English version - Convention on Biological Diversity

covering an area of 19.833 million ha., 40 national forest parks, covering an area of
1.122 million ha., 7 national scenic spots, covering an area of 683,000 ha. and 14
national reserves of aquatic germplasm resources, covering an area of 631000 ha. The
total protected areas in this region cover 7.76% of the region’s total land area. The
priority areas of biodiversity conservation in this region include Altay Mountains
Area, the Southwestern section of Tianshan-Jungar Basin, Tarim River Basin Area,
Qilian Mountain Area, Kumtag Area, West Erdos-Heilan Mountain-Yinshan
Mountain Area and Xilinguole Pasture Area.
(2) Conservation priorities: For biodiversity conservation in this region, China will
Establish and integrate nature reserves to expand the network of nature areas,
taking into consideration bio-geographical units such as mountain, watershed,
desert and ecological functions.
Strengthen protection of desert and grassland ungulates such as wild camels,
wild ass and argali, as well as rare birds and their habitats such as bustards,
demoiselle crane, black stork and relict gull.
Improve the conservation of rare and endemic fishes and their habitats such as
Xinjiang huso sturgeon.
Reinforce protection of germplasm resources of wild fruit trees and husbandry
grass such as Xinjiang wild apple and Xinjiang wild apricot.
Provide more protection of some species unique in deserts such as wild
haloxylon forest, popular diversifolia, tetraena, savin juniper and herba
cistanches.
Document and research on the traditional medical knowledge of minorities
living in this region.
3. The Loess Plateau Region and North China Plain
(1) Overview: The region includes the entire area of Beijing, Tianjin and Shandong
and part of Hebei, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Shaanxi, Qinghai Provinces and
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and covers an area of 950,000 square kilometers. In
this region there are 35 national nature reserves, covering an area of 1.03 million ha.,
123 national forest parks, covering an area of 1.2 million ha., 29 national scenic areas,
covering an area of 740,000 ha., and 6 national reserves of aquatic germplasm
resources, covering an area of 23,000 ha. The total protected areas in this region cover
3.03% of the region’s total land area. The priority areas of biodiversity conservation
in this region include Liupanshan-Ziwuling Mountain Area and Taihang Mountain
Area.
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