国内英语资讯:Central Chinas Wuhan to run for intl wetland city
<p><span word="WUHAN">WUHAN</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 31-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2021 <span word="Wetland">Wetland</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Accreditation">Accreditation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ramsar">Ramsar</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="forestry">forestry</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="announced">announced</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> "<span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="Hour">Hour</span>" <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="landmarks">landmarks</span>.</p><p><span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confluence">confluence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="tributary">tributary</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,624 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="km">km</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wetlands">wetlands</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 18.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wetlands">wetlands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> 400 <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="species">species</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="applicant">applicant</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="abundant">abundant</span> <span word="wetland">wetland</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="pioneering">pioneering</span> <span word="wetland">wetland</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="Gang">Gang</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span> (<span word="WWF">WWF</span>) <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="freshwater">freshwater</span> <span word="program">program</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Wuhan">Wuhan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ecological">ecological</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wetlands">wetlands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strictest">strictest</span> <span word="lake">lake</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>," <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ramsar">Ramsar</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wetlands">Wetlands</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="treaty">treaty</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1971. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wetlands">wetlands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Ramsar">Ramsar</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wetland">Wetland</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Accreditation">Accreditation</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="safeguard">safeguard</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="wetlands">wetlands</span>.</p>
页:
[1]