China's Shenzhen promotes construction of int'l mangrove center

STORY: China's Shenzhen promotes construction of int'l mangrove center DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN LILI, Co-founder of Mangrove Foundation, director of Futian Mangrove Ecological Park 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATTEO CONVERTINO, Associate Professor, Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School 4. various of Shenzhen STORYLINE: China's Shenzhen is promoting the construction of an international mangrove center, as part of the country's efforts in wetlands conservation for high-quality development. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN LILI, Co-founder of Mangrove Foundation, director of Futian Mangrove Ecological Park "In the future, relying on the mangrove museum, an international mangrove center will be established. We will base ourselves on this new starting point and tell the stories of Shenzhen and China to the whole world." As a "blue carbon sink,"

Italian professor attracted by wetland ecosystem in S China

STORY: Italian professor attracted by wetland ecosystem in S China DATELINE: Nov. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:39 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATTEO CONVERTINO, Associate professor, Institute of environment and ecology of Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATTEO CONVERTINO, Associate professor, Institute of environment and ecology of Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School STORYLINE: An Italian professor in China's Shenzhen has said he's impressed with the wetland ecosystem in the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MATTEO CONVERTINO, Associate professor, Institute of environment and ecology of Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School "My name is Matteo Convertino. I'm an associate professor at the Institute of Environment and Ecology. I am deeply passionate about biodiversity and how biodiversity is dynamically evolving in space and time across water-dominated ecosystems, which can be