Abstract:

The “Ecological Bridge” Project is consisted of enhancing the utilization of waste resources and comprehensive management of rural ecological environment in Pinggu District of Beijing. The authors analyzed the characteristics of waste resources utilization and the operation model of “Ecological Bridge” Project. The “Ecological Bridge” Project focuses on waste materials of peach branches and establishes a series of ecological cycle models through composting organic fertilizer, cultivating edible fungi, and making cultivation substrate and land surface covering materials. The operation model of the “Ecological Bridge” Project provides an ecological linkage between investment and financing platform, which could coordinate the use and the investment through establishing effective measures for financial funds management. This operation model could stimulate the incentives for enterprises to invest in rural environmental governance, and ensure the full support of local farmers. Through the project, the environmental quality has been effectively improved, the reform of the investment and financing mechanism for rural ecological environment construction has been promoted, and the comprehensive management level of the rural ecological environment has been enhanced. Therefore, the “Ecological Bridge” Project is a good case of rural environmental governance in China.

Key words: environment improvement, “Ecological Bridge” Project, forestry and agriculture waste, operation model, policy recommendations