Showcasing a beautiful China “Jiangxi model”
Poyang Lake is an internationally important wetland and the largest wintering place for migratory birds in Asia. It is also the mother lake of the people of Jiangxi. Every autumn and winter, more than 98% of the world’s white cranes, more than 95% of the Oriental white stork, more than 70% of the white-naped cranes, and more than 60% of the swan geese fly to Poyang Lake from Siberia. Over 600,000 migratory birds live here, which is worthy of the name. The “Rare Bird Kingdom” and “Migratory Bird Paradise”.
This winter, the 2nd Poyang Lake International Bird Watching Week hosted by the People’s Government of Jiangxi Province and China Wildlife Conservation Association invited more than 600 guests from home and abroad to visit Poyang Lake for bird watching. These guests included envoys or representatives from more than 10 countries including New Zealand, representatives of many international organizations such as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, leaders of relevant national departments, experts and scholars from scientific research institutes such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences and well-known universities, well-known entrepreneurs and representatives of travel agencies And professional bird watching teams at home and abroad.
The relevant person in charge of the General Office of the Provincial Government stated that the high-standard and high-standard Bird Watching Week in our province is to let domestic and foreign deeply feel Jiangxi’s implementation of the Jinping Ecological Civilization Thought, and in-depth promotion of the construction of the National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone and high-level construction. The remarkable achievements made in the “Jiangxi Model” of Beautiful China have formed a good effect of “seeing Jiangxi ecologically, traveling to Jiangxi, and watching birds come to Jiangxi” on a larger scale, demonstrating to the world the beautiful picture of “human and bird symbiosis” in Jiangxi , To share the fruits of Jiangxi’s green development with the world.
Bird Watching Week activities are green and colorful
The main venue of this year’s Bird Watching Week event is located in Wucheng Town, Yongxiu County, known as the “Chinese Migratory Bird Town”. At the same time, 15 bird watching spots have been set up in Nanchang, Jiujiang and Shangrao. Around the theme of “Crane Dance in Pohu Lake, Holding Hands in the World“, the event set up a total of 10 sections, and planned and arranged a series of activities based on the standards of “exquisite”, “exciting”, “exquisite” and “exquisite”, including the opening ceremony and national bird protection Management training courses, guest bird watching activities and Poyang Lake International Bird Watching Competition, public nature education series of activities, “Pohu Guardians” election activities, rescue migratory birds, etc. In addition, a series of activities with high interest, wide participation and rich local characteristics have been carried out in various places along the Poyang Lake, allowing the public to experience the fun of walking into nature, watching the lake and watching birds, and spend an unforgettable view. Bird week.
Taking advantage of the bird watching week activity platform, experts from home and abroad gathered in Jiangxi to brainstorm around taking good care of migratory birds and wetlands. 3 forums-Carbon Peak Carbon Neutral Entrepreneur Forum, East Asia-Australia Migratory Birds and Habitat Protection International Forum, International White Crane Forum, academicians, representatives of international institutions, academic frontier experts, scholars and entrepreneurs We offer advice and suggestions.
The series of activities of this year’s Bird Watching Week revolve around green and ecology. Through the purchase of emission reductions from forestry carbon sink projects in Chongyi and other three counties in the province, the carbon emissions generated by this activity can be offset, and the “zero carbon” event will be realized.
Provide Chinese experience for the protection of migratory birds in the world
New Zealand’s Ambassador to China Fu Enlai was amazed by the thousands of white cranes that came into view while watching the birds at the bird-watching spot of the Nanchang Five-star White Crane Conservation Community. She welcomes the Jiangxi organizers to let more New Zealand children know Poyang Lake and migratory birds, especially the white cranes, through online video. She believes that everyone should work together to protect migratory birds and their habitats and contribute to the world‘s biodiversity.
When attending the second Poyang Lake International Bird Watching Week, Wen Kangnong, the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in China, said that bird watching week is a window for the world to learn about China, allowing visitors to understand how the government, different institutions and local people can be sustainable Protecting wetlands and migratory birds while using biodiversity is conducive to the promotion and development of this work.
The latest monitoring data show that the number of migratory birds who have come to Poyang Lake for wintering has reached 708,000, and the number of migratory birds may increase in the future. As Li Chunliang, deputy director of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, said, this place has become a model for the protection of national birds and other wildlife resources, and has become an important window to show the harmonious coexistence of human and nature in my country’s ecological civilization. Jiangxi will provide Chinese experience for the protection of migratory birds in the world, and promote the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
Wu Yawen, reporter Yang Biyu
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