Directory of Protected Areas in East Asia - IUCN

Directory of Protected Areas in East Asia: People, Organisations and Places
Research Centre for
Eco-Environmental Sciences
P.O.Box 934
Beijing
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 10 285 176
Wetlands International-China
Programme
Room 501
Grand Forest Hotel No. 19A
Bei Sanhuan Zhonglu Road
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 10 6205 8405/18
Fax:+86 10 6207 7900
E-mail: chenkl@sun.ihep.ac.cn
Profile: The China Programme was
established in September 1996 and an
office is maintained in Beijing.
Particularly noteworthy activities
include: survey training courses at
Poyong Lake, a long-term study of the
Yangtze Estuary, the publication of
awareness materials in co-operation with
WWF-Hong Kong, and the translation of
the Wetlands Directory into Chinese.
Wetlands International-Asia Pacific
works closely with the Government of
China and other NGOs in developing a
long-term plan for wetland conservation
and management in China, and helps
develop a multi-sectoral National
Wetland Action Plan, involving 16
different ministries and departments.
Other major projects include the
development of a national Wetland
biodiversity conservation and sustainable
use project for UNDP-GEF, and initiatives
for the conservation of mangroves
in Guangdong and Hainan Provinces.
Hong Kong: Wetlands International has
been involved in a detailed assessment of
the importance for waterbirds of the Mai
Po Ramsar site and Deep Bay, and has
provided advice on management of the
area. A programme of research and
conservation for the Chinese Egret is also
supported. (see also Wetlands
International – International Section).
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World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-
China
Room 701 The Gateway
No.10 Yabao Road
Beijing
People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86 10 6591 5732 to 5737
Fax:+86 10 6591 5731
Profile: The WWF China Programme
was established in 1980 and took up
residence in Beijing in 1996. WWF
supports field-based demonstration
projects, policy research, and capacity
building for individuals and institutions.
WWF China is currently working in six
programme areas: species and protected
areas, wetlands conservation, forest
conservation, environmental education,
energy and climate change, and ecoregion
based conservation. By focusing
on conservation of the Giant Panda,
WWF China’s Species and Protected
Areas Programme also helps to protect
all the rich biota of this species’
temperate forest home. Relevant projects
include integrated conservation and
development in Sichuan’s Pingwu
County, biodiversity monitoring in
Sichuan’s Giant Panda reserves, a
national survey of the Giant Panda and its
habitat, GIS database development, and a
pilot project on effective management of
Giant Panda Reserves. (see also WWF –
International Section).