生态省、生态市、生态县建设的实质是可持续发展能力建设。其主要内容包括生态经济、生态环境和生态社会三个方面，文章建立的标准基本上反映这三个方面的建设现状和发展潜力。生态省标准由5项基本条件和22项考核指标组成；生态市标准由5顶基本条件和30项考核指标组成；生态县标准由5项基本条件和38项考核指标组成。适用于不同规模、不同区域生态省、市、县建设的标准，同时也可以做为引导生态省、市、县建设的方向和目标。

The substance of eco-province, eco-city and eco-county construction is raising the ability of a area^ sustainable development, mainly including three aspects： eco-economy, eco-environment and eco-society. The standards prescribed in this article basically reflect the constructing status and development potential in these respects. The standard of eco province is composed of 5 basic conditions and 22 examination indexes in 2 grades; Standard of eco-city is composed of 5 basic conditions and 30 examination indexes in 2 grades; Standard of eco-county is composed of 5 basic conditions and 38 examination indexes in 2 grades. They are applicable to the examination standards for eco-province, -cty and -county constructions on different scales and in different regions and can also be used as the guide and target in the construction of eco-provinces, -citise and-counties.