{"id":91533,"date":"2022-11-10T12:08:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T12:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadialogue.net\/?post_type=news_digest&#038;p=91533"},"modified":"2022-11-10T15:03:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:03:43","slug":"countries-agree-on-wuhan-declaration-to-protect-wetlands","status":"publish","type":"news_digest","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/digest\/countries-agree-on-wuhan-declaration-to-protect-wetlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries agree on Wuhan Declaration to protect wetlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A wetlands conservation agreement known as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry.gov.cn\/main\/6225\/20221107\/095418681650709.html\">Wuhan Declaration<\/a> has been adopted at a major meeting of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting, known as COP14 and co-located in Wuhan and Geneva, sought to address the 35% decline in global wetlands since the Convention entered into force in 1975.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The declaration calls for \u201cstrong will and practical actions\u201d to promote wetlands conservation. Actions  include: supporting wetland-related legislation; assessing wetlands resources; conserving, restoring and sustainably managing wetlands in urban and suburban areas; and strengthening global technical cooperation and knowledge sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wetlands have important ecological and climate functions. China\u2019s coastal wetlands form an important part of the East Asian\u2013Australasian Flyway for migratory birds, for example. They are the most threatened but least protected ecosystems in China, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulsoninstitute.org\/conservation\/wetlands-conservation\/blueprint-of-coastal-wetland-conservation-and-management-in-china\/\">2015 study<\/a> by the Paulson Institute. Research shows that between the 1950s and 2000s, China lost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paulsoninstitute.org\/conservation\/wetlands-conservation\/blueprint-of-coastal-wetland-conservation-and-management-in-china\/\">73%<\/a> of its mangrove wetlands, mostly due to economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, the government drew a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestry.gov.cn\/uploadfile\/main\/2013-9\/file\/2013-9-22-6f40c6c051184ce3824e811e522e3635.pdf\">red line<\/a> in 2015 to protect 53.33 million hectares of wetlands. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry.gov.cn\/main\/6245\/20221107\/094840527831335.html#:~:text=%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E6%B9%BF%E5%9C%B0%E9%9D%A2%E7%A7%AF5635%E4%B8%87,%E6%9C%80%E4%B8%A5%E6%A0%BC%E7%9A%84%E4%BF%9D%E6%8A%A4%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E3%80%82\">latest survey<\/a>, the wetland area now stands at 56.35 million hectares. Mangrove areas have increased from 22,000 hectares in 2001 to 27,000 hectares today, making China one of the few countries with a net increase in mangrove area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China\u2019s long-awaited Wetlands Protection Law came into force on 1 June this year, followed by the publication of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnr.gov.cn\/dt\/ywbb\/202210\/t20221024_2762864.html\">National Wetland Conservation Plan (2022-2030)<\/a> in October. That plan includes the aim to increase the protected proportion of China\u2019s wetlands from 52.65% to 55% by 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the COP14 opening ceremony, President Xi <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry.gov.cn\/main\/6225\/20221105\/181905927807795.html\">announced<\/a> that 11 million hectares of wetlands will be incorporated in China\u2019s new national park system. The whole system will cover about 10% of China\u2019s land area, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xi also announced that China will build an international mangrove centre in Shenzhen. It will carry out mangrove protection technical exchanges, information sharing, monitoring and foreign aid training, in order to provide assistance to all states signed up to the Ramsar convention, especially developing countries, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sznews.com\/news\/content\/2022-11\/10\/content_25449056.htm\">Shenzhen News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sun Lili, founder of the Shenzhen Mangrove Wetlands Conservation Foundation, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowshenzhen.com\/news\/china-to-build-international-mangrove-center-in-shenzhen\/\">media<\/a> that the foundation will set up a mangrove protection special fund, and pool resources from all walks of life, to support the building of the new centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read more of our stories on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/nature\/how-to-make-chinas-long-awaited-wetlands-protection-law-work\/\"><em>China\u2019s Wetland Protection Law<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/nature\/china-explores-involving-communities-in-mangrove-restoration\/\"><em>mangrove restoration<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A wetlands conservation agreement known as the Wuhan Declaration has been adopted at a major meeting of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":75286,"template":"","categories":[764],"tags":[523,608],"country":[],"digest-collection":[],"class_list":["post-91533","news_digest","type-news_digest","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nature","tag-conservation","tag-wetlands"],"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>Countries agree on Wuhan Declaration to protect wetlands | Dialogue Earth<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A wetlands conservation agreement known as the Wuhan Declaration 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