中国地域辽阔,国土总面积约960万平方公里,仅次于俄罗斯和加拿大,居世界第三位。中国气候、地形自然条件复杂,人口众多,土地和其他资源相对稀少,这都增加了生态环境的保护和改善的难度。1978年改革开放以来,中国政府采取了一系列措施,加大生态环境保护与建设力度。一些重要生态系统、重点地区的生态环境得到了有效保护和改善,生物多样性得到有效保护,众多珍稀动植物和濒危物种的生存状况得到极大改观。中国在开采资源时注重环境治理和生态恢复,并采取一系列措施保护和改善人居环境。
本书为“国情故事”系列丛书之一,以英文的形式简要介绍了中国保护生态环境所采取的行动。
Preface
I Protection & construction of China's main ecosystem 5
Forest ecosystem 6
Grassland ecosystem 15
Wetland ecosystem 21
Farmland ecosystem 31
Oasis ecosystem in deserts 41
Marine ecosystems 48
Freshwater ecosystem 54
II Protection of biolooical diversity 63
Biological diversity in China 64
Natural reserves, zoos and botanical gardens 66
Protection of rare and endangered species 69
Exotic species control 8o
Active participation in the protection of global
biodiversity 83
III Ecological construction and rehabilitation 85
Mine resources restoration 86
Ecological rehabilitation along the Qinghai-Tibet
Railway 89
Ecological protection in water conservancy
projects 90
Development of ecotourism 95
IV Energy conservation and emission reduction 99
Energy conservation and consumption reduction 100
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions 103
Decrease in sulfur dioxide emission and chemical
oxygen demand (COD) 105
New and renewable sources of energy 107
V Rural and urban ecological protection 113
New socialist countryside construction 114
Urban ecological construction 120
VI Green Olympics 125
Compliance with afforestation indicators 126
Better air quality 128