboo forest resources, and continuously improve the substitution rate of bamboo products in the fields of building materials, decoration, furniture, tableware, papermaking, packaging, transportation, etc., so as to provide solid support for “replacing plastic with bamboo”; We will fully implement the plan of “helping the rich with bamboo”, innovate the reform of bamboo forest carbon sinks, accelerate the reshaping of the distribution mechanism, and strengthen the bamboo industry according to local conditions, so that “resources come from the hands of farmers and benefits return to the hands of farmers”; We will comprehensively write the article “Friends with Bamboo”, deepen cooperation with domestic and foreign, domestic and foreign society and all walks of life, discuss feasible solutions for low-carbon bamboo products to replace various plastic products and energy conservation and emission reduction, and make Zhejiang’s responsibility and reflect Zhejiang’s actions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On behalf of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Tan Guangming congratulated the successful convening of the conference. He said that Zhejiang is the birthplace and the first place to practice the concept of lucid waters and lush mountains, and the construction of ecological civilization is at the forefront of the country. Anji actively implements the initiative of “replacing plastic with bamboo”, formulates the policy of “replacing plastic with bamboo”, vigorously promotes bamboo products, and gradually realizes the “bamboo instead of plastic”..Interconnectedness and interdependence are deepening, and cooperation is the only viable way to effectively address global challenges. Together, we can reduce plastic use and adopt nature-based alternatives, so let’s work together to leave a cleaner, greener world for future generations.
Wu Zhiyong, on behalf of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, welcomed the guests and expressed his gratitude to all walks of life at all levels for their concern for the development of Huzhou and Anji. He said that the bamboo industry is a characteristic industry and a symbol industry in Huzhou. Since China and INBAR jointly launched the “Bamboo instead of Plastic” initiative, Huzhou has taken the lead in responding and promoting it across the region, making every effort to expand the bamboo industry and expand the bamboo market. We will take this conference as an opportunity to deeply practice Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, fully implement the new development concept, and strive to write a new chapter in the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of Huzhou’s bamboo industry in the new era. It is believed that under the care and guidance of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and other national departments, and under the strong leadership of the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, the prospect of Huzhou’s “bamboo instead of plastic” will be broader, and the sustainable development potential of the bamboo industry will be more released, making new contributions to the realization of the goal of “carbon peak and carbon neutrality”.
At the meeting, Zhou Guomo, a professor of Zhejiang A&F University, a special expert of Zhejiang Province, and director of the Bamboo Forest Carbon Sequestration Engineering Technology Research Center of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, introduced the content of the classification and grading standard of “bamboo instead of plastic”. Activities such as the release of demand for bamboo products and the signing of intentional agreements for the purchase of bamboo products were also carried out on the spot.
Envoys from Cameroon, Uruguay, Dominica, Colombia, Uganda, Haiti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, Panama, Colombia, Nepal, Peru, Laos and other countries, ministers and trainees of the International Ministerial Training Course of the National Academy of Forestry Cadres, relevant persons in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, the Ministry of Commerce, and relevant persons in charge of major forestry provinces such as Anhui Province, Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province, Guangdong Province, Sichuan Province, Guizhou Province, and Yunnan Province; Relevant persons in charge of the provincial party committee and provincial government, relevant provincial departments, cities and counties, expert representatives of relevant scientific research institutions across the country, enterprise representatives and media attended the event. Relevant leaders of the EU Asia Center, the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Central South University of Forestry and Technology were invited to participate.
(Source: Huzhou Institute of Science and Technology Information)