Research on Legal Issues of Ecological Protection of Cultivated Land in China under the Background of Food Security

Abstract

A sound legal system for ecological protection of cultivated land plays an important role in ensuring ecological protection of cultivated land and food security. The legalization of ecological governance will inevitably become an important governance approach in China in the future. With the development of agriculture and the further expansion of urban scale in China, the sustained high-intensity utilization of arable land resources has led to severe degradation, quality decline, ecological imbalance, and insufficient reserve resources. The sustainable utilization of arable land resources is facing severe challenges. This requires stricter requirements for farmland protection work, clear implementation of hard measures for farmland protection, and adherence to the strictest farmland protection system while comprehensively promoting the rule of law and ensuring food security. By exploring the problems in China’s legal system for ecological protection of arable land, starting from timely strengthening the systematic legislation for ecological protection of arable land, improving the legal mechanism for ecological protection of arable land, improving legal measures for ecological control of arable land, and improving the legal protection system for pollution prevention and control of arable land, we aim to improve the legal system for ecological protection of arable land, promote the sustainable utilization of arable land resources, and ensure national food security.