Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Coastal-Wetlands-in-Jiangsu-Province--China-27MZIFJXI57PR.htmlConceptually similarCoastal Wetlands in Jiangsu Province, ChinaGP0STRCSZCompleted★★★★“Xiaoyangkou Reloading Equipment” Base Under ConstructionGP0STRDHBCompleted★★★★Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Jiangsu Province, ChinaGP0STRCT2Completed★★★★★★Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Jiangsu Province, ChinaGP0STRCT3Completed★★★★★★Sand Extraction in Jiangsu Province, ChinaGP0STRCPPCompleted★★★★Tiaozini Wetlands, Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, ChinaGP0STRDHCCompleted★★★★★★Tiaozini Wetlands, Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, ChinaGP0STRDH2Completed★★★★Light-painting Display on Reclaimed Urban Land in ChinaGP0STRCPNCompleted★★★★★★Tiaozini Wetlands, Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, ChinaGP0STRDH5Completed★★★★View AllGP0STRDH9Coastal Wetlands in Jiangsu Province, ChinaAerial view of the coastal wetland in Tiaozini, Dongtai, Jiangsu Province, China, threatened by a major land reclamation project.This vast wetland was recognised by UNESCO as the only unpolluted inshore tidal wetland on the Pacific West bank. Every year, rare birds including Spoon-billed sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus), Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) and Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minors) spend the winter here. The Spoon-billed sandpiper, with only 600-700 exemplars left in the world, is regarded as a critically endangered species by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). The wetland of the Yellow Sea is the most important transfer station for this migratory bird.In original language:江苏省东台市条子泥滨海湿地俯瞰2017年6月29日。江苏省东台市条子泥滨海湿地俯瞰。这片广袤的滩涂湿地曾被联合国教科文组织(UNESCO)认定为太平洋西岸唯一未被污染的滨海滩涂湿地。每年包括勺嘴鹬、卷尾醍醐、黑脸琵鹭等在内的多个珍稀鸟种会在这里停歇和越冬。全球仅600-700只的勺嘴鹬是IUCN名录中的极危物种,黄海之滨的这片湿地也是它们最主要的迁徙的中转站。Date:29 Jun, 2017Credit:© Aaron Wu / GreenpeaceMaximum size:3992px X 2667pxKeywords:Aerial view-Coastlines-Day-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Outdoors-WetlandsShoot:Coastal Wetlands in Jiangsu Province, ChinaThe scale and speed of land reclamation is the primary threat to the environment of China's coastal wetlands. During the land reclamation, huge changes take place for the local biodiversity and habitat of migratory birds and other species, but also for those fishermen communities who have been closely bound up with the coastal wetlands from generation to generation. The reclamation projects that are occupying the coastal wetlands illegally and the poor supervision of land use after the reclamation have caused great damage and threats to the natural coastal wetlands and local biodiversity. To protect the 800 million mu (1mu=0.0006667km²) wetland in China and preserve the national ecological security, it is necessary to effectively delineate and implement the ecological protection “red line”, a guideline issued in February 2017 by Chinese central authorities that will declare certain regions under mandatory and rigorous protection.Related Collections:Land Reclamation Projects Threaten the Last Remaining Coastal Wetlands in China (Photos & Video)