From "Hiking Measurement" to "Sky Ground" Integrated Monitoring - Technology Assists in the Protection of Tropical Rainforests in Hainan | Tropical Rainforests | Technology
Haikou, September 11th (Xinhua) - From "Hiking Measurement" to "Sky Ground" Integrated Monitoring - Technology Assists in the Protection of Tropical Rainforests in Hainan
Xinhua News Agency reporters Chen Kaizi and Yuan Rui
The emerald bird leaps into the water and rises with a fish in its mouth; The round nosed giant lizard travels slowly, searching for forest delicacies; Gibbons climb up tree tops and sing loudly... These scenes of Hainan's tropical rainforest are being recorded and presented in real-time by remote monitoring systems.
The picture shows the ecological monitoring platform in the Bawangling area of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fan Yuqing
Since the pilot of the national park system in 2019, Hainan has been focusing on building a new model of intelligent ecological management and protection. The Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Management Bureau has established a provincial-level smart management center and a smart rainforest big data center platform, and has launched pilot projects for the construction of "electronic fences" in areas such as Bawangling, Diaoluoshan, and Wuzhishan. At the same time, the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park has launched an integrated monitoring system project for "sky and land", exploring the construction of a four in one tropical rainforest monitoring system: "forest dynamic monitoring large-scale plot+satellite plot+random plot+kilometer grid plot".
On the monitoring screen of the Jianfengling Branch of the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Management Bureau, the video can switch to high-definition images from multiple angles at any time, and live streaming can be achieved by connecting to the camera installed in the rainforest.
The forest coverage rate of Jianfengling area exceeds 97%, containing rich biological resources and making it one of the hotspots of global biodiversity. "Through the use of 'electronic fences' and multifunctional monitoring systems, we have significantly reduced personnel entering the mountains and discovered many species that have not been seen in a long time," said Yang Shibin, Deputy Director of the Jianfengling Branch of the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Management Bureau.
In addition to ecological protection and resource monitoring, technological means are also applied in the daily patrol of tropical rainforests in Hainan.
The Wuzhishan area of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park has pleasant scenery. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Liyun
In the Bawangling area, the information patrol management platform is connected to dedicated mobile phones equipped by forest rangers, allowing for real-time viewing of their patrol time, routes, etc., achieving standardized and information-based management of patrol work. The remote video monitoring of fire prevention has enhanced the forest protection and fire prevention capabilities through technological applications such as watchtowers and fire prevention video monitoring command centers.
"From the 'foot measurement' of the older generation of scientists to the integrated monitoring of the 'sky and land', Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park has initially established a long-term positioning monitoring system for natural resources and biodiversity, and through it, carries out the protection and management of tropical rainforest ecosystems, key species habitats and ecological environments, as well as scientific research on biodiversity, forest carbon sinks, and other aspects." Wang Nan, Deputy Director of Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Management Bureau, said, "In addition, a series of other technological means are also helping to effectively manage Hainan's tropical rainforest."
