But just like other water bodies in the capital city of Hubei Province, the East Lake has benefited from decade-long efforts to restore the wetlands ecology, drawing back both migratory birds and human visitors. "Many new birds are spotted, including greater flamingos that we have never seen ...
Here, using twelve years’ census data collected from 78 wetlands in the Yangtze River floodplain, we aimed to understand the effect of these variables on five Anatidae species and evaluate the effectiveness of the conservation measures by comparing population trends of these species among wetlands ...
Some of these efforts have had more success than others. The restoration and protection of urban wetlands offers a unique opportunity to meet many of these environmental challenges simultaneously, including the enhancement of the awareness and appreciation of nature and natural processes among urban ...
China has made relentless efforts in wetlands protection and restoration and witnessed remarkable progress over the past decade. China now boasts 56.35 million hectares of wetlands, including marshes, beaches and lakes, according to the latest land resource surveys. The flag handover ceremony is held...
In negotiations with Logan City, Walmart agreed to maintain the wetlands on their property, when the global retailer added the store to the northern Utah town in 2006. What the retailer didn't bargain for was its industrious neighbors' relentless dam-building efforts that threaten flooding of th...
In 1992, China formally acceded to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Over the past 30 years, China has made great efforts to protect and restore wetlands, and the ecological conditions have continued to improve. Click to find out more. #GLOBALink #COP14 来源 新华社 编辑 段岚茜 二审 杨韬 ...
The wild training grounds of the breeding center, located within a large net enclosure covering an area of 7,000 square meters, simulate the natural environment with big trees, shrubs, grasslands, and wetlands. Forty-five crested ibises at the center are learning essential skills such...
In the past 5 years, China has made great efforts in wetlands conservation, which is signified by the funding of billions of dollars to restore degraded wetlands, the policy to return reclaimed croplands to wetlands, the specific regulation to strengthen wetlands management, the coordination ...
Despite numerous conservation efforts, the world's natural wetlands have declined by 35 percent since the Ramsar Convention entered into force about five decades ago, according to the COP14. The Ramsar Convention, named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971,...
Despite numerous conservation efforts, the world's natural wetlands have declined by 35 percent since the Ramsar Convention entered into force about five decades ago, according to the COP14. The Ramsar Convention, named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971,...