Scientific and technological means should be employed to improve the efficiency of China's ecological conservation efforts, a Chinese expert said Friday, echoing the arrangements made in this year's government work report to advance ecosystem protection.
The government work report submitted Thursday to China's top legislature for deliberation highlighted the need to strengthen biodiversity conservation, integrate and optimize nature reserves, and advance the development of national parks.
Huang Baorong, director of the national park and nature reserve research center at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institutes of Science and Development, said the application of satellites, big data, and intelligent monitoring in conservation efforts provides key support for scientific decision‑making.
"To implement the requirements of the government work report on strengthening biodiversity protection, integrating and optimizing nature reserves, and advancing the construction of national parks, the key lies in achieving refined and intelligent management. We are relying on an integrated ‘air-ground-space’ monitoring network to build a smart management platform for national parks. Every piece of forest and grassland under constant observation through satellite remote sensing, every image of giant pandas, Amur tigers, and snow leopards captured by infrared cameras, and every piece of information on bird and insect sound recognition, are all converted into real-time data, helping us to more scientifically assess the health of the ecosystem, issue early warnings of risks, and optimize protection measures," said Huang Baorong, director of the national park and nature reserve research center at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institutes of Science and Development.
China to strengthen technological support for ecosystem protection
