Blue Book: China’s blue bay construction action has achieved remarkable results

China News Service, Xiamen, November 6 (Reporter Ruan Yulin) The Marine Consulting Center of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China released the "Blue Bay Construction Action Blue Book" at the "Blue Bay Decade" seminar held in Xiamen on the 6th. The blue book points out that the quality and stability of typical marine ecosystems in China's key sea areas have been significantly improved.

The blue book systematically summarizes the implementation results and experiences of China’s blue bay construction actions since 2016. From 2016 to 2025, the central government has supported 194 marine ecological restoration projects, including renovating and restoring coastlines (including ecological seawalls), restoring coastal wetlands, managing Spartina alterniflora, and restoring islands. By the end of 2025, 194 projects have completed a total of 71,300 hectares of marine ecological restoration, a coastal wetland restoration area of ​​about 62,000 hectares, a length of 980 kilometers of coastline restoration (including seawall ecologicalization), and 85 islands.

The blue book shows that as of the end of 2025, a total of 56.48 billion yuan (RMB, the same below) has been invested in 194 projects. Among them, central government funds are 36.63 billion yuan and local funds are 19.85 billion yuan.

Madhu Rao, Chairman of the World Protected Areas Committee of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), said at the seminar that day that the global marine ecosystem faces severe environmental challenges and the task of protection and restoration is arduous. China has made long-term efforts in marine ecological restoration and achieved remarkable results, which has a typical demonstration value for global marine ecological restoration.

On October 29, "China Blue Bay Renovation Action" was awarded the 2026 United Nations "World Ecological Restoration Flagship Project". Natalya Alexeva, coordinator of the United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, said in a video speech that the action is a comprehensive demonstration that connects different ecosystems and focuses more on blue ecological restoration. It has become an inspiring large-scale ecological restoration case in the world.

Zhong Chongjun, deputy director of the Department of Land and Space Ecological Restoration of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, pointed out that the Ministry of Natural Resources will take this flagship project as an opportunity to actively participate in global ecological governance and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for the ocean, focusing on the construction of blue bays, beautiful beaches, and beautiful islands.