China's biodiversity conservation in the process of implementing the sustainable development goals (SDGs)

Assessment of Genetic Diversity of the Salangid, Neosalanx taihuensis, Based on the Mitochondrial COI Gene in Different Chinese River Basins

“…Overfishing, water pollution and habitat fragmentation were also proven to be the vital threat to this species [ 51 ]. Consequently, most of the small lakes nearly disappeared and the mid-large lakes shrank considerably resulting in unsuitable habitat for this species [ 52 , 53 ]. At the moment, no specific protection action has been taken for N. taihuensis , so it is urgent to make an effective plan to protect this economically and ecological important species.…”

Can China’s ecological civilization strike a balance between economic benefits and green efficiency? A preliminary province-based quasi-natural experiment

“…Since the Chinese government put forward the concept of ecological civilization, the main theory of ecological civilization has brought together a wealth of theoretical constructs ( Fan et al, 2019 ; Yin et al, 2019 ; Ding et al, 2022 ; Sun et al, 2022 ; Wu et al, 2022 ). When it comes to concept development, current mainstream thought tends to identify ecological civilization as a new stage in the evolution of human social civilization from the standpoint of the vertical rise of human historical civilization ( Dong et al, 2021 ; Zuo et al, 2021 ; Zhang L. et al, 2022 ). The term ‘ecological civilization’ refers to a relatively recent development in human civilization that has two distinct forms: a basic form based on the achievements of industrial civilization that treats and protects the nature well, and an advanced form that responds to nature, improves human interaction with it, and maintains the ecological operating system ( Dong et al, 2021 ; Tian et al, 2021 ).…”

“…The nation’s long-term economic prosperity is heavily dependent on how we handle the relationship between man and nature and create a healthy coexistence between man and nature when economic progress is taking place ( Xu and Zhong, 2022 ). Currently, few research has incorporate ecological civilization, green total factor productivity, and total factor productivity into a single analytical framework ( Yang Q. et al, 2021 ; Zhang L. et al, 2022 ). In order to better understand the scope of the impact of adopting eco-civilization building, this study will develop these three key concepts into an analytical framework.…”

“…The goal of China’s creation of an ecological civilization is to decrease carbon emissions, in addition to being a significant approach for combatting climate change ( Ahmad and Wu, 2022 ; Hong et al, 2022 ; Wang and He, 2022 ). As a responsible nation, China proposed the idea of energy conservation and emission reduction during the 11th Five-Year Plan and established a binding target for cutting CO 2 emissions per unit of GDP in each of its three subsequent five-year plans ( Su et al, 2020 ; Zhang S. et al, 2022 ). At the United Nations General Assembly’s 75th session in September 2020, the Chinese government put forth the targets of carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, fully declaring China’s will as a responsible nation to actively address climate change ( Wendebourg, 2020 ).…”

Conserving biodiversity of plant genetic collections in FRC SSC of RAS

“…The problems of conservation, mobilization and rational use of biological diversity do not cease to be relevant [1][2][3]. Climate change, increased stress load on plants, reduction of areas and transformation of agro-and biolandscapes lead to the threat of extinction of not only species, but also cultivars.…”