Chinanews.com, Nanjing, April 3 (Reporter Yu Congwen) Submit the 2 million words Chinese and English texts on time with the fastest speed; abandon the million-mu reclamation plan for overall protection, which has become a "plus point" for the application... On the afternoon of the 2nd, in the Runliang Lecture Hall of the Jiulong Lake Campus of Nanjing Southeast University, Cao Lubao, the mayor of Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, shared the hardships and joys of the Yellow Sea wetland application, igniting the passion of teachers and students to protect the ecology and protect the "world heritage" And dreams.

　　On the same day, the Yancheng Yellow Sea Wetland World Natural Heritage Walk into Southeast University event co-sponsored by Southeast University, the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League and the People's Government of Yancheng City was held at the university.

This event is the first stop in 2021 for the World Natural Heritage of the Yellow Sea Wetland in Yancheng to enter 100 colleges and universities.

The ecological beauty of Dongtai Tiaozini, the core area of ​​the Yellow Sea Wetland World Natural Heritage.

Photo by Shan Zhonghua

　　Yancheng, Jiangsu has the largest coastal wetland on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean and the edge of the Asian continent. It is an important station on the East Asia-Australia migratory bird migration route. It is known as the "international airport" for birds and connects 22 countries and regions on the migration route. .

There are only about 2,000 rare birds of red-crowned cranes in the world, and nearly 1,000 of them come to Yancheng for overwintering every year.

This migration route with a total length of about 12,000 kilometers is also the one with the highest ecological threat among the nine migratory bird migration routes in the world.

Among the 16 key regions designated by the IUCN, there are 2 in Yancheng, which is self-evident.

　　In 2018, Yancheng solemnly proposed the application of the Yellow Sea Wetland as a World Natural Heritage Site, hoping that through the application, the countries and cities along the route of migratory bird migration will be more closely linked, and the consensus and joint efforts of protecting wetlands and bird care will be formed.

　　"There is no precedent for our application for heritage. The whole process was full of hardships and difficulties. Looking back now, I am still very excited." Cao Lubao said with emotion.

　　According to the operational guidelines for the application of heritage, starting from 2019, each country will be able to declare one World Natural Heritage and one cultural heritage each year to only one World Heritage.

"This means that if you can't officially declare in 2018, you will probably have to wait another 5 years, 10 years or even longer." Cao Lubao said, so Yancheng City submitted more than 2 million words on time in 2018 with the fastest speed. The Chinese and English texts of the application for the sacred heritage have fully embarked on the process of applying for the sacred heritage.

　　In October 2018, experts from the World Conservation Union conducted an inspection of the Yellow Sea Wetland, hoping to include the Tiaozini area in the scope of the nominated heritage site.

At that time, the Tiaozini, Gaoni, and Dongsha areas had been approved in accordance with the law, and the million-mu reclamation plan was being implemented.

Faced with the choice between economic and ecological benefits, Yancheng made a difficult choice—abandon the reclamation plan and implement overall protection.

This practice has been recognized by many international organizations.

In the end, more than 60 international organizations jointly supported Yancheng's application, and 19 participating member states except China voted in favor. It took less than 3 years for Yancheng to complete the general application for the heritage and it would take about 8 years to realize it. The goal.

　　“Yancheng’s successful application for the Yellow Sea Wetland has interpreted China’s new concept of ecological protection to the world, and won the right to speak and take the initiative in the ecological circle around the Yellow Sea.” Cao Lubao said that the construction of ecological civilization is a cause that has been passed down from generation to generation. Wetlands also need the joint participation and strong support of the whole society.

Carry out the Yellow Sea Wetland World Natural Heritage into 100 colleges and universities activities, aiming to fully display the value of the Yellow Sea Wetland World Heritage, inspire and guide more young people and volunteers to care about the wetland, publicize the wetland, protect the wetland, and accelerate the promotion of the wetland, the city and the people. Harmonious symbiosis, "use the responsibility and responsibility of young people to take care of the beautiful homeland that mankind depends on for survival."

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