Functions:

  • Be responsible for establishing and improving the basic system of ecological environment. Cooperates with relevant departments to formulate national ecological and environmental policies, plan and organize implementation, draft laws and regulations, and formulate departmental regulations. Work with relevant departments to compile and supervise the implementation of ecological environment planning and water function zoning in key areas, river basins, sea areas, and drinking water sources, organize the formulation of ecological environmental standards, and formulate ecological environmental benchmarks and technical specifications.
  • Be responsible for putting forward opinions on the scale and direction of fixed asset investment in the ecological environment field and national financial funding arrangements, reviewing and approving fixed assets investment projects within the national planning and annual planning scales in accordance with the authority prescribed by the State Council, and assisting relevant departments in organizing implementation and supervision. Participate in and guide the development of circular economy and ecological environmental protection industry.
  • Be responsible for the supervision and management of ecological environment access. Entrusted by the State Council to conduct environmental impact assessments of major economic and technological policies, development plans, and major economic development plans. Examine or review the environmental impact assessment documents for major development and construction areas, plans, and projects in accordance with national regulations. Draft and organize the implementation of ecological environment access checklists.
  • Organizes and guides the ecological environment publicity and education work, formulate and organize the implementation of ecological environmental protection publicity and education programs, and promote the participation of social organizations and the public in ecological environment protection. Carries out scientific and technological work on ecological environment, organize major scientific research on ecological environment and demonstration of technical engineering, and promote the construction of ecological environmental technology management system.
  • Carries out international cooperation and exchanges on ecological environment, study and put forward suggestions on relevant issues in international ecological environment cooperation, organize and coordinate the implementation of international treaties on ecological environment, participate in handling foreign-related ecological and environmental affairs, and participate in global land and marine ecological environment governance related work.