The Modernization of Ecological and Environmental Legal System for “Harmonious Coexistence between Humanity and Nature”
China Social Science Review
No.1, 2025
The Modernization of Ecological and Environmental Legal System for “Harmonious Coexistence between Humanity and Nature”
(Abstract)
Lü Zhongmei
The modernization of “harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature” is the ecological direction of the Chinese path to modernization. The Ecological and Environmental Code, as an important way to undertake the constitutional task of ecological civilization and fulfill the national responsibility, is a landmark legislation for the modernization of China’s ecological and environmental legal system. The compilation of the Ecological and Environmental Code must be based on “promoting green development and harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature,” a goal of the Chinese path to modernization, and realize the systematic integration, codification and compilation of existing legislation.