Avian Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14, P. 100123 - 100123
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
China's
coastal
wetlands
provide
breeding,
migration
stopover,
and
wintering
habitats
for
about
230
waterbird
species,
which
is
more
than
a
quarter
of
all
waterbirds
in
the
world.
Large-scale
high
intensity
human
activities
have
resulted
serious
loss
degradation
over
past
half
century,
causing
population
declines
many
waterbirds.
Through
literature
review
expert
surveys,
this
article
reviews
conservation
measures
taken
recent
decades
to
conserve
provides
recommendations
future
action
from
three
aspects:
policy
administration,
habitat
management,
multiparty
participation.
Over
decades,
legislation,
regulations
plans
at
national
level
site-specific
interventions
been
implemented,
with
notable
improvement
effectiveness
making
multi-stakeholder
Accordingly,
some
threats
mitigated
key
sites
designated
as
strictly
protected
nature
reserves.
However,
critical
issues
still
remain,
mostly
related
such
wetland
restoration,
control
invasive
Spartina
alterniflora,
environmental
pollution,
artificial
quality.
We
highlight
that
protecting
natural
tidal
improving
quality
are
waterbirds,
especially
those
highly
dependent
on
intertidal
wetlands.
China
has
demonstrated
strong
commitment
ecological
restoration
future,
terms
both
funding
policies
biodiversity
ecosystems.
It
important
supported
continuously
by
science-
evidence-based
decisions
actions.
iScience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
26(2), P. 106008 - 106008
Published: Jan. 17, 2023
Rare
and
endangered
plant
species
(REPs)
are
facing
high
danger
of
extinction,
yet
a
comprehensive
up-to-date
review
on
their
conservation
in
China
is
still
lacking.
This
paper
systematically
collected
studies
achievements
REPs
conservation,
including
surveys
monitoring,
cause
endangerment,
situ
ex
reintroduction,
propagation,
legislation,
public
participation,
progress
wild
with
extremely
small
populations,
China's
implementation
the
Convention
Biological
Diversity.
Although
enormous
advances
have
been
made
policies
legislations,
protection
systems,
research,
as
well
education
international
collaborations,
efficiency
restricted
largely
by
conflict
between
economic
growth
biodiversity
China.
In
order
to
meet
its
commitments
new
Post-2020
Global
Biodiversity
Framework,
more
work
basic
investigation
long-term
observation,
advanced
technologies
application-oriented
research
should
be
carried
out.
Conservation Biology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
36(5)
Published: Feb. 25, 2022
Abstract
Coastal
wetlands
around
the
world
have
been
degraded
by
human
activities.
Global
declines
in
extent
of
important
coastal
wetlands,
including
mangroves,
salt
marshes,
and
tidal
flats,
necessitate
mitigation
restoration
efforts.
However,
some
well‐meaning
management
actions,
particularly
mangrove
afforestation,
can
inadvertently
cause
further
loss
degradation
other
habitats
if
these
actions
are
not
planned
carefully.
In
particular,
there
is
a
potential
conflict
between
shorebird
conservation
because
afforestation
may
occur
at
expense
bare
which
form
main
foraging
for
threatened
shorebirds
support
organisms.
We
examined
several
case
studies
that
illustrate
trade‐off
flat
maintenance.
To
investigate
whether
examples
reflect
an
emerging
broad‐scale
problem,
we
used
satellite
imagery
to
quantify
change
habitat
22
areas
mainland
China
from
2000
2015.The
across
all
sites
declined
significantly
(
p
<
0.01,
n
=
22)
while
among
with
mangroves
present,
expanded
14).
Our
results
suggest
expansion
considerably
reduced
8
sites.
improve
overall
outcome,
devised
decision
tree
addressing
dilemma.
Important
factors
consider
include
area
interest
importance
what
impacts
are;
value
proposed
ecosystem
compared
existing
ecosystem;
conflict‐resolution
process
will
be
needed
choices
very
similar.
With
careful
consideration
alternative
strategies,
makers
ensure
does
imperil
migratory
shorebirds.
Global Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
51, P. e02930 - e02930
Published: April 15, 2024
Wetlands
in
the
Bohai
Sea
Rim
play
an
indispensable
role
maintaining
stability
of
waterbird
populations
on
East
Asian-Australian
flyway.
However,
motivated
by
economic
development
and
urban
expansion,
coastal
wetlands
this
region
have
been
extensively
reclaimed,
leading
to
a
decline
area
degradation
natural
over
past
two
decades.
We
analyzed
temporal
spatial
changes
suitable
habitats
different
groups
waterbirds
quantified
habitat
connectivity
importance
patches
using
Probability
Connectivity.
The
results
show
that
all
decreased
sharply
from
2000
2020.
In
addition,
utilization
ratio
artificial
increased.
Land
use
is
primary
environmental
variable
determining
distribution
habitats.
Meanwhile,
has
also
declining.
Tianjin
Hebei
Bay
still
high
for
waterbirds,
particularly
shorebirds.
Expanding
existing
protection
areas
cover
above-mentioned
recommended.
advocate
stricter
measures
necessary
ecological
restoration
activities
both
wetlands.
Global Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
54, P. e03102 - e03102
Published: July 23, 2024
Biodiversity
loss
is
a
pressing
global
issue,
with
protected
areas
and
Other
Effective
Area-Based
Conservation
Measures
(OECMs)
identified
as
crucial
strategies
for
conservation.
This
study
investigates
the
contribution
of
wilderness
networks
beyond
existing
to
biodiversity
conservation
in
Central
Asia,
proposing
comprehensive
framework
network
assessment
identifying
potential
OECM
areas.
Using
Boolean
overlay
weighted
linear
combination
approach,
research
delineated
core
patches
assessed
their
spatial
relationship
area.
The
employed
multi-scenario
reconstruct
twelve
landscape
ecological
networks,
results
exposed
supplementary
area
networks.
also
241
critical
pinch
points
essential
maintaining
regional
wildlife
habitat
connectivity
species
migration.
advocates
integration
OECMs
achieve
30×30
goal.
study's
findings
underscore
need
additional
measures
importance
considering
human
activity
disturbances,
connectivity,
well
evaluating
cost-effective
strategies.
It
highlights
necessity
cross-border
collaboration
regional-scale
research.
contributes
planning
development
policies
provides
replicable
similar
assessments.
