Representativeness of threatened terrestrial vertebrates in nature reserves in China

Zhang, Siyi; Gheyret, Gheyur; Chi, Xiaofeng; Bai, Yun‐Hao; Zheng, Chengyang; Tang, Zhiyao

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108599

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“…assessed and widely recognized (Wang et al, 2020;Zhang, et al, 2020d). However, China's network of nature reserves is underperforming in wildlife conservation (Wang et al, 2020;Xu et al, 2020;Zhang, et al, 2020d).…”

Section: Problems In Protected Area Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nature reserves have played an important role in China's biodiversity conservation efforts (Zhang, et al, 2020d). By the end of 2017, China had set up 2750 nature reserves, covering roughly 15% of the country's landmass (Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China).…”

Section: Protected Areasmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Protected areas, widely viewed as an effective way to mitigate the global decline of biodiversity, stand out as one of the predominant biodiversity conservation strategies worldwide (Acreman et al, 2020; Hermoso et al, 2016). A national protected area system has been erected in China, including nature reserves, scenic spots, forest parks, geoparks, natural and cultural heritage sites, wetland parks, and aquatic germplasm resources reserves (Zhang, et al, 2020d). At least 11,800 protected areas had been set up in the country by 2020, covering roughly 18% of its total land area, which slightly surpasses the Aichi Biodiversity Targets goal of protecting 17% of terrestrial areas (Huang et al, 2021; Wang et al, 2020; Wei et al, 2021).…”

Section: Existing Conservation Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The effectiveness of protected areas remains contentious due to a lack of a systematic network design that ensures better biodiversity conservation (Xu et al, 2019; Zhang et al, 2017b; Wei et al, 2021). Better performances of nature reserves in conservation compared to other types of protected areas have been systematically assessed and widely recognized (Wang et al, 2020; Zhang, et al, 2020d). However, China's network of nature reserves is under‐performing in wildlife conservation (Wang et al, 2020; Xu et al, 2020; Zhang, et al, 2020d).…”

Section: Challenges and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Better performances of nature reserves in conservation compared to other types of protected areas have been systematically assessed and widely recognized (Wang et al, 2020; Zhang, et al, 2020d). However, China's network of nature reserves is under‐performing in wildlife conservation (Wang et al, 2020; Xu et al, 2020; Zhang, et al, 2020d). This is attributed to fragmented management, overlapping designation, poor representation, protection gaps, and an imperfect legal system (Wang et al, 2020; Xu et al, 2019; Zhang, et al, 2020d).…”

Section: Challenges and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A review of conservation status of freshwater fish diversity in China

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Shao,

et al. 2023

Journal of Fish Biology

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China harbors a high species diversity of freshwater fishes not shared with any of its neighboring nations. Freshwater fish diversity in the country has been under severe threat from human activities over the past decades, thus conservation freshwater fishes and ecosystems is urgently needed. To accumulate baseline data for guiding protection actions, the third red list assessment of Chinese freshwater fishes was carried out. Among Chinese freshwater fishes assessed, there are 355 at‐risk species (22.3% of the total), including 69 ranked as Critically Endangered, 97 as Endangered, and 189 as Vulnerable. Two species are classified as Extinct and one as Regionally Extinct. China's threat level seems to be lower than the known average level found in the IUCN's global assessment of freshwater fishes, but this is an artifact of a high rate of species classified as Data Deficient. Conservation of freshwater fishes is presently facing a grim situation in China. Imperilment of Chinese freshwater fishes is primarily attributed to habitat loss and degradation arising from human perturbations, particularly river damming. Despite the adoption of protected areas setting up, captive breeding and release, and a fishing moratorium, conservation efforts for freshwater fishes are compromised by disproportional attention in China's biodiversity conservation, baseline data deficiency, insufficiently designed protection networks, and inefficient or inadequate implementation of conservation strategies. To achieve the objectives of Chinese freshwater fish conservation, it is proposed to conduct a national‐scale survey of fish diversity and reassess their at‐risk status, develop systematic conservation planning of freshwater fish diversity and ecosystems, prioritize strategies for protected areas development, perform genetic‐based captive breeding for releasing in concert with other protection actions, and implement flexible fishing moratorium strategies in different water bodies.

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