Biodiversity Conservation
As one of 17 mega-biodiversity countries in the world, China harbors nearly 10% of all plant species and 14% of animals on earth. Biodiversity not only helps maintain the productivity of ecosystem, but also supports food security, helps humans adapt to the climate change, and provides important resources for medicine. Important as it is, the rapid social-economic development in China has put its biodiversity under increasing pressures.
What we do?
In line with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, UNDP cooperates with central government ministries including the State Forestry Administration, State Oceanic Administration, Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as local governments in more than 20 provinces to protect China’s biodiversity and ecosystem. By implementing biodiversity and ecosystem conservation projects, providing technical assistance and sharing international experiences for policy mainstream and legal reform, capacity building, public awareness, promote PPP and pilots for the soundness of biodiversity and ecosystems in China.
Our Stories
Survey staff are identifying bird species (Photos by Lu Gang and Feng Erhui)
Discover the Summer Migrators in Hainan
To understand more about water birds in Hainan, Hainan Bird Watching Society, under the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) Hainan Wetland Project, conducted the first survey on Hainan island costal water birds in the summer, from June 17th to 19th. more
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the highest, largest and youngest plateau in the world
Platform for a Better Protected Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: The International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Together with Qinghai Provincial Forestry Department and Qinghai Provincial Financial Department, UNDP China co-sponsored a 2-days event to facilitate knowledge sharing on biodiversity conservation in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau more
Staff from Liangheyuan Provincial Nature Reserves participate in bird watch training
Love Birds Week is Back in Altai
To raise awareness on wildlife protection, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-Global Environment Facility (GEF) project in the Altai Mountains and Wetlands, alongside the Altai Mountains Forestry Bureau and Liangheyuan Provincial Nature Reserve Management Bureau, co-hosted the annual Love Birds Week.more
Peat lands provide key habitats for endangered wildlife species, such as black-necked cranes, frogs, fish and various plant species. Photo © Yan Lu
Preserving Biodiversity and Restoring Ecosystems
At over 3,400 metres above sea level, visitors to the Ruoergai peat lands on the edge of the Tibetan plateau may find that their most striking feature is not their natural beauty, but the thousands of man-made drainage holes that scar the landscape. more
Projects
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Strengthening the Effectiveness of the Protected Area System in Anhui Province, China to Conserve Globally Important Biodiversity
For centuries the wetlands of Yangtze Basin have provided nesting, staging and migratory habitat for wildfowl along the East Asia Pacific flyway and for species residing in this area. more
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Strengthening Management Effectiveness of Wetland Protected Area (PA) System in Hainan for Conservation of Globally Significant Biodiversity
Hainan Island has the largest tropical rainforest area, mature mangrove and coral reef resources in China, and is one of the country’s most valuable areas for biodiversity conservation. more
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Strengthening the Management Effectiveness of the Protected Area Landscape in Altai Mountains and Wetlands
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) in China is a significant store of biodiversity with diverse landscapes and a rich ecosystem. Altai Mountains and Wetlands (AMWL) in XUAR is internationally recognized for its extraordinary landscapes, traditional cultures and livelihoods, and unique biodiversity.more
Publications
Biodiversity Conservation in China
As one of seventeen mega-biodiversity countries in the world, China harbors nearly 10% of all plant species and 14% of animals on earth. Biodiversity not only helps maintain the productivity of the ecosystem, but also supports food security, helps humans adapt to the climate change, and provides important resources for medicine more
Mainstreaming Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation: Experience and Lessons Learned in Practical Applications of Mainstreaming
Mainstreaming Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation: Experience and Lessons Learned in Practical Applications of Mainstreaming is the proceedings of the International Workshop on Mainstreaming Wetland Biodiversity Conservation held from December 1-4, 2007 in Yueyang City, Hunan Province more
Mangrove Plants in Hainan
Mangrove is often found on shallow beaches between the inland and ocean. In China, it is mainly found across Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Taiwan, Fujian and south of Zhejiang province. As a wetland ecosystem with rich biodiversity, mangrove can help resist the waves and wind, cleaning sea water and air.more
