BEIJING -- A symposium on studying and implementing a compilation of excerpts from discourses on the natural resources work by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, was held in Beijing on Thursday.

He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-premier, attended the symposium and delivered a speech.

Xi's important discourses provide a fundamental guidance for natural resources work in the new era, He noted, adding that upholding and strengthening the Party's overall leadership over natural resources work is the fundamental guarantee for doing a good job in this regard.

He also stressed adhering to the people-centered development philosophy, serving the modernization featuring harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and improving development of China's geographical space while doing the natural resources work.

Efforts should also be made to effectively translate learning outcomes into practical work results, he added.