The Yangtze River is the mother river of the Chinese nation and an important support for the development of the Chinese nation. On the 28th, the People's Court held a meeting in Chongqing to promote the protection of the ecological environment and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Basin. The data released at the meeting shows that in the four years since the implementation of the Yangtze River Protection Law, the courts of 19 provinces, regions, and municipalities in the Yangtze River Basin have lawfully and fairly concluded 457400 first instance cases of various environmental resources, and significant achievements have been made in judicial protection work in the Yangtze River Basin. How have the people's courts safeguarded the "clear waters of one river and green mountains on both sides" in the past four years? Strictly protect and strengthen the ecological barrier, and severely punish illegal dumping of hazardous waste, illegal discharge of wastewater through underground pipes, and ship pollution that pollute the ecological environment of the Yangtze River in accordance with the law; Punish illegal fishing of aquatic products and other crimes in accordance with the law, and protect aquatic biological resources in the Yangtze River Basin; Yang Linping, a member of the Party Group and Vice President of the Supreme People's Court, stated that the People's Court has always protected the ecological environment of the Yangtze River Basin with the strictest rule of law by lawfully adjudicating cases involving ecological water use, drinking water sources, natural protected areas, and other resource protection. Over the past four years, Sichuan courts have persisted in cracking down on the entire chain of "fishing, transportation, and sales", and tried 1917 criminal cases involving 3383 people, including illegal fishing; Guizhou courts severely punish illegal fishing activities that seriously harm fishery resources and aquatic ecological environment through methods such as "electric poisoning" and "closed door nets" in accordance with the law; The Qinghai court severely punished cases of illegal hunting of Tibetan antelopes in accordance with the law, demonstrating the determination of courts in various regions to safeguard the ecological security of the river basin. This cannot be separated from the guidance of the referee rules. It is reported that the Supreme People's Court has formulated and revised 22 judicial interpretations on environmental pollution crimes, ecological environment infringement, environmental public interest litigation, punitive damages, etc; Publish 5 guidance opinions on service guarantee for the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the construction of ecological civilization in the Yangtze River Basin, and green development; 45 special guidance cases and 453 typical cases were released, and the judgment rules for environmental and resource cases in the Yangtze River Basin were enriched and improved. Implementing the second half of the Yangtze River protection and governance, handling a case, and restoring a green landscape. How to implement restorative justice in practice? Yang Linping stated that the People's Court has proactively extended the judicial protection of the environment from the trial stage to the post judgment environmental restoration stage, promoting timely and effective restoration of damaged ecological environment functions. It is reported that courts at all levels in the Yangtze River Basin have established a total of 717 comprehensive ecological environment judicial protection (restoration) bases in key areas such as the Three River Source and the Rare and Unique Fish Conservation Area, which comprehensively play the functions of trial, restoration, education, and governance. In addition, each court will optimize and make good use of special measures such as replanting and greening, breeding and releasing, and labor compensation, and explore judicial measures that are suitable for the requirements of the "dual carbon" work, such as technology transformation deduction and carbon sink subscription, to provide more and better restoration options for the protection of ecological environment resources in the Yangtze River. Regarding this, Li Yongli, Secretary of the Party Group and President of the Chongqing High People's Court, shared relevant experience: focusing on case handling and promoting governance at the same time, "prevention first, repair first". Chongqing court innovates restoration methods, builds fish containment and rescue centers to timely treat rare fish such as Yangtze sturgeon, and lays artificial fish nests in the national nature reserve of rare and endemic fish in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to promote the proliferation of fish resources. Over the past four years, the Supreme People's Court has established six environmental and resource courts, as well as 982 professional trial institutions and organizations for environmental and resource protection. 829 multi-level and multi domain collaborative protection mechanisms have been established between courts and relevant functional departments to serve and ensure the protection of the ecological environment and high-quality development of the Yangtze River Basin in accordance with the law, achieving positive results. On the one hand, judicial cooperation between courts at all levels in the Yangtze River Basin has become a "string of beads" and a "cluster of clusters"; On the other hand, 486 cooperation agreements have been signed between courts at all levels in the Yangtze River Basin and procuratorial, public security, and ecological environment law enforcement agencies, to carry out practical cooperation in strengthening the transfer of clues, information sharing, investigation and evidence collection, and promote the organic connection between ecological environment law enforcement and judiciary. Courts at all levels in the Yangtze River Basin have established multiple cross provincial judicial cooperation platforms, including the Three River Source, Three Gorges Ecological Corridor, and Giant Panda National Park, and signed a total of 343 judicial cooperation agreements; The Chongqing court has entrusted the Yunnan court to carry out environmental restoration in ecologically damaged areas, breaking down regional barriers and promoting the governance of the entire watershed system; Courts in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, and Shanghai are focusing on the protection of rare aquatic organisms such as Yangtze finless porpoises and Chinese sturgeons, as well as the restoration of coastal wetlands at the mouth of the Yangtze River. They are strengthening the joint protection and governance of the ecological environment in the Yangtze River Delta region... This is a vivid example of courts at all levels promoting the construction of a large-scale ecological protection pattern for the Yangtze River. Yang Linping stated that in the next step, the People's Court will fully implement the Yangtze River Protection Law, and with the pioneering spirit of the Yangtze River rushing forward, effectively safeguard the "clear waters of the river and green mountains on both sides". (New Society)