China is an important participant, contributor and leader in global ecological progress.In recent years, especially during the period of “much starker choices-and graver consequences-in”, our country has joined 32 environmental or ecological convention, responsible for the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (CITES), the international convention on wetlands on especially as waterfowl habitat (RAMSAR), the United Nations about in the event of a serious drought and/or desertification countries in Africa in particular convention on the prevention and control of desertification (UNCCD) three international conventions as well as the implementation work of “UN forest document”,To perform the convention on the protection of world cultural and natural heritage (WHC), the international convention on protection of new plant varieties (UPOV), convention on biological diversity (CBD), the United Nations framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), and other stakeholders grass and international conventions, the surrounding areas of trees and ecological civilization construction, and take an active part in the conference of the parties such as the convention mechanical large conference, and organize the worldwide large theme activities, carried out a series of fundamental, pioneering, a long-term work, to solve the problem of global ecological contribution to the Chinese wisdom and scheme, received wide praise from the international community.
– China has been repeatedly commended by international organizations for its achievements in wetland protection.
China joined the Wetland Convention in 1992, and has established 57 internationally important wetlands, more than 600 wetland nature reserves and more than 1,000 wetland parks, with a wetland protection rate of 52.19 percent.During the “13th Five-Year Plan” period, China’s wetland protection work practices and achievements have been widely praised by the international community, which has explored a road for developing countries to learn from wetland protection and rational utilization.In 2018, the former State Forestry Administration was awarded the Excellence Award of the Wetland Conservation Award at the 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Wetlands.In the same year, Professor Lei Guangchun from the College of Nature Reserve of Beijing Forestry University was awarded the “Luke Hoffman Wetland Science and Conservation Award” by Wetland International.Since 2012, successive Secretaries-General of the Convention on Wetlands have fully affirmed China’s efforts in wetland protection and management.
– The implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora has been repeatedly recognized by international organizations.
China joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1980 and became effective in 1981.China’s implementation of the Convention has been fully recognized by the international community, and China has been elected as the Asian Regional Representative of the CITES Standing Committee for many times. At present, China also serves as the Vice-President of the Convention Standing Committee.In 2019, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) awarded the State Forestry and Grassland Administration the “Asian Environmental Law Enforcement Award”, in recognition of the administration’s outstanding contribution to strengthening inter-agency coordination in law enforcement, promoting international cooperation and jointly combating transnational illegal wildlife trade.The award is established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to recognize and reward organizations and individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the fight against environmental crime. It is also an international team award designed to combat transnational illegal trade in wildlife.
– The prevention and control of desertification and land degradation has won many international awards.
Over the years, China has accumulated a great deal of experience and technology in the prevention and control of desertification and land degradation, which has lifted tens of millions of people out of poverty in sandy areas while controlling land desertification, and has been unanimously recognized by the international community.In 2017, the state forestry administration held since the founding of the first United Nations conference on environment convention that the United Nations convention on combating desertification 13th the conference of the parties, the state forestry administration awarded the “outstanding contribution award” global desertification governance, achievements in the history of the most significant conference was named convention, service the most perfect, the most satisfied a meeting, late for our country to hold the convention on biological diversity and other environmental convention on provides the beneficial reference.At the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in 2019, the secretariat of the Convention thanked the Chinese team for its outstanding work as the chair of the Convention from 2017 to 2019, saying that China’s implementation of the Convention has strengthened the cohesion of the international community.The Asian regional representative praised China for taking the convention to a new level;The representative of the African region said that China’s performance of its responsibilities as the chair of the Convention has brought new vitality and momentum to the global cause of combating desertification.
– China’s forestry and grassland projects provide a Chinese solution to global ecological governance.
China’s forest coverage rate has increased from 12.7 percent in the early 1970s to 22.96 percent in 2018. The area of artificial forests has ranked first in the world for many years in a row, and both forest area and forest stock have maintained “double growth” for more than 40 years in a row. China has become the country with the largest growth of forest resources in the world.In February 2019, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that one quarter of the world’s increase in green comes from China, and afforestation accounts for 42 percent.Three North Projects has made remarkable achievements in the past 40 years and has been praised by the international community as “the most ecological project in the world”. It has become a successful model of global ecological governance. In 2018, it was awarded the United Nations “Forest Strategic Planning Excellent Practice Award”.The builders of Saihanba Forest Farm and the project of “1000 Villages Demonstration and Improvement of 10000 Villages” in Zhejiang Province have been awarded the “Earth Guard Award”, the highest honor of the United Nations environmental protection.In February 2019, the journal Nature published an article detailing China’s efforts to return farmland to forests and grasslands and tackle climate change, calling for the world to learn from China’s land use management practices.
Post time: Mar-05-2021