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On October 31 st , 2024, Dr. ZHOU Jinfeng, the founding chair of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), President of the World Academy of Sustainable Development and Member of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences was invited to attend the Shenzhen Global Marine Economy Forum.   The forum was held from October 31 st to November 1 st , 2024 in Shenzhen, themed on “Developing the growth Drivers of the Blue Economy”. The Forum focuses on macro topics such as global marine economic development and international marine cooperation, covering fields like marine technology, industry, shipping, civilization, and cooperative governance. The forum has invited hundreds of dignitaries from key marine countries, senior representatives from international organizations, and executives from Fortune 500 marine-related companies to participate. It attracts over ten thousand marine professionals to attend and reaches a global audience through live streamin...

  The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation’s OceanWetlands working group has long been dedicated to mainstreaming marine and wetlands biodiversity, including the species of the dugong (Dugong dugon) and the restoration of its habitats - seagrass ecosystem. In 2022, this commitment was formalized with the establishment of a dedicated dugong task force, 2 months before the alarming announcement by an international scientific team regarding the regional functional extinction of the species in China. In response to this urgent situation, the working group decided to conduct a feasibility study on the reintroduction in the future of dugongs into their native habitats . As an influential media platform in China's marine science community, OceanWetlands has consistently published information on the dugong's species status, population dynamics, and the latest conservation efforts, helping to mainstream the protection of this species. In November 2022, the Oc...

In October 2024, the Project Working Group of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) officially launched the biodiversity investigation project in the two major mining areas of Shouyun and Weike in Miyun District, Beijing, aiming to gain an in-depth understanding of the ecological status of the mining area, identify the transformation difficulties it faces, and provide data support for future ecological restoration and reparation work.   After completing the resource mining task, the mining area often faces a series of ecological restoration and reparation problems. Soil pollution, vegetation destruction, water pollution and loss of biodiversity are all common ecological problems in mining areas. In order to deal with these problems, CBCGDF project working group decided to conduct an in-depth biodiversity investigation on the two major mining areas of Shouyun and Weike in order to find an effective ecological restoration plan.   In or...

Recently, Mr. ZHOU Chong, a volunteer of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), discovered a unique fern on a cliff in Dongzou Mountain, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. Its leaves are smooth and leathery on both sides, and circular  spores   are distributed on the back of the pinnae. After careful identification by experts, this fern was confirmed to be   Cyrtomium falcatum ,   belonging to the genus Cyrtomium Presl   of the Dryopteris family, is an extremely rare fern and has been listed in the list of vulnerable (VU) species in the "China Biodiversity Red List - Higher Plants". The new discovery of Cyrtomium falcatum   in Dongzou Mountain, Lianyungang City, not only fills the distribution habitat record of this rare species in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, but also has important scientific and ecological value. This new discovery further enriches the biodiversity resources of Lianyungang City and provides ...

On October 23, 2024,volunteers from the Suihua Wetland Community Conservation Area (CCAfa) of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation(CBCGDF) and other social organizations, in conjunction with the local police from the Food, Drug and Environmental Crime Investigation Team of the Beilin Branch of the Suihua Municipal Public Security Bureau successfully cracked an illegal birds hunting case. CBCGDF volunteers accidentally found a large bird net and bird cage in the woods near the Binbei Line in Beilin District, Suihua City. Faced with this situation, the volunteers immediately contacted the law enforcement officers of the Food, Drug and Environmental Investigation Team. Subsequently, the two sides jointly squatted at the scene for 4 hours, and finally successfully locked and arrested the suspect and took him back to the Public Security Bureau for questioning. In this operation, the officers and volunteers worked together to dismantle and destroy a bird net o...

In a recent interview by  China Global Television Network (CGTN), Linda Wong, deputy secretary general of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF)  and Editor-in-Chief of OceanWetlands, emphased on technology and international cooperation in ocean and wetland conservation as both timely and crucial. As we grapple with the escalating challenges posed by climate change and habitat loss, innovative solutions are more imperative than ever. The above image shows a subtle group of dugongs a hundred meters away from the research boat. Studying these marine mammals is incredibly difficult due to their shy nature and elusive behavior. As marine biologist Professor John MK Wong explains, dugongs, unlike dolphins, rarely surface and...

With the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) underway in Colombia, the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is now a central global concern. On Oct 31st 2024, CGTN interviewed Ms Linda Wong, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation and a member of the IUCN SSC Stork Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group, talking about the current status and pressing need for wetland and waterbird conservation, especially during the background of the COP16. Wong emphasized the crucial role of wetlands in maintaining biodiversity, regulating climate, and providing essential ecosystem services. She expressed deep concern over the rapid decline of wetlands worldwide due to human activities such as pollution, overexploitation, and habitat destruction. Waterbirds, as indicator species, reflect the health of wetland ecosystems, and their declining populations are a cause...

Wild boar attacks have been making headlines, with incidents of property damage and human injury on the rise. The wild boar population in China has soared to 2 million, distributed across 28 provinces. Despite their removal from the national list of protected species in 2023 due to escalating conflicts, their population continues to grow unchecked. Wild boars are now believed the most problematic wildlife species in China, causing widespread damage and losses. Credit:  pixabay On Oct 29th 2024, Linda Wong, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), and a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), was invited to speak with Beijing Radio and Television talking about the escalating issue of wild boar populations in China and the subsequent human-wildlife conflicts. The rapid growth of wild boar populations across China has led to a surge in incidents of property damage and human in...

Dr Zhou Jinfeng, Founding Chair  of  China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), President of World Academy of Sustainable Development Limited (WAOSD), Fellow of World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS ） , visited   Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College ( UIC )  and participated in several activities including the Panel Meeting with Advisory Committee Members and Potential Employers  on Oct 30th,  2024. Dr. Zhou and  Associate Professor & Department Head, BNU-HKBU UIC During the Panel Meeting with Advisory Committee Members and Potential Employers, Dr. Zhou introduced successful cases such as the "Sustainable Development Leadership Platform" which has been carried out jointly by CBCGDF and UIC over the years, and pointed out that it is necessary and sustainable to let children really understand the huge environmental challenges of the current era, and the ecological envir...