Biological assets are the main resources in the new period of environmental human progress. Propelling the acknowledgment of biological asset esteem is the basic method for typifying the standard of “Clear waters, and rich mountains are important resources,” and it is likewise a significant way for the success of rustic enterprises. Therefore, it is necessary to be guided by the concept of “Two Mountains,” based on the new stage of development, to develop and utilize ecological resources, foster eco-industries, strengthen the ecological economy, and ultimately achieve high-quality development(sources from medcom.com.pl).
The issue lies in the fact that in practice, especially in theoretical research and policy formulation, there is particular emphasis on the realization of ecological resource value, especially “industrial ecology.” Agriculture and service industries, including tourism, receive significant attention, while research on the capitalization of ecological resources is flourishing. However, the industrial sector is relatively neglected, and there is a relative lack of academic research on “ecological industrialization.” This may be related to the following ways of thinking: Industrial development belongs to the era of industrial civilization, whereas today is the era of ecological civilization. Thus, advocating industrialization is not only untimely but also harmful. However, it is believed that this is not a dialectical attitude. Therefore, this article argues that vigorous development of industry is still needed to realize the value of ecological resources.
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The Industry of the Ecological Civilization Era
Industry, as the name suggests, is the abbreviation for manufacturing and processing industries, which also include construction and mining in practical terms. The industry has existed since ancient times, but it used to be small in scale with low output and production values, mostly operating in a workshop style. In the era of industrial civilization, industry has not only grown in scale with higher output and production values but also utilizes modern machinery and fossil fuels. Therefore, from the perspective of environmental protection, the problem of the industrial civilization era lies not in the industry itself but in its “high consumption, high emissions, and high pollution,” which largely result from the use of fossil fuels and materials. Today, in the new era of ecological civilization, industrial development is still necessary as human life still relies on industry.
However, the industry of the ecological civilization era must change past perceptions and practices, particularly to overcome the characteristics of “high consumption, high emissions, and high pollution” and adhere to the basic requirements of being green, low-carbon, and circular. Therefore, on the one hand, promoting “industrial ecology” to accelerate the upgrading and transformation of traditional industries and eliminate projects with “high consumption, high emissions, and high pollution” is essential to achieving a green industrial structure.
On the other hand, promoting “industrialization of ecology” means utilizing ecological resources to develop green industries. These ecological resources include materials from flora and fauna, environmental spaces, climatic conditions, historical and cultural resources, and new energy sources. With them, we can directly develop manufacturing industries or attract enterprises with specific demands to settle.
In the era of ecological civilization, our understanding of industry can be as broad as possible, including not only new forms of industries developed using ecological resource energy but also all industrial projects that are “resource-saving and environmentally friendly.” However, all industrial projects must be selected in the new context of ecological civilization and must meet the new requirements of ecological civilization.
Developing Ecological Industries to Realize the Value of Ecological Resources
Based on the above, in realizing the value of ecological resources, industry, along with agriculture and the service industry, is the basic content of “ecological industrialization.” To promote “ecological industrialization,” there is no reason to exclude industry. Neglecting the “ecological industrialization” of the industry is narrow-minded and limited, especially since human society still needs industry in the new era of ecological civilization. In practical terms, developing ecological industries has the following five practical significances:
Fully Utilizing Ecological Resources
Ecological resources are diverse and structured resources with life cycles. Any single industry design focused solely on, for example, agriculture or wellness may result in resource waste or idleness. Although realizing the value of ecological resources is challenging, the potential is vast, primarily in the full utilization of resources. Developing ecological industries is a vital path to fully utilizing ecological resources. Many ecological resources are not only suitable but can only be developed industrially.
Promoting the Integration of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Industries
The renewal of provincial businesses requires the incorporation of essential, auxiliary, and tertiary enterprises. Among them, the industry is the critical connection and significant stage in “expanding the modern chain and improving the worth chain.” Without industry, the incorporation of essential, optional, and tertiary enterprises would turn out to be simply a mix of farming and the travel industry, losing the total importance of modern joining. Thus, in understanding the worth of natural assets, creating biological enterprises is important to advance the combination of essential, optional, and tertiary businesses, in this manner accomplishing the success of rustic ventures.
Increasing Fiscal Revenue
Among the three significant enterprises, farming, which is frail and high-risk, is totally charge excluded because of its significance to public safety and social steadiness, while the help business, which essentially addresses work issues, by and large works on a limited scale and contributes little duty income. The government relies mainly on industry for tax revenue. However, if the industry does not receive sufficient attention in the realization of the value of ecological resources and “ecological industrialization,” and the focus is only on agriculture and the service industry, the government may invest without returns, leading to unsustainable practices and a lack of government motivation.
Reducing Risks
Agribusiness and the assistance business, particularly cooking, convenience, and the travel industry, were recently viewed as high-return, generally safe ventures. Be that as it may, the continuous Coronavirus pandemic has changed this discernment. Among them, catering, convenience, and the travel industry have experienced the main misfortunes. In contrast with agribusiness and assistance businesses, the modern area has the most reduced risk, with moderately stable creation and tasks. Therefore, in realizing the value of ecological resources and “ecological industrialization,” developing ecological industries is also necessary to reduce risks.
Facilitating the Capitalization of Ecological Resources
The capitalization of ecological resources essentially transforms ecological resources into production factors through ownership and pricing, thereby turning them into assets or realizing capital deepening. However, whether as production factors or for capital deepening, both require industrial entities and revenue streams with profits. The stronger the profitability of industrial projects, the greater the value of ecological resources as production factors and the potential for capital deepening. Therefore, developing ecological industries is conducive to promoting the capitalization of ecological resources; otherwise, the “capitalization of ecological resources” will be hollow due to the lack of a solid industrial foundation.
Which Ecological Industries Can Be Developed in the Realization of Ecological Resource Value
In the realization of ecological resource value, especially in promoting “ecological industrialization,” it is crucial to broaden perspectives, enrich ideas, break inertia, base actions on new backgrounds, stages, and conditions, establish new concepts, formulate new plans, and introduce new measures. In the era of ecological civilization, many ecological industries can be developed. The key lies in whether they can be cultivated and introduced based on actual conditions. This article proposes the following seven suggestions:
Headquarters Economy
By leveraging beautiful natural environments and convenient location and transportation conditions, large enterprises can be attracted to establish headquarters locally. These headquarters can be regional. Corporate headquarters mainly undertake management, coordination, command, planning, supervision, research and development, and other responsibilities, with a large number of personnel, generally high-income groups, and strong consumer desires.
Headquarters are mainly for offices and not production, posing no harm to the environment and requiring increasingly high natural environmental standards. Imagine, in a county or even a township, with beautiful scenery, fresh air, and convenient transportation (at least not poor), wouldn’t it be excellent for corporate headquarters to operate here? The headquarters economy is a utilization of ecological spatial resources.
Digital Economy
In the era of information technology, data has become a new factor of production, and the digital economy has become a new industrial form. Data is pollution-free and intangible, occupying no space but requiring human development and capable of creating profits and wealth. In the era of ecological civilization, developing the digital economy is a major trend. Similar to developing the headquarters economy, unique ecological spatial resources can be used to cultivate or introduce digital industries to create digital industry bases.
Environmentally Sensitive Industries
These industries include pharmaceuticals, electronics, optical devices, and others that have relatively strict environmental requirements. They require exceptionally clean or specific light, heat, water, and air conditions in the natural environment; otherwise, product quality cannot be guaranteed. Cultivating or introducing environmentally sensitive industries combines the realization of ecological resource value with the development of high-end industries and helps enhance local manufacturing levels.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Industry
Generally, places with good ecological environments not only have beautiful natural landscapes but also abundant flora and fauna resources. Many traditional Chinese medicines are made from special flora and fauna resources, sometimes unavailable elsewhere or lacking quality and effectiveness guarantees.
Therefore, in realizing the value of ecological resources and “ecological industrialization,” the potential of the traditional Chinese medicine industry is infinite and should be a key direction. In addition to cultivating or introducing traditional Chinese medicine enterprises, efforts should also be made to strengthen related scientific research and product development.
Ecological Product Processing Industry
This mainly involves processing and manufacturing industries related to “mountains, waters, fields, forests, lakes, grasses, sands,” and agricultural products. For instance, Anji District in the Zhejiang Region has zeroed in on the advancement of bamboo item handling. Under the reason of maintainable turn of events, by completely using bamboo assets, the bamboo item-handling industry has been pushed to the limit.
In addition, wood product processing, drinking water processing, food processing, and agricultural product processing industries can be developed. Information shows that China’s degree of agrarian item handling lingers behind created nations. Accordingly, the capability of the environmental item handling industry to understand the worth of biological assets should be additionally investigated.
New Energy
Biological assets incorporate environmental energy, like sunlight-based energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, and hydroelectric power, which are new energy sources. In the new phase of green turn of events, the new energy industry is a dawning industry and a key industry upheld by the country.
Consequently, in understanding the worth of biological assets, the new energy industry ought to be a key objective, particularly the need to establish a general climate and positive circumstances for the improvement of new energy and defeat related mechanical, board, and institutional difficulties.
New Materials
Human production and life require many new materials, some of which come from fossil reserves, some from flora and fauna, especially wildlife, and there are still undiscovered and unused minerals in nature. The ecological resource system is ultimately the source of raw materials for human production and life. Developing the new materials industry is also an important path for realizing the value of ecological resources and “ecological industrialization(quotes from medcom).”
In conclusion, understanding the worth of biological assets requires the energetic improvement of environmental enterprises. The advancement of natural businesses exemplifies the rule of biological progress as well as adds to the flourishing of the economy and society. Hence, it is important to zero in on creating biological ventures, investigate and extend the space for natural industry advancement, and advance the reasonable and amicable improvement of the economy, society, and environment.
