The "Implementation Opinions on Further Strengthening Biodiversity Protection" issued by Shanghai in 2022 clearly states that by 2025, the city's biodiversity baseline survey and assessment will be completed, the biodiversity monitoring network will be improved, and ecological protection red lines and biodiversity will be established. The supervision information system has initially formed a biodiversity protection pattern with ecological protection red lines and nature reserves as the core and the urban ecological space network as the framework.
Shanghai launched its first comprehensive biodiversity baseline survey last year. What is the progress so far? Yan Bo, director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, revealed during the "2024 People's Livelihood Interview" on April 17 that Shanghai will study and formulate a strategic plan for biodiversity conservation this year, which will involve the construction of biodiversity systems, spatial layout, and the protection of relevant key areas. , preventing the invasion of foreign organisms and other aspects. “Getting to know the family situation” is also an important part of the plan.
Before, Shanghai had carried out species surveys and monitoring work in related fields, such as the monitoring of terrestrial wildlife resources in Shanghai carried out by the forestry department, and the four ecosystem surveys organized by the Shanghai Ecological Environment Department since 2002. However, this A biodiversity baseline survey will integrate all forces in relevant fields in Shanghai. The comprehensiveness, systematicness and collaborative nature of the survey are "unprecedented".
Yan Bo said that he will fully respect the existing results of "finding the bottom line" and will not overthrow it and start over again. He will focus his energy on areas that have not been fully explored, such as targeting some representative areas in terms of biodiversity. Design and refine the investigation plan based on Shanghai's characteristics and conditions.
Biological diversity protection is inseparable from the joint participation of all sectors of society. Shanghai's "Implementation Opinions on Further Strengthening Biodiversity Protection" encourages enterprises, institutions, social organizations, and the public to carry out or participate in various forms of biodiversity protection activities.
Yan Bo said that Shanghai attaches great importance to social participation this time in "finding out the family situation". He hopes that experts, scholars, and citizens can participate. Departments such as the ecological environment and other departments will build platforms to encourage everyone to share information and experience. This will become the basis for Shanghai to find out the situation. "family assets" and further formulate relevant documents and take important reference for protective measures.
Previously, Shanghai had a lot of mature experience. The two "Raccoon Dog Census" jointly launched by Shanghai Forestry Station, Fudan University Conservation Biology Research Group, Shanshui Nature Conservation Center and other units are the first urban wild mammals in China to be conducted in a citizen science organization in a very large city. Investigative activities. In the Shanghai Pollinator Citizen Science Project (Phase I) carried out by Urban Wilderness Studio and other units, volunteers monitored more than 90 species of pollinators from 7 orders and 51 families on 209 species of flowering plants from 71 families, providing information for the ecological planning of relevant departments in Shanghai. reference basis.
