Pocket Spring City News Recently, Pocket Spring City exclusively released the news that Kunming first observed the "world's most beautiful water bird" purple water chicken group (→ poke me to see the news), coinciding with the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) held in Kunming, many netizens praised: "Even the most beautiful water birds have been attracted by Kunming's good ecological environment!" ”。 On October 12, at the media meeting of "The Rich Practice and Remarkable Achievements of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization in Yunnan" held by the COP15 News Center, Yang Xiaojun, a researcher at the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, introduced the achievements of bird protection in Yunnan province in combination with a number of practical work carried out in bird protection in Yunnan Province in recent years.
Spend 20 years to "write a genealogy" for birds in Yunnan
Due to its special geographical location, huge altitude difference and complex topography, Yunnan has a variety of climate types from tropical to cold, so it has bred a variety of bird species diversity. According to the latest scientific research survey, the number of bird species in Yunnan has exceeded 1,000 species, the number of bird species accounts for more than 2/3 of the number of bird species in the country, and more than 6% of birds are only distributed in Yunnan in China.
Yang Xiaojun introduced that since the establishment of the Kunming Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1959, it has continuously carried out the investigation of bird diversity in Yunnan, and completed the compilation of "Birds of Yunnan" in 20 years, basically finding out the "family bottom" of species diversity of birds in Yunnan.
Black-necked crane Kitty "demotion"
Green Peacock "Family Thrives"
"The results of the yunnan-based restoration project of the symbiotic and mutual cultivation of three flagship species' of 'flowers (sea cauliflowers)-fish (Dali split-belly fish)-birds (black-necked cranes and geese and ducks)' show that the diversity of birds in Jianchuanjian Lake in Dali has increased, and in addition to the expansion of the purple water chicken population, the natural reproduction of colored ibises has been recorded for the first time, and photos of black-necked crane groups have been taken during the wintering period, which is the first time that black-necked cranes have been recorded locally in the past two decades." Yang Xiaojun's tone is quite proud, "The continuous conservation of black-necked cranes in recent years has not only made the black-necked crane the only crane with a growing population among the 9 species of cranes in China, but also lowered it from a vulnerable level to a near-threatened level by IUCN in 2020, taking off the hat of 'threatened species'." The green peacock protection work carried out with the support of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Yunnan Province has also made the wild green peacock population in China stable and rising, and a pure-breed caged green peacock population has been established. ”
Biodiversity is the best "footnote" of green water and green mountains
On October 16, 2017, a stork-billed jadeite appeared in the Nabang Wetland in Nabang Town, Yingjiang County, Dehong Prefecture, this bird only distributed in Yunnan in China, stayed in the Nabang Wetland for 197 days, but attracted at least 2955 enthusiasts from all over the country to come to observe and shoot, bringing nearly 500,000 yuan of economic income to the local area, and the improvement of the ecological environment not only attracted the Stork-billed Jade, but also brought practical income to the development of local tourism.
Coincidentally, with the advancement of the construction of ecological civilization in Yingjiang County, the local Shiti Village has attracted 3 species of hornbills to breed in the area, becoming the only county in China where 4 species of hornbills can be viewed, thus becoming the "China Hornbill Valley". Yang Xiaojun introduced that in order to effectively protect the existing hornbill population, the forestry authorities hired local villagers to transform them from hunters to hornbills guardians, and at the same time, through planting trees and establishing observation points specifically for bird watching and bird watching, etc., to improve the habitat environment of people and birds, to provide guidance and eating and living services for bird watching enthusiasts, according to statistics, an average "bird watching point" can bring villagers income of 20,000 to 40,000 yuan. Today, the village is famous for its beautiful cottages and bird watching paradises.
It is reported that in recent years, Yunnan Province has studied and implemented Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, adhered to the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and continuously strengthened biodiversity conservation, the province's nature reserve system has become increasingly perfect, the quality of ecosystems is stable and improving; a large number of rare and endangered species with extremely small populations have been protected and restored, and 90% of the province's typical ecosystems and 85% of important species have been effectively protected. Carry out county-level biodiversity background survey and assessment research earlier in the country, establish the first national wildlife germplasm resource bank, carry out pilot work such as biodiversity and ecosystem service value assessment, access to genetic resources and related traditional knowledge, and biodiversity conservation is at the forefront of the country.
Pocket Spring City reporter: Liu Ying, Zhou Ting
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