Environmental protection must be heard 丨 Wind blow grass and see cattle and sheep -Gansu Provincial Department of Ecological Environment published "Gansu Biological Diversity" reading

What is biological diversity?

Biological diversity is a concept describing the degree of diversity of nature. Biological diversity refers to the sum of the ecological complex formation of biology and the environment and various ecological processes related to this. It includes millions of animals, plants, microorganisms, and genes they have, as well as complex ecosystems formed with their living environment.

Biological diversity usually includes genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity. The diversity of species refers to the richness of biological species such as animals, plants, microorganisms on the earth. Species diversity is an objective indicator for measuring the richness of biological resources in a certain area.

Why protect biological diversity?

Biological diversity is the basis of survival and development of humans. It not only provides people with rich living and production resources, but also has important ecological functions. It is huge in maintaining natural ecological balance, conservation of water sources, purifying the environment, and regulating climate. effect. Therefore, biological diversity is an important symbol to measure the quality of ecological environment and ecological civilization.

Protecting biological diversity is of great significance to maintaining ecological safety and biological security and promoting the sustainable development of human economy and society. It can be said that biological diversity makes the earth full of vitality and related to human well -being.

Gansu geographical landform

Gansu is connected to Shaanxi to the east, Sichuan in the south, Xinjiang in the west, and Ningxia and Inner Mongolia in the north. The northwest is high and the southeast is low.

The three large plateaus of the Qinghai -Tibet and Inner Mongolia and the loess are intertwined here.

The five major animal geographical areas of Huazhong District, Qinghai -Tibet District, Mongolian New District, North China and Southwest District are here.

The six major vegetation areas of North Asian tropical forest vegetation areas, temperate forest vegetation areas, temperate grassland vegetation areas, temperate desert vegetation areas, Qilian mountain vegetation area and Gannan grassland mountain vegetation area are transitioning here.

From the vertical and horizontal ditch of the Loess Plateau, to the Mido of the Hexi Corridor; from the mountains and rivers in the mountains of Longnan to the grassland of the Gannan Plateau, the Qilian Mountains are ups and downs. Highly environmental space differences, unique geographical location, complex climate type, rich topographic and localforms have bred Gansu's rich biodiversity.

Gansu's natural resources

Gansu's wild animal and plant resources occupy an important position across the country, with more than 950 vertebrates and subspecies, of which nearly 180 kinds of mammals and subspecies, more than 570 birds and subspecies, more than 60 types of crawled animals and subspecies More than 30 species of amphibians and 110 types of fish. Gansu's insect resources are very rich, and there are more than 5,000 species of 20 meters of insects in the province.

Gansu is distributed with 210 national key protection of wild animals, including 58 national -level protective wildlife and 152 national -level protected wildlife. Important rare animals such as giant pandas, golden monkeys, white -lip deer, sika deer, leopard, cloud leopard, snow leopard, horse musk, forest musk, wild donkey, Mongolian wild donkey, spotted hazel chicken, green tail rainbowe, white crown long -tailed pheasant, white crowd Red -bellied brocade, golden sculpture, white shoulder carving, jade belt sea carving, white -tailed sea carving, hunting hunter, black -necked crane, Qinling fine -scale salmon, large 鲵, Wenxian warts, golden spotted beaks, phoenixes, monarchs Rhino golden turtles are distributed in Gansu.

There are more than 6,500 wild plants in Gansu, including about 1,500 kinds of woody plants; 110 species of national key protection plants. Among the national key protected plants, there are 7 species of class Ⅰ protection plants, namely hair, ginkgo, crickets, red beans, southern red beans, Tibetan red beans, purple spotted peony; 103 species of class Ⅱ protection plants, such as Qinling fir, fir, and fir Lian incense trees, water green trees, wild soybeans, one -leaf grass, ginkgo, Taoerqi, Tang Gu Hongjingtian, licorice, etc.

"Gansu Biological Diversity" publishing significance

In order to better display Gansu's valuable biodiversity resources, more people understand Gansu's measures in the protection of ecological environment and biological diversity, and carry out targeted protection. The "Gansu Biological Diversity", which integrates science and science.

In the book "Gansu Biological Diversity", the editor described the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the "Kunming Declaration", the nature of the national park, and the situation of the biodiversity of Gansu, and explained why the biological diversity should be protected. Sex, how to protect biological diversity and other issues. The book focuses on the national level Ⅰ and Ⅱ key protection of wild plants distributed in Gansu, and is displayed and introduced in exquisite pictures and refined text, especially describing the main identification characteristics and distribution of each species.

After reading this book, it not only allows readers to understand the importance of biological diversity to the earth and the human living environment of the humanity, but also stimulate readers' consciousness and consciousness of being close to nature, feeling nature, love of nature, and protecting nature. In the operation, contributing to the building of the community of human destiny, adding a touch of color to the beautiful new Gansu, which is beautiful and harmonious in the construction of mountains and rivers.

Source: Gansu Ecological Environment

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