BEIJING, July 15 (Xinhua) - The Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the National Development and Reform Commission have jointly issued a plan to improve eco-environmental monitoring during China's 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

Mechanical arms are pictured transporting waste into the incinerator in the Heimifeng environmental protection park in Changsha City, central China's Hunan Province on April 22, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

The plan targets notable progress in building a modern eco-environmental monitoring system by 2030 and lays out five key tasks and six major projects for this period.

According to the plan, China aims to basically complete an integrated eco-environmental monitoring network, strengthen early warning and monitoring capabilities for new pollutants, heavy metals and ecological hazards, and achieve breakthroughs in core monitoring technologies.