Approximately 3.19 million square kilometers, first release! National Ecological Protection Red Line Area Protection | Ecology | Red Line
Today, the Ministry of Natural Resources released the "China Ecological Protection Red Line Blue Book", which is the first ecological protection red line achievement released in the form of a blue book in China. The Blue Book states that the total area of ecological protection red lines designated nationwide is about 3.19 million square kilometers, covering all 35 priority areas for biodiversity conservation in China, and more than 90% of typical ecosystem types.
The national ecological protection red line area is about 3.19 million square kilometers, of which the land ecological protection red line area is about 3.04 million square kilometers, accounting for more than 30% of the land area; The red line area for marine ecological protection is approximately 150000 square kilometers. Including nature reserves, areas with extremely important ecological functions and fragile ecology outside nature reserves, as well as areas with potential important ecological value.