Decade-long conservation efforts boost biodiversity in China's Yunnan

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Decade-long conservation efforts boost biodiversity in China's Yunnan

STORY: Decade-long conservation efforts boost biodiversity in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yunnan related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI DECHANG, Villager of Dali, Yunnan 3. various of Yunnan related footage STORYLINE: From the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the tropical rainforests in Xishuangbanna, flagship species such as black-and-white snub-nosed monkeys, Asian elephants and green peacocks are seeing the recovery of their habitats in southwest China's Yunnan Province. With an area of only 4.1 percent of China's total land area, the border province boasts the most diverse biological and ecological system in the country, and Yunnan's total number of nature reserves has increased to 362 at all administrative levels. As one of the plateau lakes in the province, Erhai Lake is among the many key areas of biodiversity conservation. Due to the rapid growth of population and expansion of tourism, pollution

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