Tracking the unseen: How Chinese agricultural experts tackle invisible pollution in Yangtze River protection
Chinese agricultural experts led by Zhao Lixin tackled agricultural non-point source pollution in the Yangtze River by reducing nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from farmland by 40%. Over five years, non-Party personages submitted five democratic oversight reports and nearly 20 special research reports to aid Yangtze conservation.
Agricultural non-point source pollution is a significant challenge for Yangtze ecological protection. In 2023, Zhao Lixin, honorary director of the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, identified excessive total phosphorus in Poyang Lake's water caused by nitrogen and phosphorus runoff from nearby farmland. The inspection team implemented optimized agricultural management and treatment technologies, reducing surface runoff losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from rice paddies by 40%. Since June 2021, non-Communist political parties and non-Party personages have been entrusted with a five-year democratic oversight over Yangtze River environmental protection. They have submitted five democratic oversight reports and produced nearly 20 special research reports, many of which have been incorporated into China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment's special programs.
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