【大美广东】Historic changes in biodiversity conservation in Guangdong

广东生物多样性保护发生历史性变化

Recently, the Oriental stork and the Chinese merganser, two wild species under first-class state protection, have been found in Guangzhou. They are "vivid" examples of China's biodiversity conservation achievements at the second phase of the 15th Conference of the Parties(COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD). And it is also a witness to the historic changes in Guangdong's biodiversity conservation.

▲中华秋沙鸭“现身”乐昌市武江河段。

As of October 2022, Guangdong recorded 1,052 species of terrestrial vertebrate wildlife and 6,658 species of wild higher plants, making it one of the most biodiverse provinces in China, according to the Guangdong Forestry Administration.

A total of 278 more species of terrestrial vertebrate wildlife were recorded in Guangdong Province this year compared with 2012. After ten years of exploration and improvement, Guangdong's biodiversity protection capability has improved greatly, and the population of wild animals and plants has increased steadily.

▲东方白鹳成群结队地在南沙湿地鸟类觅食区觅食。

国家一级保护野生动物、有“鸟界国宝”之称的东方白鹳在广州南沙湿地觅食；被誉为“鸟中大熊猫”的国家一级保护野生动物中华秋沙鸭在广东韶关活动……近日，两种国家保护动物“现身”广东，为《生物多样性公约》第十五次缔约方大会第二阶段会议上中国生物多样性保护成果提供了“鲜活”的例证，也是广东生物多样性保护发生历史性变化的见证。

据广东省林业局的统计显示，截至2022年10月，广东省记录分布陆生脊椎野生动物共1052种，野生高等植物共6658种，是全国生物多样性最丰富的省份之一。与2012年相比，广东省陆生脊椎野生动物新记录增加278种。经过十年探索完善，广东生物多样性保护水平大幅提升，野生动植物种群稳步增加。

来源：羊城晚报