Biodiversity conservation in China: A review of recent studies and practices

Wang, Wei; Feng, Chao; Liu, Fangzheng; Li, Junsheng

doi:10.1016/j.ese.2020.100025

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“…Near situ conservation aims to protect small populations of wild plants, such as Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations (PSESPs) ( Sun and Han, 2015 ). Ten near situ conservation gardens have been established in Yunnan and more PSESP work is ongoing, including the protection of 60 PSESPs in situ and 80 PSESPs ex situ ( Sun and Han, 2015 ; Sun et al., 2019 ; Wang et al., 2020b ; Yang et al., 2020 ).…”

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Plant diversity in Yunnan: Current status and future directions

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Yunnan, located in southwestern China, harbors more than 19,000 higher plants, which represents the highest plant diversity in the country. However, plant diversity in Yunnan faces enormous threats today, including habitat destruction and fragmentation, environmental pollution, and over-exploitation of natural resources. Despite recent efforts to protect biodiversity, there are still thousands of threatened species, some of which have become extinct. We analyzed available data to gain a greater understanding of plant diversity and the status of plant conservation in Yunnan. We found that southern, southeastern, and northwestern Yunnan are hotspots of total species, endemic species, specimens, new species and threatened species, whereas southeastern Yunnan is a hotspot for plant species with extremely small populations. Moreover, we found that there are still conservation gaps and poorly protected areas in central, eastern, and northeastern Yunnan. We conclude that conservation of plant diversity in Yunnan requires modern field investigation, systematic research, the development of comprehensive databases, and government support. We recommend that conservationists pay more attention to building and improving functional protection systems and popularizing science.

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“…Sustainable transitions research shows that it is best to focus on national mainstreaming projects while encouraging countries to strengthen links to local-level efforts to implement changes (Heikkila and Gerlak 2019 , Huge et al 2020 ). For example, China is experimenting with performance incentives for local officials if they meet national biodiversity targets (Wang et al 2020 ). But the secretariat has not provided a robust framework to parties to work with, nor has it strategically prioritized where limited mainstreaming resources should go.…”

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Five Steps to Inject Transformative Change into the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Grumbine

2021

BioScience

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Accelerating declines in biodiversity and unmet targets in the Convention on Biological Diversity's 2010–2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity are stimulating widespread calls for transformative change. Such change includes societal transitions toward sustainability, as well as in specific content of the CBD's draft Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. We summarize research on transformative change and its links to biodiversity conservation, and discuss how it may influence the work of the CBD. We identify five steps to inject transformative change into the design and implementation of a new post-2020 framework: Pay attention to lessons learned from transitions research, plan for climate change, reframe area-based conservation, scale up biodiversity mainstreaming, and increase resources. These actions will transform the very nature of work under the CBD; a convention based on voluntary implementation by countries and facilitated by international administrators and experts must now accommodate a broader range of participants including businesses, Indigenous peoples, and multiple nonstate actors.

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“…Biodiversity in eastern and central China has declined because governments are more focused on economic development [45]. There has been little financial support for wildlife research, and few research teams have conducted detailed surveys of species migration pathways and pattern characteristics in densely populated areas [46,47]. However, without ecological corridors, habitats in densely populated regions remain fragmented.…”

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Designing Ecological Security Patterns Based on the Framework of Ecological Quality and Ecological Sensitivity: A Case Study of Jianghan Plain, China

Yong

2021

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Researchers and managers of natural resource conservation have increasingly emphasized the importance of maintaining a connected network of important ecological patches to mitigate landscape fragmentation, reduce the decline of biodiversity, and sustain ecological services. This research aimed to guide landscape management and decision-making by developing an evaluation framework to construct ecological security patterns. Taking the Jianghan Plain as the study area, we identified key ecological sources by overlaying the spatial patterns of ecological quality (biodiversity, carbon storage, and water yield) and ecological sensitivity (habitat sensitivity, soil erosion sensitivity, and water sensitivity) using the Integrated Valuation of Environmental Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model and the Chinese Soil Loss Equation Function. Ecological corridors were obtained by the least-cost path analysis method and circuit theory. A total of 48 ecological sources (3812.95 km2), primarily consisting of water area, forestland, and cropland, were identified. Ninety-one ecological corridors were derived, with a total length of 2036.28 km. Forty barriers and 40 pinch points with the highest improvement coefficient scores or priority scores were selected. There were 11 priority corridors with very high levels of connectivity improvement potential and conservation priority, occupying 16.15% of the total length of corridors. The overall potential for ecological connectivity is high on the Jianghan Plain. Our framework offers a valuable reference for constructing ecological security patterns and identifying sites for ecological restoration at the regional scale.

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Biodiversity conservation in China: A review of recent studies and practices

Cited by 72 publications

References 69 publications

Plant diversity in Yunnan: Current status and future directions

Plant diversity in Yunnan: Current status and future directions

Five Steps to Inject Transformative Change into the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Designing Ecological Security Patterns Based on the Framework of Ecological Quality and Ecological Sensitivity: A Case Study of Jianghan Plain, China

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