Biodiversity conservation plays an important role in the sustainable development of human society.China had made significant progress in biodiversity conservation studies and practices.This paper reviews major achieve...Biodiversity conservation plays an important role in the sustainable development of human society.China had made significant progress in biodiversity conservation studies and practices.This paper reviews major achievements in China in the past decades,especially those since 2010.In terms of the science behind biodiversity conservation,Chinese scholars have made significant contributions to priority research subjects,including mechanisms for maintaining biological communities and the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.Simultaneously,biodiversity conservation and management systems specific to China have been basically established.The Chinese Government and researchers have undertaken a number of investigations,scientific studies,and monitoring,and have established relevant databases.With efforts taken to protect and restore biodiversity and ecosystems,the concept of biodiversity has gradually become popular in China.This review is an attempt to share with the world the learning from China’s progress towards becoming an ecological civilization and highlights that the efforts towards biodiversity conservation need to be organically integrated with sustainable development goals.展开更多
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文摘Biodiversity conservation plays an important role in the sustainable development of human society.China had made significant progress in biodiversity conservation studies and practices.This paper reviews major achievements in China in the past decades,especially those since 2010.In terms of the science behind biodiversity conservation,Chinese scholars have made significant contributions to priority research subjects,including mechanisms for maintaining biological communities and the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.Simultaneously,biodiversity conservation and management systems specific to China have been basically established.The Chinese Government and researchers have undertaken a number of investigations,scientific studies,and monitoring,and have established relevant databases.With efforts taken to protect and restore biodiversity and ecosystems,the concept of biodiversity has gradually become popular in China.This review is an attempt to share with the world the learning from China’s progress towards becoming an ecological civilization and highlights that the efforts towards biodiversity conservation need to be organically integrated with sustainable development goals.
