China sees enhanced efforts in protection of national parks
By
Shang Kaiyuan from People’s Daily
China has
drafted standards on national reserve protection and preliminarily established
relevant organizations since it piloted the national park system three years
ago, said Zhang Jianlong, head of the National Forestry and Grassland
Administration on the sidelines of two sessions on March 12.
The country has
witnessed enhanced efforts in the protection and restoration of national parks,
Zhang added.
At present,
China has 10 pilot national reserves covering a total of over 200,000 square
kilometers in 12 provinces and autonomous regions, including Sanjiangyuan National
Park, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, Qilian Mountain National
Park, and Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park, Zhang introduced.
Illegal projects
have been gradually eliminated to protect natural reserves through supervision
system and law enforcement. So far, more than 100 illegal mining projects have
been withdrawn from Qilian Mountain National Park, according to Zhang.
National parks have
not only protected ecological environment, but also improved livelihood for
local people. Now, the 10 national parks in China hire over 50,000 rangers from
local communities, which both enhances supervision and contributes to local
employment.
“Sangjiangyuan
National Park serves as a very good example. It employs nearly 18,000 rangers from
local community, offering 1,800 yuan for each ranger every month,” said Zhang,
adding that such mode has lifted hundreds of thousands of people out of
poverty.
Sanjiangyuan, located at the heartland of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in northeast
China, is the world’s largest national natural park with an area of 123,100
square kilometers. It is also the source of Yangtze, Yellow and Langcang Rivers.
(Photo by administration bureau of Sanjiangyuan National Park)
China sees enhanced efforts in protection of national parks
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