Thousands of oriental storks are now at the Momoge National Nature Reserve in Zhenlai town, Northeast China's Jilin province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] There are now 11,029 nature reserves in China, covering more than 18 percent of the country's land area, the head of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration told an international forum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Monday. Last year, the reserves covered 14.88 percent of China's land area, according to data released by the administration at a news conference in April. Administration head Zhang Jianlong told the opening ceremony of the second World Forum on Ecosystem Governance that the improvement was the result of a ban on commercial logging, returning cultivated land to forest or pasture, restoration of grasslands and wetlands and control of desertification. Zhang vowed to curb land degradation and take other measures to promote better governance of the global ecosystem. Concerted efforts should be made to tackle climate change challenges, he said. And last, but not least, a new ecology governance system should be established, taking rules of different countries and regions into consideration. The forum, focusing on ecological assets and ecosystem services, is being hosted by the administration, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Hangzhou's city government. More than 290 people from government agencies and research institutes in 33 countries and regions are taking part in the forum, which will end on Wednesday. rubber band bracelet patternscustom printed rubber wristbandscustom breast cancer braceletsanti bullying silicone braceletscolored rubber bands for bracelets
A cyclist rides on a flooded road caused by heavy rainstorm in Tongzhou district, Beijing, August 8, 2018. [Photo/IC] Beijing plans to establish a shared information platform to monitor meteorological hazards, as a way to reduce or avoid the potential loss and damage from weather-related disasters.The decision was set in a regulation, considered the first regarding weather prevention in Beijing, that was passed by the capital's top legislature on Friday, aiming to improve its meteorological disaster prevention mechanisms. The regulation stipulates that the related departments of Beijing can adopt emergency measures, such as temporary traffic control and water usage limits, to improve the prevention capacity of the city. According to the regulation, the Beijing municipal government should conduct surveys every five years over the city's disaster categories, strength and losses, and make the results public. It also emphasizes that any units or individuals who spread unauthorized information about weather-related disasters will be punished. The regulation will be carried out on January 1 next year. cheap plastic braceletssilicon wristbandscustom woven friendship bracelets80s rubber braceletscamo silicone wristbands<%2fcenter>
