How does ecological protection redline policy affect regional land use and ecosystem services?

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 100, С. 107062 - 107062

Опубликована: Фев. 15, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Assessing ecological conservation redline from element, structure, and function dimensions: A case of Zhejiang Province, China

Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 106, С. 107485 - 107485

Опубликована: Март 6, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Achievements, challenges, and recommendations for waterbird conservation in China's coastal wetlands

Avian Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14, С. 100123 - 100123

Опубликована: Янв. 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.

Язык: Английский

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Conservation of rare and endangered plant species in China

iScience, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 26(2), С. 106008 - 106008

Опубликована: Янв. 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.

Язык: Английский

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An emerging coastal wetland management dilemma between mangrove expansion and shorebird conservation

Conservation Biology, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 36(5)

Опубликована: Фев. 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.

Язык: Английский

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Deteriorating habitat suitability and connectivity of waterbirds in the Bohai Sea Rim: Consequences of land use transformation

Global Ecology and Conservation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 51, С. e02930 - e02930

Опубликована: Апрель 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.

Язык: Английский

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Identification and scoring of conservation gaps in wetlands of China's coastal provinces: Implications for extending protected areas

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 358, С. 120865 - 120865

Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Wetland key habitat functional areas in China informed by flagship waterbirds: The past change, present status and future trend with modeling scenarios

Geography and sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 100284 - 100284

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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A cost-effective approach to identify conservation priority for 30 × 30 biodiversity target on the premise of food security

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 941, С. 172870 - 172870

Опубликована: Май 21, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Wilderness networks contributed the efforts of existing protected area networks: The cost-effective comparison among multiple conservation scenarios

Global Ecology and Conservation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 54, С. e03102 - e03102

Опубликована: Июль 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.

Язык: Английский

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