The statement 'Green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as gold and silver' profoundly reveals the dialectical relationship between economic development and environmental protection, providing important theoretical guidance for the construction of ecological civilization in China. As an important ecological security barrier in northern China, Inner Mongolia's ecological environment directly affects the country's ecological security and sustainable development. Therefore, studying the legal protection mechanism and innovative practices of Inner Mongolia in implementing the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver" has important theoretical and practical significance. One is the theoretical connotation of the concept that 'green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver'. The core of the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver" emphasizes the dialectical unity between ecological environment protection and economic development. Specifically, this concept includes the following theoretical connotations: the close connection between ecological environment protection and economic development: a good ecological environment is the foundation of sustainable economic and social development, and economic development must also be based on protecting the ecological environment. The ecological environment itself has enormous value, and through scientific and rational planning and management, these values can be transformed into advantages for economic and social development. The concept of ecological productivity: Protecting the ecological environment means protecting and developing productivity. The ecological environment, as an important component of productivity, not only affects the combination of productivity factors, but also restricts the level of development of productivity. Therefore, improving the ecological environment is to develop productivity, which helps to enhance the quality and efficiency of economic and social development. The pursuit of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature: This concept advocates respecting, conforming to, and protecting nature, and pursuing a harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. The development of human society must follow the laws of nature and cannot override them. The fundamental goal of ecological civilization construction is to achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature through scientific and rational development and utilization of natural resources. The choice of green development path: This concept emphasizes taking the green development path, that is, achieving coordinated development of economy and environment through the development of green industries, promotion of circular economy and other means. The choice of green development path helps to promote the economic and social development towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly direction. The second is the legal practice and exploration of Inner Mongolia's implementation of the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver". As an important ecological security barrier in northern China, Inner Mongolia's ecological environment directly affects the country's ecological security and sustainable development. In recent years, Inner Mongolia has actively explored innovative legal protection mechanisms and achieved a series of significant results in implementing the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver". The following is a specific analysis of the practice in Inner Mongolia: on the one hand, it is the establishment and improvement of legal protection mechanisms. Legislative guarantee: Inner Mongolia attaches great importance to the legislative work of ecological environment protection and continuously improves the relevant legal and regulatory system. By formulating and revising a series of local regulations, government rules and other normative documents, strong legal protection has been provided for ecological environment protection. For example, the promulgation of regulations such as the "Regulations on Grassland Management in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region" and the "Regulations on Forest Management in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region" provide legal basis for the protection of ecosystems such as grasslands and forests. The Regulations on Ecological Environment Protection of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region will be implemented on March 1, 2025, providing an additional legal guarantee for the construction of an important ecological security barrier in northern China and the protection and improvement of the ecological environment. Law enforcement and supervision: Inner Mongolia strengthens the law enforcement and supervision of ecological environment, establishes and improves the ecological environment supervision system. By increasing law enforcement efforts and improving law enforcement efficiency, we will severely crack down on all types of environmental violations. At the same time, we will strengthen the construction of ecological environment monitoring networks, improve monitoring capabilities and levels, and provide scientific basis for ecological environment law enforcement. Judicial protection: Inner Mongolia actively explores innovative mechanisms for ecological environment judicial protection, providing strong judicial protection for ecological environment protection through the establishment of specialized environmental courts and the conduct of environmental public interest litigation. These innovative measures will help enhance the professionalism and authority of ecological environment justice, and promote the in-depth development of ecological environment judicial protection work. On the other hand, it is the specific legal practice and exploration of transforming "green mountains and clear waters" into "golden mountains and silver mountains". Grassland ecological protection and restoration: Inner Mongolia is one of the provinces with the largest grassland area in China, and grassland ecological protection and restoration work is of great significance for maintaining national ecological security. In recent years, Inner Mongolia has effectively curbed the trend of grassland degradation by implementing policies such as subsidies and rewards for grassland ecological protection and strengthening grassland law enforcement and supervision. At the same time, actively carry out grassland ecological restoration work, gradually restore grassland vegetation coverage and biodiversity through artificial grass planting, fence enclosure and other methods. The implementation of these measures not only improves the grassland ecological environment, but also promotes the sustainable development of local animal husbandry. Forest protection and green development: Inner Mongolia has abundant forest resources, and forest protection and green development work are of great significance for promoting ecological civilization construction. Inner Mongolia has achieved sustainable utilization of forest resources through measures such as strengthening forest resource protection and developing green forestry industry. For example, the Daxing'anling forest area in Inner Mongolia has effectively protected forest resources and promoted green development through the implementation of natural forest protection projects and the promotion of forestry carbon sequestration projects. Wetland protection and rational utilization: Wetlands are one of the most important ecosystems on Earth, with extremely high ecological and economic value. Inner Mongolia has numerous wetland resources, and wetland protection and rational utilization are of great significance for maintaining regional ecological balance. In recent years, Inner Mongolia has effectively protected wetland ecosystems through measures such as strengthening wetland protection and promoting wetland ecological restoration. At the same time, actively exploring the rational utilization mode of wetlands and achieving sustainable utilization of wetland resources through the development of wetland ecotourism and other means. The third challenge and problem is the transformation from a "green green mountain" to a "golden and silver mountain". Although Inner Mongolia has achieved significant results in implementing the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver", it still faces some challenges and problems. For example, the contradiction between ecological environment protection and economic development remains prominent; The ability of ecological environment supervision needs to be improved; The judicial protection of ecological environment still needs to be strengthened, and the mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products urgently needs to be established and improved. These issues have hindered the deepening of ecological civilization construction and the achievement of sustainable development goals in Inner Mongolia. The fourth suggestion is to innovate the legal protection mechanism. In response to the challenges and problems faced by Inner Mongolia in implementing the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver", the following innovative suggestions for legal protection mechanisms are proposed: improving the legal and regulatory system for ecological environment protection: further improving the legal and regulatory system for ecological environment protection, clarifying the legal status and responsible parties for ecological environment protection. Strengthen the formulation and revision of local regulations on ecological environment protection, and improve the pertinence and operability of regulations. At the same time, we will strengthen the connection and coordination with international environmental laws and regulations, and promote the formation of a more comprehensive legal system for ecological environment protection. Strengthen the enforcement and supervision of ecological environment: Establish and improve the ecological environment enforcement and supervision system, strengthen the construction and management of law enforcement teams. Intensify law enforcement efforts and frequency, and severely crack down on all types of environmental violations. Strengthen the construction and management of ecological environment monitoring networks, and improve monitoring capabilities and levels. Promote the establishment of an ecological environment credit system and jointly punish illegal and dishonest behavior. Promote innovation in the judicial protection mechanism for ecological environment: Actively explore innovation in the judicial protection mechanism for ecological environment, and promote the establishment of specialized environmental courts and environmental public interest litigation systems. Strengthen the construction and management of the ecological environment judicial team, and improve the professional competence and judicial ability of judicial personnel. Strengthen the connection and cooperation between ecological environment justice and administrative law enforcement, and form a working force. Promote the establishment of an ecological environment damage compensation system to provide effective legal remedies for ecological environment damage. Strengthen the publicity and education of ecological environment legal protection: Strengthen the publicity and education of ecological environment protection, and enhance the environmental awareness and participation of the whole society. By carrying out various forms of publicity and education activities, we aim to popularize knowledge of ecological environment protection and laws and regulations. Strengthen the construction and management of ecological environment education bases, and promote the integration of ecological environment education into the national education system. Strengthen cooperation and exchange with international environmental organizations, and learn from advanced international environmental concepts and experiences. Promote the development of green industries: actively cultivate and develop green industries, and promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure. Strengthen the research and application of green technologies, improve resource utilization efficiency and environmental friendliness. Promote the establishment of a green finance system to provide strong financial support for the development of green industries. Strengthen cooperation and exchanges with international green industries, and promote the formation of a more open and inclusive development pattern for green industries. Actively promote the legal path of transforming "green mountains and clear waters" into "golden mountains and silver mountains": legislation takes the lead and the government takes the lead, providing legal protection for pilot ecological product value realization mechanisms in areas with conditions, exploring the path of enterprise and social participation, market-oriented operation, and sustainable ecological product value realization, accelerating the establishment of ecological product value realization mechanisms, and increasing the punishment for illegal behaviors that damage the ecological environment. Through in-depth exploration and analysis of the theoretical connotation of the concept of "green mountains and clear waters are as valuable as mountains of gold and silver" and its innovative legal protection mechanism in Inner Mongolia, this paper explores the successful experience, challenges, and targeted suggestions of Inner Mongolia in implementing this concept. In the future, with the deepening of ecological civilization construction and the deepening of the concept of green development, Inner Mongolia will continue to explore and innovate legal protection mechanisms for ecological environment protection, making greater contributions to achieving sustainable economic and social development and ecological civilization construction goals. (Author: Chen Junli, Associate Professor of the Law Teaching and Research Department of Inner Mongolia Party School (School of Administration). This article is a phased achievement of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project Research and Interpretation of the Spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (General Project) "Research on the Legal Protection Mechanism for Implementing the Concept of Green Waters and Green Mountains as Gold and Silver Mountains in Inner Mongolia", approved under the number 2024ZZB242.)