context: The centre has long been concerned about the ecological damage of converting natural land to farmland and urban development. Contradictions have emerged between ecological redlines, permanent farmland, and urban development. The centre has been seeking to coordinate the 'three lines' as part of efforts to integrate different types of spatial planning.
CPC Central Committee and State Council jointly issued 'Guiding opinions on delineating and implementing "three lines" in spatial planning', calling to implement the 'strictest ever' environmental protection, farmland protection and land conservation stipulating
- the 'three lines' are ecological redlines, permanent farmland protection boundaries, and urban development boundaries
- key targets
- by end 2020, completing delineation of the three lines; incorporating them into the national spatial planning information platform
- by 2035, strictly protecting the three lines; creating a 'scientific and proper' national land spatial layout
- key tasks
- ecological redline
- ecological redline should prioritise protection of ecologically sensitive regions, and areas of critical ecological functions
- human activities are prohibited in nature reserves core area
- permanent farmland
- incorporating qualifying arable land as permanent farmland
- urban development boundaries
- urban development boundaries should take into account
- urban development current status
- resource bearing capacity
- population layout
- economic layout
- urban-rural integration
- urban development potential
- preventing unchecked urban expansion
- urban construction should not illegally occupy instream rivers and lakes
- urban development boundaries should take into account
- addressing contradictions in data and line overlaps
- gradually removing permanent farmland, villages, towns and mining rights in nature reserves core areas
- removing permanent farmland, villages, towns and mining rights that cause significant impacts on nature reserves general control areas
- incorporating delineation and management of the three lines into Party and government officials' performance evaluation
- ecological redline