CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows a grassland after restoration along the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with increasing water conse

CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-GANNAN-MAQU WETLANDS-CONSERVATION-RESTORATION (CN)

(230915) -- GANNAN, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 6, 2023 shows a grassland after restoration along the Yellow River in Maqu County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Gansu Province. Located on the northeast rim of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Maqu County boasts an extensive presence of grasslands and wetlands. Maqu, meaning "the Yellow River" in the Tibetan language, is the only county named after "Yellow River" in China. Covering an area of 5.62 million mu (about 374,667 hectares), the Maqu wetlands serve as an important water reserve and eco-zone in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. However, the Maqu wetlands once suffered from shrinking lake areas, grass degradation, and decreasing water conservation capacity. In order to protect the Maqu wetlands from degrading further, Maqu County has continued to implement integrated conservation and restoration projects of its environment in recent years. The wetlands are expanding with increasing water conse

Black-necked cranes spend winter in southwest China nature reserve

STORY: Black-necked cranes spend winter in southwest China nature reserve DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of black-necked cranes at the nature reserve STORYLINE: Over 1,800 migratory black-necked cranes have stopped at a nature reserve in China's Yunnan Province to overwinter. Black-necked crane is a species under first-class national protection. The rare cranes began wintering at the Yunnan Dashanbao National Nature Reserve for Black-necked Cranes in late October this year, according to an engineer at the nature reserve's management and protection bureau. The reserve, located in Zhaotong City, is the most significant wintering habitat and transfer station for migratory black-necked cranes on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. Over the past three years, an average of more than 1,500 black-necked cranes have been spotted wintering in the reserve, and numbers and categories of other migratory birds are on the rise thanks to local conse

"Tri-Burough" Photo: Patrick Ecclesine/ CBS Sta

"Tri-Burough" Photo: Patrick Ecclesine/ CBS Sta

"Tri-Burough" Photo: Patrick Ecclesine/ CBS Stars GARY SINESE. Licensed by CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING. Five Stills: 0207 550 5509. Free for editorial press and listings use in connection with the current broadcast of Channel 5 programmes only. This Image may only be reproduced with the prior written consent of Channel 5. Not for any form of advertising, internet use or in connection with the sale of any product. CSI: NY aka CSI: NEW YORK Series#1/Episode#11/"Tri-Borough" GARY SINESE as Det. Mac Taylor "Tri-Burough" Photo: Patrick Ecclesine/ CBS Stars GARY SINESE. Licensed by CHANNEL 5 BROADCASTING. Five Stills: 0207 550 5509. Free for editorial press and listings use in connection with the current broadcast of Channel 5 programmes only. This Image may only be reproduced with the prior written conse