中国沿海出现了一条“新长城”!
Posted by EAAFP Secretariat on July 8, 2016Read in English: Qineng Shi 越来越多的海堤被用于海边围垦、围海造地,这条水泥“长城”延绵覆盖了中国60%的海岸线。为各地政府带来丰厚经济回报的同时,对滨海湿地的围垦也带来了严重的生态危机:水鸟濒临灭绝,湿地生态退化,外来物种入侵…… 本文的撰写出版经历了长达数月的采访与研究。采访与引用的对象包括NGO的主管(如EAAFP),中国的政府官员,中外研究湿地或候鸟的专家,以及义务保护珍稀鸟类的志愿者。 信息资源: 中国的滨海湿地 – Chinese National Geography (in Chinese)
Continue readingA new great wall has been established in China’s coastal areas
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Continue readingHatching and heartbreak for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper captive breeding programme
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Continue readingConserving Coastal Wetlands to Address Climate Change
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Continue readingYeongjongdo Mudflat and its migratory birds, an ecosystem we should preserve together
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Continue readingNews from the field: An almost full incubator, a breakdown and T8!
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Continue readingInternational Youth Skype Meeting on Black-faced Spoonbill between Incheon and Hong Kong
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Continue readingHunting in Russia: The “Under The Radar” threat to the East Asian-Australasian Flyway?
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Continue readingThe Yellow Sea and shorebirds: An evening with Professor Theunis Piersma
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