Sustainable Ecological Improvement Beijing Building a City of Biodiversity Civilization | Ecological Environment | Biodiversity
CCTV News: Beijing is comprehensively promoting the construction of ecological civilization, with a continuous improvement in the ecological environment and increasing biodiversity.
Beijing is an important migration channel for birds, with a large number of birds stopping and resting every year. In recent years, the first level protected animal, the Black Stork, and the second level protected animal, the Zhendan Sparrow, have appeared in many places in Beijing. Not long ago, in Miyun, bird watching enthusiasts also discovered the raptor - the chestnut kite. This is the first time on record that the chestnut kite has appeared in the Beijing area.
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The latest survey shows that 12 new bird species have been discovered in Beijing, bringing the total to 515. During this period, wild animals such as antelopes, badgers, and wild boars also frequently appeared in the Songshan National Nature Reserve in Yanqing.
The increasing biodiversity is due to significant improvement in the ecological environment. In recent years, Beijing has implemented a series of ecological projects, including two rounds of afforestation and greening of millions of acres, and the construction of ecological conservation areas. The forest coverage rate has reached 44.8%, and the urban green coverage rate has reached 49.3%. Beijing has also built 300 biodiversity conservation communities and nearly 500 small and micro wetlands in urban areas, with artificial bird nests, insect hotels, and an increasing number of small animals such as hedgehogs and squirrels.
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