Mount Fanjing in Southwest China Added to IUCN Green List
Mount Fanjing in southwestern China has been officially inscribed on the IUCN Green List.
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Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve, located in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has officially been added to the Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The Green List represents a global initiative created by the IUCN to foster biodiversity conservation in protected and conserved areas. It establishes a worldwide standard for assessing the management status of these locations.
According to officials in Tongren City, where the mountain is situated, the addition of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve to the IUCN Green List reflects international acknowledgment of its conservation successes and its crucial contribution to global biodiversity preservation.
The IUCN is set to reveal the updated list of protected and conserved areas included in the Green List for 2024 during the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which will take place in Colombia at the end of October.
Covering an area of 775 square kilometers, Mount Fanjing is a World Heritage Site that offers valuable insights into the geological evolution of southwestern China. It also acts as an ecological security barrier in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the longest river in the country.
Mount Fanjing is characterized by a well-preserved ecosystem of Central Asian subtropical ancient forests, housing 7,925 species of wild plants and animals. It is also home to several ancient relict plants and numerous rare and endangered species, including the gray snub-nosed monkey and the Fanjingshan fir.
Aarav Patel for TROIB News
The Green List represents a global initiative created by the IUCN to foster biodiversity conservation in protected and conserved areas. It establishes a worldwide standard for assessing the management status of these locations.
According to officials in Tongren City, where the mountain is situated, the addition of Mount Fanjing National Nature Reserve to the IUCN Green List reflects international acknowledgment of its conservation successes and its crucial contribution to global biodiversity preservation.
The IUCN is set to reveal the updated list of protected and conserved areas included in the Green List for 2024 during the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which will take place in Colombia at the end of October.
Covering an area of 775 square kilometers, Mount Fanjing is a World Heritage Site that offers valuable insights into the geological evolution of southwestern China. It also acts as an ecological security barrier in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the longest river in the country.
Mount Fanjing is characterized by a well-preserved ecosystem of Central Asian subtropical ancient forests, housing 7,925 species of wild plants and animals. It is also home to several ancient relict plants and numerous rare and endangered species, including the gray snub-nosed monkey and the Fanjingshan fir.
Aarav Patel for TROIB News
