For the important wetland resources, prohibition of arbitrary change of use or occupation of land reclamation. On the important cause serious damage to wetlands, will be held for approval according to law, regulatory responsibility units and individual responsibility. Yesterday, the Xiamen municipal government and relevant units to the district issued a notice to strengthen wetland protection.
This year, the city of Xiamen will have a full investigation of wetland resources, the proposed measures to protect wetlands and specific measures. By then, Xiamen will prepare “Protection and Development Planning of Xiamen City,” and with the Xiamen harbor city planning, land use planning, water planning, coastal beach reclamation marine function zoning and other planning and linked up. In addition, related departments will also conduct legislative research, development and sustainable use of wetlands for Xiamen regulations. In addition, for the protection of wetlands, the development of wetlands in Xiamen eco-tourism, farming and other ecological characteristics, economy, protecting the wetland area and the surrounding socioeconomic development.
It is reported that Xiamen will establish long-term protection of the wetland management system, the municipal Development and Reform Commission, the traffic committee composed of city departments and the management of the joint system of wetland protection, wetland protection and management for the city’s daily work.
According to reports, some of the wetland is the transfer of land and water environment, a unique and important ecosystems. In general, wetlands, including the low-lying areas, flood plains, fresh water or salt water areas covered, fish ponds, freshwater swamp forests, mangroves, estuaries and shallow areas are the best example. Wetlands not only has strong economic function, but also water conservation, water purification, flood and drought, climate regulation, and promoting land creation and maintenance of silt and other important ecological functions of biodiversity, and forests, oceans and called three of the world ecosystem. Wetlands, known as the “City of the kidney”, you can clean the process of urban development, waste discharge toxic substances, supporting the city healthy.
Important wetlands are not free to change the use of
It is reported that the existing natural wetland resources will be based on protection of the principle of priority, the implementation of general protection, illegal occupation, reclamation, landfill and pollution of natural wetlands for a comprehensive inspection to prevent and combat all kinds of destruction of wetlands, encroachment of wetlands act.
Which already has international importance for wetland conservation value, wetlands have been included in important national and state protected species of critical habitat, and wetland nature reserves in wetlands, prohibition of arbitrary change of use or occupation of land reclamation.
In a wetland nature reserve shall not cause environmental pollution, destruction of resources, or the landscape and affect the habitats of rare water birds and other species reproduce any items and facilities. For occupation of natural wetlands and wet areas related to natural changes within the sewage or natural wetlands state construction projects, the construction unit must be in accordance with “The People’s Republic of China on Environmental Impact Assessment Law” and other laws and regulations for environmental impact assessment and ecological impact assessment, the relevant administrative departments approval according to law.
Without the approval of land reclamation for the occupation, destruction of wetlands resources or change the use of natural wetland units and individuals will be ordered to stop illegal activities according to law, and the deadline to take remedial measures according to law, to restore the natural wetlands, ecological features and ecological functions. On the important cause serious damage to wetlands, will be investigated according to law for approval, regulatory responsibility units and individual responsibility.
Ha wish to declare the List of Wetlands of International Importance
It is reported that Xiamen, Xiamen will be the rare marine species in strengthening the management of National Nature Reserve, construction based on the declaration of wetlands in Xiamen International Important Wetlands. Meanwhile, the establishment of provincial nature reserves, protection of communities, wetlands demonstration area, wetland, wetland delineation of multi-purpose management areas or wildlife habitat, migratory birds stop to other forms, strengthening mangrove wetlands and other important protection and management.
The wetland nature reserves, protected areas around Xiamen will guide the community to adjust industrial structure and development of the wetland eco-tourism, farming and other ecological characteristics of the economy, promote the conservation area and the surrounding socioeconomic development.
In addition, wetlands, aquaculture, breeding species to change a single practice, three-dimensional culture, play a biological diversity, so that aquatic and benthic biodiversity enhancement, a variety of coastal birds foraging and habitat environment.
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