China News Agency, Zhuhai, February 24 (Reporter Chen Su) March 3 this year will usher in the tenth "World Wildlife Day".
On the 24th, China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration (National Forestry and Grassland Administration) and the People's Government of Guangdong Province jointly held the launching ceremony of the 2023 "World Wildlife Day" publicity campaign in Zhuhai, Guangdong. Advancing Species Conservation".
The scene of the launching ceremony of the 2023 "World Wildlife Day" publicity campaign.
Photo by Geng Guobiao
At the launching ceremony, Li Chunliang, deputy director of China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration, said that over the past ten years, China has implemented endangered species rescue projects, and the wild populations of flagship species such as giant pandas, Asian elephants, Siberian tigers and leopards, Hainan gibbons, crested ibis, and Davidia dove tree have continued to grow. Growth, and gradually getting rid of the risk of extinction, the national key protected wild animals and plants generally show a good development trend of steady growth.
Through the construction of a system of nature reserves with national parks as the main body, the habitats of wild animals and plants have been continuously expanded and optimized, and the quality of habitats has been continuously improved.
China implements the most stringent control measures for wildlife trade, and has launched joint law enforcement actions such as "Qingfeng", "Net Shield" and "National Sword" to crack down on indiscriminate hunting, indiscriminate digging, illegal business, and smuggling of wild animals and plants And finished product activities have formed an effective deterrent.
The amendment to the Wildlife Protection Law of the People's Republic of China has been reviewed and passed and will be officially implemented on May 1 this year.
Yvonne Iguero, secretary-general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, delivered a video speech. She appreciated China's efforts in compliance and law enforcement. She said that China has continuously improved relevant laws and regulations, and domestic legislation has reached The Convention's National Legislative Project Category I Standards.
China's partnership support to other contracting parties is obvious to all. It not only provides funds and voluntary contributions, but also conducts continuous and regular training for wildlife officials in developing countries to help them enhance their capacity and level of compliance.
The scene of the launching ceremony of the 2023 "World Wildlife Day" publicity campaign.
Photo by Geng Guobiao
As the organizer of the event, Guangdong Province attaches great importance to the protection of wild animals and plants. It took the lead in writing the comprehensive fasting of wild animals into local regulations, launched an action plan for the protection of wild animals and plants, and solidly carried out in-situ and ex-situ protection of rare and endangered species.
At present, Guangdong is one of the provinces with the richest species of wild animals and plants in the country. There are 1,052 species of terrestrial vertebrate wild animals and 6,658 species of wild higher plants. The wild population is growing steadily.
At the launching ceremony of this event, the "National Key Protected Wildlife Illustrated Book" was also released, and the establishment of the Wild Plant Protection Expert Committee was launched.
This event also launched the National Bird Migration Channel Protection Action.
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