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The representative of Shenzhen Ecological Environment Bureau shared experiences in biodiversity conservation in China's Shenzhen at the 7th Summit for Subnational Governments and Cities under the framework of the second phase of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, on December 12.
An aerial shot of a mangrove forest in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. /CFP
According to the official, Shenzhen put about 50 percent of the city's land area under ecological protection in 2005, and now the forest coverage rate is about 39 percent in the city.
Earlier in November, the world's first International Mangrove Center was announced to be built in Shenzhen at the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14). The center will invite the global tropical coastal countries with mangrove forests, other interested countries and international organizations to jointly establish an open and transparent international preparatory committee.
Egrets in mangrove trees, Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, January, 2022. /CFP
Shenzhen also established 38 nature education centers and 22 nature schools, and various nature education activities are held every year to promote the significance of urban biodiversity conservation.
The current mangrove forest in Guangdong province covers an area of 106 square kilometers, which is the largest in China.
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