Chongqing has nurtured rich biodiversity due to its unique climate and geographical environment, and is one of the regions with relatively rich biodiversity in my country. The latest data from the Municipal Forestry Bureau shows that 112 species of terrestrial wild animals are cu

"Everything is born in harmony and each is cultivated in harmony." Biodiversity makes the earth full of vitality and is also the basis for human survival and development.

May 22, 2022 is the 29th International Biodiversity Day .

Chongqing has nurtured rich biodiversity due to its unique climate and geographical environment, and is one of the regions with relatively rich biodiversity in my country.

The latest data from the Forestry Bureau of the Municipal Forestry Bureau shows that there are currently 112 species of national key protected terrestrial wild animals distributed in Chongqing; 284 species of natural native national key protected wild plants managed by the forestry department in the city.

sets of data show the fruitful results of Chongqing's protection of rare and endangered species.

white cheek noise. Photo provided by the Municipal Forestry Bureau

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The central urban area has arrived Little Spirit Cat , and rare animals and plants are frequently "new"

Chongqing is located in the heart of Three Gorges Reservoir Area , and is the last pass of the ecological barrier upstream of Yangtze River . In recent years, many rare animals and plants have frequently been "new".

, a Chinese endemic plant, Cypress , which was declared extinct by the Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has been strengthened for the first time in the Xuebaoshan Reserve artificially returned to the wild population;

, a national first-class protected plant, , was found in Chengkou County, , a population of national first-class protected plant, ,

, "Giant Panda among birds" Chinese merganser , has been overwintered in the Qihe Basin of our city for 9 consecutive years;

, these key wild protected animals have not only appeared among the mountains and forests in Chongqing.

Just recently, Chongqing Yinglonghu National Wetland Park, located in , Nan'an District, , took pictures of the national first-class key protected wild animal Little Cat. This species was discovered for the first time in the central urban area of Chongqing since public records were made.

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As of now, there are 112 national key protected terrestrial wild animals distributed in Chongqing, including 14 first-class species, including black langur , big spirit cat, little spirit cat, musk deer , green-headed duck , Chinese mergans, etc.; 98 second-class species, including macaque , black bear, ocelo cat , hairy deer , Chinese ericorn, etc.

84 natural native national key protected wild plants are distributed in the city managed by the forestry department, including 8 first-level species, including cliff cypress, silver fir , metasequoia , ginkgo, yew, etc.; 76 second-level species, including spike fir , Qinling fir , lemon lemon , lemon tung , oleifera , yangnan , huali tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung tung t

"When humans protect nature friendly, the rewards of nature are generous." This sentence has been confirmed in Chongqing.

Chongqing Xuebaoshan National Nature Reserve, researchers accidentally discovered large cliff cypress saplings during the investigation. Photo provided by the interviewed unit

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National Forestry and Grassland Administration Liked many times, looking at Chongqing's "smart" for ecological protection

Ecology will prosper, civilization will prosper, and ecology will decline. The development of the ecology cannot be separated from human efforts.

"Due to changes in the overall environment, it is very difficult for many rare and endangered wild animals and plants to recover their own growth." said a relevant person in charge of the Municipal Forestry Bureau.

Take cliff cypress as an example. As a rare gymnosperm plant in the world, cliff cypress was once declared "extinct in the wild" by World Union for Conservation of Nature . It was not until 1999 that the Chongqing National Key Protection Wild Plant Survey Team came to Chengkou . After nearly half a year of searching, it was not until the wild cliff cypress community was discovered.

The "disappeared" cliff cypresses reappeared in the sun, but due to their difficulty in reproduction in the wild, the population is still endangered. The protection of cliff cypresses is urgent.

For the next 20 years, governments at all levels in Chongqing, forestry science and technology personnel and local people worked together to protect this rare and endangered species. In the distribution of cliff cypresses, Chongqing Dabashan National Nature Reserve and Chongqing Xuebaoshan National Nature Reserve have been established successively, with forest rangers, and monitoring of key community areas has been carried out to carefully protect wild cliff cypresses.

In 2021, cliff cypresses were listed as a national first-class protected wild plant.

large-scale cutting propagation is of great significance to improving the survival status of the population and maintaining ecological balance."Last year, the rooting rate of the first batch of 200,000 cuttings propagated cliff cypresses reached 96%, and the survival rate after transplanting to the transplant area reached 98%. "A relevant person in charge of the Municipal Forestry Bureau introduced that this year, on the basis of expanding the scale of cuttings, scientific researchers re-adjust the mixing ratio of culture medium, experimenting with matrix of different specifications, and exploring faster rooting speed and higher rooting rate.

The protection of cypresses is like a microcosm, witnessing the Chongqing wisdom of biodiversity protection .

In recent years, Chongqing has organized a national survey on key protected wildlife resources, special surveys on rare and endangered species, and biodiversity surveys and assessments, and has included concentrated distribution areas of rare and endangered wildlife and plants in key protected areas such as nature reserves.

As of now, the city has established 218 nature reserves at all levels and types (including 58 nature reserves, 10 wildlife protection types, and 8 wild plant protection types), accounting for 15.4% of the city's area, effectively protecting more than 90% of the city's rare and endangered wild animals and plants and more than 90% of the typical subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest ecosystem.

Just recently, at the 2021 National Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Work Summary Meeting held by the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, we repeatedly named and affirmed the practices of the city's comprehensive monitoring and evaluation work in 2021. The monitoring results of

show that the city's forest area and forest accumulation have steadily grown, the quality of ecological space has been steadily improving, and the structure has been improved; the protection pattern has been initially formed, and the utilization pattern has become scientific; the supply capacity of ecological products has been enhanced, and the capacity of forest carbon sink has steadily improved.

is precisely these powerful measures that allow the cute "elves" to settle down and build a solid foundation for biodiversity.

Stone pillar Wanshou Mountain. Photo provided by the Municipal Forestry Bureau

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Special protection + joint law enforcement, make good use of Forest Chief "baton"

To this day, biodiversity has become one of the important indicators to measure a region's comprehensive strength and sustainable development capabilities.

In recent years, Chongqing has continued to implement special rescue and protection projects for rare and endangered wild animals and plants, and has focused on protecting species with narrow distribution areas, degenerate populations and small individual populations.

Among them, 8 extremely small forested wild plants such as cypress and silver fir were identified, and measures such as on-site protection, seedling breeding tests, wild regression, and germplasm resource preservation have been implemented for 9 consecutive years; 6 municipal terrestrial wildlife shelter and rescue institutions have been established by region and type to carry out the shelter and rescue of injured wildlife, wild release and other work.

Not only that, Chongqing has also organized joint law enforcement special operations such as "Clean Breeze Action" and "Net Sword Action", increased supervision and inspection of restaurants and markets, and severely cracked down on illegal hunting and illegal trading of wild animals and plants. In 2021, 352 wild animal cases were investigated and dealt with, 34 wild plant cases were investigated and dealt with, 5 criminal gangs were destroyed, and 449 illegal and criminal persons were cracked down on and dealt with.

In order to continue to promote biodiversity protection, Chongqing has also begun to use the baton of the "forest chief system".

Recently, with the approval of the forest chief of the city, the forest chief office of the city issued and implemented the "Implementation Measures for Supervision and Assessment of the Forest Chief System in Chongqing (Trial)".

annual inspection and assessment is carried out once a year, including seven items including land greening, resource protection and management, construction of a natural protection area system with national parks as the main body, wildlife protection, forest and grassland disaster prevention and control, forest chief system implementation and operation, and impact.

Relevant person in charge of the Forestry Bureau of the Municipal People's Republic of China revealed that during the 14th Five-Year Plan period, Chongqing planned three systems and eight major biodiversity protection projects, implemented the construction and upgrading of rare and endangered wild plant expansion bases, terrestrial wildlife shelter and rescue sites, and germplasm resource databases, continued to strengthen the protection and management of rare and endangered wild wildlife and plants and their habitats, and promoted the construction of beautiful places with beautiful mountains and rivers.

Chongqing has been working hard to respect nature, respect nature, adapt to nature, protect nature, and build a home of earth where man and nature live in harmony!

Hualong.com-New Chongqing Client (Qiu Xiaoya/Text)

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