CGTN: China Highlights Hainan in Advancing Ecological Civilization
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BEIJING, April 14, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
From a herd of China's wandering Asian elephants to the 15th Conference of the
Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Kunming,
southwest China's Yunnan Province, topics related to ecological civilization in
the country are attracting more and more attention.
Video-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh5RJn1AK1A
Recently Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected the city of Wuzhishan in south
China's Hainan Province.
Hainan is a province of ecological resources and the work of building the
Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park is top priority, he said when visiting
a section of the park on Monday.
Strategic significance of national park development
The Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park boasts one of the most
concentrated, best preserved and largest contiguous tropical rainforests in
China. The park covers nine cities and counties, with a total area of 4,400
square km, or about one-seventh of Hainan Island's land area.
It is an important part of the world's tropical rainforest and a key area for
biodiversity conservation in the country.
Learning about efforts to protect the environment and biodiversity in the park,
Xi highlighted the need to fully understand the strategic significance of
Hainan's national park development to the country, and urged continuous and
solid efforts in this regard.
Last year, the Chinese leader announced the official designation of the
country's first group of national parks when delivering a keynote speech via
video link at the leaders' summit of the COP15. The Hainan Tropical Rainforest
National Park is one of them.
In recent years, Hainan has promoted the construction of the park,
strengthening the restoration of tropical rainforest and carrying out
ecological relocation projects in core protected areas.
In late March, researchers discovered eight new macrofungi species in the park.
These can decompose cellulose and lignin and play a significant decomposition
role in the tropical rainforest ecosystem.
Continuous efforts in building eco-civilization
Over the years, Xi has stressed advancing ecological civilization on many
occasions. "Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets," the
frequently-quoted words by Xi, have been a key component of his thoughts on
ecological progress.
In March last year, China adopted a blueprint for the country's social and
economic development over the next five to 15 years, demanding the all-round
green transformation of social and economic development and the construction of
a Beautiful China.
The country has also announced that it will strive to peak carbon dioxide
emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, which means it will
complete the world's largest reduction in carbon emission intensity, and
realize carbon neutrality from carbon peaking in the shortest time in global
history.
Source: CGTN
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