China News Service, Kunming, January 18 (Xiong Jiaxin and Chen Jing) The fifth meeting of the 12th Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is about to open. Several members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference said in an interview with a reporter from China News Agency on the 18th that at present, China's Asian Elephant protection achievements urgently need to be consolidated, and the establishment of a long-term protection mechanism for Asian elephants is inseparable from multi-country, multi-disciplinary and multi-subject cooperation.
This year, the northward migration of Asian elephants has become the focus of heated discussions around the world.
In China, the Asian elephant is a national first-class protected animal.
China has always attached great importance to the protection of Asian elephants and their habitats. Through a series of measures such as the establishment of nature reserves, the implementation of major projects such as wildlife protection and the construction of nature reserves, strengthening of containment, rescue and breeding, and strict law enforcement and supervision, Asian elephants have become more and more popular in the world. Under the situation that the number of Asian elephants has dropped by 90% within a century, the number of Asian elephants in China has not decreased but increased, from 146 in 1976 to about 300 today.
Duan Changqun, a member of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy director of the Central Resources and Environment Special Committee of the Jiusan Society, said that China's protection of Asian elephants has been quite effective in the past half a century. What follows is how to consolidate this protection effect, which also implies The deep logic of the northward movement of Asian elephants.
"The population of Asian elephants in China continues to grow, and there are higher requirements for food demand and habitat range. Once their living space is not expanded in time, the range of activities of Asian elephants and humans will partially overlap, resulting in human-elephant conflicts." Duan Changqun suggested that according to the specific situation of Asian elephant population, distribution, and food distribution in different regions, formulate "one elephant, one policy" to rationally plan land space, divide human and elephant activity areas, integrate protection and development, and strengthen international Cooperation to achieve continuous and even permanent protection.
At present, the cross-border joint protection of Asian elephants between China and Laos has risen to the level of cooperation between the two governments, which has built an ecological security barrier for the protection of Asian elephants and biodiversity in the border areas, and has become the first "cross-border" ecological protection in China. .
To this end, Duan Changqun suggested to further expand the scope of international cooperation, share China's experience in protecting Asian elephants and other wild animals in the cooperation, and provide effective support such as monitoring and tracking technology, land and space planning advice, and protection personnel training.
Lai Qingkui, a member of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a professor at Southwest Forestry University, said that biodiversity conservation, including Asian elephants, is based on the integrity of the ecosystem, the complexity of nature, and is also affected by the dialectical and unified relationship between human society and nature.
Therefore, it is necessary to integrate the relevant knowledge of different disciplines such as ecology, biology, sociology, anthropology, economics, etc., to find the research orientation of Asian elephants and their habitat protection, and to resolve human-elephant conflicts in different disciplines. It should be regarded as an organic whole for comprehensive planning, and follow-up studies and adjustments should be made to the changes in the protection situation.
Xie Liping, member of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and full-time vice chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee of Jiusan Society, went to Xishuangbanna China Asian Elephant Provenance Breeding and Rescue Center to investigate.
The center was established in 2008 and has rescued more than 20 wild Asian elephants.
Xie Liping was concerned about the source of funds for Asian elephant breeding and rescue agencies.
"At present, in China, the source of funds for Asian elephant protection mainly depends on the government, but this does not mean the complete withdrawal of other subjects in society." She proposed that the protection of Asian elephants requires the participation of the whole society, and this approach will further awaken the whole society. Human awareness of biodiversity conservation.
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