Download
Nearly 9 percent of China's wetlands have vanished over the past decade as urban development has increased, a change that experts said shows the need for regulation to protect the natural resource.
A report of the second national survey of wetlands resources, released on Monday, said that more than 3.39 million hectares of wetlands have disappeared since the first national survey 10 years ago, even though more wetlands are under conservation today.
"The wetlands we lost in the last decade equal about 3 percent of the national territory," said Zhang Yongli, deputy director of the State Forestry Administration. "The factors threatening wetlands have expanded."
Zhang said that since the first survey, the threats to wetlands have grown from three to five.
Ten years ago, pollution, land reclamation and illegal hunting were the key threats. Today they are pollution, excessive fishing and gathering, land reclamation, invasion of alien species, and occupation by infrastructure, he said.
Zhang said that the absence of wetland-conservation legislation is now a big concern.
"We need to step up legislation," he said. "China should promulgate the National Wetlands Conservation Regulation as quickly as possible to clearly define powers and responsibilities, administrative procedure and a code of conduct in wetland conservation."
China joined the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 1992 but still hasn't enacted a national regulation as the convention requires.
Zhang said that it is because different interest groups are battling over the legislation.
According to the survey, half of the wetland areas are in less developed western China, which is undergoing urbanization and economic development.
He said that an "eco-red line" is needed to prevent overdevelopment of urbanization and industrialization.
Questions:
1. What percentage of China’s wetlands have vanished over the past decade?
2. The lost wetlands represent what percentage of national territory?
3. What are the key threats today, according to Zhang Yongli?
Answers:
1. Nearly 9 percent.
2. About 3 percent.
3. Pollution, excessive fishing and gathering, land reclamation, invasion of alien species, and occupation by infrastructure.
About the broadcaster:
Anne Ruisi is an editor at China Daily online with more than 30 years of experience as a newspaper editor and reporter. She has worked at newspapers in the U.S., including The Birmingham News in Alabama and City Newspaper of Rochester, N.Y.
苗族
澳门年俗
畅谈理想
意大利等欧洲国家逐步取消封锁措施 重新开放学校和商店
韩日岛屿争端引发“退信”风波
理想是生命中神圣的向往
法研究称食用转基因玉米或致癌
研究:老板更爱雇佣自己喜欢的员工
Be a Brave Girl 做一个勇敢的女孩
粉笔唰唰
上热搜的“trigger warning”是什么意思?
疫情期间中国人最爱买些什么?
理想之路
如何快速掌握一门新技能
刀杆节
广东民风民俗大观园
我的理想
体坛英语资讯:IOC Executive Board approves Paris 2024 venue proposal
国内英语资讯:China to accelerate research on digital infrastructure: official
桂林春节习俗
珍爱生命,学会生存
老北京的春节习俗
学习英雄事迹,弘扬民族精神
“甩锅”英语真不是throw the pot!地道说法是这个!
韩国神曲《江南style》好评次数破世界纪录[1]
2021年的新emoji因为新冠疫情停产了
在逆境中不要悲观失望
奥运年的民族精神
让希望栖息在灵魂里
我的理想
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |