Wildlife conservation and management in China: achievements, challenges and perspectives

作者：Guangping Huang, Xiaoge Ping, Weihua Xu, Yibo Hu, Jiang Chang, Ronald R. Swaisgood, Jiang Zhou, Xiangjiang Zhan, Zejun Zhang, Yonggang Nie, Jie Cui, Michael W. Bruford, Zhihe Zhang, Baoguo Li, Li Zhang, Zhi Lv, Fuwen Wei · 发表于：National Science Review · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1093/nsr/nwab042 · 被引用次数：80 · 研究领域：Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology、Wildlife Ecology and Conservation、Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management

Dramatic global changes to the environment have wrought unprecedented reductions in biodiversity, with >28% species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) under the threat of extinction [1]. China, as one of the world's megadiverse countries, plays a critical role in global biodiversity conservation. The upcoming 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) for Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) serves as an opportunity for China to make ambitious but pragmatic commitments to elevate its wildlife conservation and management activities. The development of an ‘Ecological Civilization’, which endorses the ancient Taoist idea of Unity of Nature and Man (UNM) to achieve harmony between human beings and nature, has greatly facilitated the mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation in China [2]. Experiences from China will shed light on wildlife conservation worldwide. Wildlife in China are protected and managed by different levels of administrations according to their classification and grading. The departments of forestry and grassland, and fisheries administration under the State Council shall be responsible for the nationwide administration of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, respectively (Table 1). Beginning with the establishment of the first nature reserve in 1956, China took significant measures to protect its wildlife, including the promulgation and revision of laws and regulations, establishment of a legal framework with specific species listed ...