Abstract: Territorial ecological restoration is an important way to achieve the coordinated ecological security and low-carbon development. The synergistic mechanism with the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals is of key significance to the optimization of territorial space governance path. We systematically analyzed the essential features of ecological restoration of territorial space and the feedback logic with the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. It unraveled the coupling relationship from the three dimensions of goals overlap, system intertwining and dynamic interaction. It also revealed that the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals drive the lowcarbon transformation of ecological restoration projects through the dual mechanisms of carbon quota constraints and carbon market incentives. Meanwhile, the territorial ecological restoration remarkably enhanced the regional carbon sequestration and sink capacity by optimizing carbon cycle path, improving the carbon land structure and reconstructing the carbon value system. Based on such understanding, we proposed to build a planning and control system with “time-space” linkage, an engineering implementation system with “early-late” connection, and a carbon sink support system with “internal-external” coordination. This work puts forward prospects for deepening the research on cross-system mechanisms such as land-sea carbon flux transmission and urban-rural gradient carbon metabolism. It also promotes the full chain connection of territorial ecological restoration from theory to practice, providing scientific support for the realization of the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.

Key words: territorial ecological restoration, carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, essential feature, implementation pathway