The more scientific governance is, the less difficult it is to protect
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Mangroves are treasures, which has been the consensus of the cadres and masses in Beihai City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. However, many people don't know that mangrove forests that grow in the intertidal zone of tropical and subtropical coasts are terrestrial plants that are "driven" into the sea.
According to experts, in the long process of evolution, mangroves have formed a special salt drainage system, which has "special functions" such as viviparity and light dormancy. The functions of these terrestrial plants make mangroves play a unique role in bank protection and disaster reduction, maintenance of coastal biodiversity, carbon sequestration, water purification, and scientific research.
Beautiful scenery of a mangrove wetland in Beihai City. Image source: Guangxi Daily-Guangxi Cloud Client
In recent years, the protection of coastal ecological environment has attracted much attention, and mangrove protection is an important aspect. This is also a key and difficult point in the protection work in the southern coastal areas of the mainland. Dr. Su Zhinan of the Guangxi Mangrove Research Center has a lot to say about this problem, and he has participated in the restoration of the coastal ecosystem of the Beihai Coastal National Wetland Park: "The difficulty is that our understanding and research on the biodiversity of tidal wetlands with mangroves as indicator species is still very insufficient, and we cannot completely manage it from the perspective of systems engineering. "Ecological environmental protection is a tough move and a battle to overcome difficulties. Only by launching pragmatic measures and making extraordinary efforts can we achieve blue sky, clear water, green grass and lush forests.
Treatment, the focus is on the right medicine. In the past, it was known that near-shore water pollution was responsible for the mass mortality of mangrove forests. At present, a large number of studies have found that the large number of water lice parasitic on the trunks of mangrove trees is the direct cause. To put it simply, due to the pollution of seawater, a large number of natural enemies of the water lice will die, and the number of water lice will increase rapidly, and as a result, the trunk of the mangrove tree will be bored with holes and eventually die. Understanding this chain of relationships from the perspectives of environmental science and biology is crucial to understanding mangrove ecosystems and finding precise management methods. Therefore, the protection of mangrove forests is not only to solve the problem of coastal water pollution, but also to observe the breeding of water lice in the monitoring group. This suggests that in an ecosystem rich in biodiversity, whether it is conservation or governance, it is necessary to increase awareness of the problem and focus on specific analysis. Only by investigating the cause and finding the root cause of the disease, looking at both the part and the whole, can we solve the problem and treat both the symptoms and the root cause.
Scientific governance must pay attention to ways and means. The restoration and protection of mangrove ecosystems cannot be achieved overnight, and must be done in an orderly and gradual manner. In the wetland park, local researchers have opened up a "mangrove simulated habitat" that artificially controls tidal changes along the mountain, and planted 15 species of mangrove plants, such as white bone soil and paulownia trees. In the simulated habitat, the ecological functions of different mangrove species were presented in detail, and the environmental adaptability of some introduced species and their disturbance to surrounding species could also be observed. These studies provide a useful reference for restoration and protection work. By taking practical measures according to local conditions, seeking truth from facts, and implementing responsibilities and taking actions under the guidance of the scientific spirit, we can make ecological environmental protection more effective and improve quality and efficiency.
The more we move forward in the work of ecological and environmental protection, the more we should strengthen the overall concept and systematic thinking. Mangrove forests do not exist in isolation, but are integrated into their surroundings as they grow. Through the practice of governance, people have become more aware that if the ecosystem achieves a virtuous cycle, the environment of mangrove wetlands can be improved, and the birds and other species attracted will be more abundant. In the future, we should adhere to the concept of overall planning and comprehensive balance, promote integrated protection and restoration work in a coordinated manner, and continuously enhance the balance and coordination of ecosystems.
The mangrove forests are lush and the birds chirp non-stop, which is a delight. By adhering to systematic thinking, overall planning, scientific policy, and taking pragmatic actions to protect the ecosystem, we will better draw a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
(The author is a reporter from the Guangxi branch of this newspaper)
