Close to this "global model", the country's first habitat museum was unveiled in Shanghai
On May 22, the International Biodiversity Day, the country's first habitat museum located in Luba Residential Area, Xinjing Town, Changning District was officially unveiled, and the Xinjing Town Science and Technology Festival was also launched on the same day. Reporters learned at the unveiling ceremony that the 600-square-meter Habitat Museum, located next to Leyi Habitat Garden, will become a center for ecological learning, natural science popularization and benefiting the people, focusing on themes such as habitats, museums and communities, helping to promote Beautiful Shanghai. Construction achieves greater results.
On May 22, citizens visited the Habitat Museum. Photo courtesy of Changning District
In recent years, Changning District has taken the lead in the construction of habitat gardens in Shanghai. It not only has the city's first community habitat garden "Hongxu Habitat Garden", but also the Green Bale Yi Habitat Garden, which was selected as one of the "100 Typical Cases of Global Biodiversity at the United Nations COP15". There are also several habitat gardens that have been awarded the title of “good places at home” by Shanghai citizens. This year, Changning District will also complete the construction of three habitat gardens, and it is expected that no less than 30 habitat gardens will be completed during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period.
Liu Guanxi, secretary of the Party branch of Luba Residential Area, said that since its completion in 2021, the 1,200-square-meter Leyi Habitat Garden has contained 129 species of plants, 36 species of birds, more than 30 species of insects, and 4 species of mammals, including raccoon dogs. , crested eagle, kestrel and other national second-level protected animals. The garden has formed six major areas including the Four Seasons Garden, Bird Watching Corridor, Leyi Workshop, Butterfly Love Flower Stream, Healing Garden, and Nature Conservation Area, as well as the "Eighteen Interesting Habitat" attractions. "F4" is composed of 4 resident volunteers. "The team is responsible for daily equipment management, seedling maintenance, order maintenance and other tasks, and maintains this rare habitat in the city for the small animals that visit at night.
"Based on the Leyi Habitat Garden, there are now more than 1,200 specimens of various species of animals and plants and nearly 100 live display species in the Habitat Museum." Liu Guanxi said.
On May 22, citizens visited the Habitat Museum.
In October 2021, the "United Nations Biodiversity Conference" was held in Kunming, China. This is the first time that the United Nations has held a global conference with the theme of ecological civilization. At the meeting, Leyi Habitat Garden from Luba Community, Xinjing Town, Changning District, Shanghai, stood out from 258 cases submitted by 26 countries around the world, and was awarded the title of "Biodiversity 100 Global Typical Cases" and was included in the "Biodiversity 100 Global Typical Cases". Sex 100 Global Case Collection", becoming the "world's only" community case selected.
This story is recorded and displayed in the "China Biodiversity Conservation" section in the preface hall of the Habitat Museum. According to the commentator, the "Shanghai Cloud Pavilion" was specially set up at the conference site in Kunming at that time. The original scene reproduced the sand table model of Leyi Habitat Garden, attracting attention from all over the world.
At present, Shanghai is building a coveted ecological city, and biodiversity is an important foundation for Shanghai to build an ecological city. It is also the support and guarantee for continuously improving the city's ecological resilience, actively coping with climate change, and achieving green and sustainable development. In the "Theory and Practice of Biodiversity Conservation" exhibition area, the concept of "habitat" as a place for biological survival and reproduction is "highlighted". Through a series of popular science explanations and exhibition content, the audience is gradually guided to understand why the diversity of habitats is An important basis for protecting biological diversity.
On May 22, citizens visited the Habitat Museum.
At the Habitat Museum, visitors can learn more about Changning District’s biodiversity conservation network space and habitat garden action plan. At present, Changning has formed a green map for biodiversity protection, delineating 9 ecological source areas, 3 key ecological corridors, 3 main migration routes and 5 types of habitat areas in the entire region. The museum displayed a "Distribution Map of Habitat Gardens in Changning District", detailing the 24 habitat gardens that have been built in 10 streets and towns in the district. Among them, there are 6 within the jurisdiction of Xinjing Town, which has 29 rivers, accounting for 93% of the total number of rivers in Changning.
On the opening day, a habitat art restoration exhibition with the theme of "Encountering Mountains and Seas" was also unveiled to the public. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is an "encyclopedia" of geography and natural history in the early days of Chinese civilization, and is known as the "Book of Natural History". This exhibition is based on the mythical beasts in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", combined with elements such as nature and environment, and inspired by the magical world in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". From the perspective of biodiversity, it innovatively displays the ancient Chinese classic "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". Depicted habitat.
On May 22, citizens visited the Habitat Museum.
Jiang Liping, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and mayor of Xinjing Town, said that the Habitat Museum is not only a humanistic and ecological landmark opened in the community, but also carries rich cultural connotations, hoping to provide the public with a new window to understand and appreciate Shanghai's native biodiversity. , allowing residents to participate in an accessible “natural classroom” at their doorsteps.
On the same day, the Shanghai Municipal Ecological Environment Bureau and the Changning District Ecological Environment Bureau also awarded the Habitat Museum the titles of "Shanghai Biodiversity Experience Center" and "Changning District Ecological Civilization Practice Base". It is reported that in the future, the Habitat Museum will also be committed to biodiversity protection and education popularization, by dynamically optimizing professional exhibition facilities, integrating a series of innovative habitat-themed outputs, exploring and cultivating human resources such as professional teams and autonomous teams, and leveraging multiple Various application scenarios promote science popularization, continue to improve the level of awareness of urban biodiversity, and allow the public to continuously understand the value of biodiversity.
