Ecological Destruction and Legislative Protection of China’s National Nature Reserves

Abstract

China’s national nature reserve is a specific area established for the rational use and preservation of the country’s natural and cultural heritage resources, and is the main body for achieving sustainable human development and the legal development of national ecological resources. In recent years, with the rapid development of the national economy and the excessive use of environmental resources, China’s national nature reserves have experienced a crisis of ecological imbalances and the loss of biodiversity, which has seriously affected the effective play of ecological values. This article takes the ecological destruction of the Qilian Mountain National Reserve in Gansu Province, China as an example. For the economically underdeveloped western province of Gansu, where ecological strategic position is very important but ecological environment is complex and ecological condition is fragile, it is crucial to establish legislation protection with strict logic and clear power and responsibility. The lack of a special legal system and the incomplete management system of China’s national nature reserves are the primary reasons why its problems cannot be effectively contained. Therefore, for a healthy and orderly development of national-level nature reserves, it is urgent to enhance the legislative protection of current national nature reserves.