BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Yunnan province has made major ecological achievements in recent years on its arduous efforts in conserving wetlands in Kunming.
Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2019 shows the wetlandof dawn redwood clad in mist in Dianwei Village in Panlong District of Kunming, capital of southwest China's YunnanProvince.
In 2003, Kunming adopted a plan aiming at ecological environment protection and comprehensive management of the ecological wetlands of the Dianchi Lake.
By 2020, the total area of wetlands in Kunming city hit 62,403.27 hectares, among which the area of natural wetlands stood at 48,249.31 hectares, with respective protection rate up to 69.53 percent and 78.44 percent.
During the period, a 200-meter-wide self-sustaining ecological belt was constructed, covering an area of 33.3 square kilometers, of which over 80 percent was covered with vegetation.
The improving ecosystem of the Dianchi lake has also benefited the biodiversity of the region, with plant species rising from 232 to 303 and certain fishes and migratory birds recorded returning.
Aerial photo shows that maintenance staff work in the Yongchang Wetland Park by the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province
Kunming will be the host city of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set for October, where the Baofeng wetland of the Dianchi lakeside wetlands will be exhibited outdoors.
Described as "the kidney of the earth", wetlands are integral parts of the ecological system and the environment. Dianchi wetlands have made vital contributions to water conservation, biodiversity and local economic development in Kunming.
(Edited by Li Shimeng with Xinhua Silk Road, lishimeng@xinhua.org)
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