Restoring wetland ecology in oil-producing city

STORY: Restoring wetland ecology in oil-producing city DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: PANJIN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wetland in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province 2. various of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 3. shot of the accreditation ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU YE, Panjin Forestry and Wetland Protection Administration Bureau 5. various of wildlife in Panjin's wetland 6. various of the "red beach" in Panjin STORYLINE: China's Panjin is known as "a city of wetlands," where three major rivers empty into the sea. The city, an oil production base in Liaoning Province, had long suffered from environmental degradation owing to petrochemical and other industries in the past. Since 2002, local authorities have rolled out wetland protection measures and adopted plans to establish nature reserves across the city. On Thursday, Panjin became one of 25 cities accredited by the Ramsar Convention as international wetland cities. The Ramsar Conven