How does the second national botanical garden establish a national botanical garden "family" in the future?

The National Botanical Garden Family ushered in a new member -South China National Botanical Garden on the 11th. What's the difference between the two botanical gardens of one south, one north? How will the future national botanical system develop and grow?

Northern and South complementarity belongs to my country's typical climate belt and vegetation area

my country is vast, with diverse landforms, climate, and rich plant species. There are more than 37,000 kinds of higher plants and more than 4,000 rare endangered plants. Although there are about 200 botanical gardens across the country, they are divided into different departments and are not enough systematically in terms of plant protection.

On October 12, 2021, my country announced at the Fifteenth Party Leaders' Summit of the Convention on the Biological Diversity Convention in the United Nations that in accordance with the principle of combining coordinated and local protection and relocation protection, it will start the construction of the national botanical garden system construction. Essence

On April 18 this year, the first national botanical garden in Beijing was officially established. From the perspective of climatic conditions, Beijing is an ideal place to collect and preserve the representative plants of the North temperate zone. At the same time, cold -resistant plants, wetland plants, etc. can grow here. Today, the South China Botanical Garden, which opened the garden, is located in Guangdong, and Beijing is in different climate belts and vegetation areas, which can be added.

National Botanical Garden System: Mature one sets one

At present, the national botanical garden system is still growing and growing, and it will welcome the addition of new members in accordance with the principle of setting one of the establishment of a mature.

Zhou Zhihua, Deputy Director of the Division of the Division of the State Forestry and Grassland Bureau: It will comprehensively consider factors such as the characteristics of major national strategies, climate bands and vegetation zones, the richness of plant species, the development level of existing botanical gardens, local enthusiasm and construction capabilities. High -level national botanical garden.

Source: CCTV News Client

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