{"id":78670,"date":"2021-09-09T08:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadialogue.net\/?post_type=news_digest&#038;p=78670"},"modified":"2022-04-26T08:55:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T08:55:13","slug":"update-to-list-of-protected-plants","status":"publish","type":"news_digest","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/digest\/update-to-list-of-protected-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Update to list of protected plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">China has released a new&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry.gov.cn\/main\/3954\/20210908\/163949170374051.html\">list of protected wild plant species<\/a>, a first update to the catalogue in 22 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Endangered plants never garner as much attention as endangered animals, making protecting them more difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new catalogue contains 455 species under different degrees of threat, a significant expansion from the 168 in the 1999 version. The addition includes most types of Venus slipper (<em>Paphiopedilum<\/em>), a genus of orchid found in southern China, and snow lotus (<em>Saussurea involucrate<\/em>), a Himalayan flowering plant considered sacred in Tibetan culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inclusion means protection under China\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry.gov.cn\/main\/3950\/20170314\/459881.html\">Regulation for the Protection of Wild Plant Species<\/a>, which bans the sale and purchase of Class I protected plant species. Violators may be subject to losing licenses, fines and criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wild plant species are threatened by habitat loss and extraction for medical and ornamental use. Orchids, a symbol of elegance in Chinese culture, are particularly sought after by flower lovers and commercial cultivators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to wild animal protection, public awareness of wild plant protection is still very low in China. In 2020, celebrity singer Liu Yuning nipped a snow lotus proudly in front of camera for an entertainment show in Tibet, leading to an outcry from conservationists. Liu later&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sohu.com\/a\/419826979_821276\">apologised<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China has released a new\u00a0list of protected wild plant species, a first update to the catalogue in 22 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":75286,"template":"","categories":[764],"tags":[523,539,582],"country":[],"digest-collection":[],"class_list":["post-78670","news_digest","type-news_digest","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature","tag-conservation","tag-endangered-species","tag-protected-areas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Update to list of protected plants | Dialogue Earth<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"China has released a new\u00a0list of protected wild plant species, a first update to the catalogue in 22 years.\" \/>\n<meta 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