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China’s coastal and marine biodiversity is under threat. For the past decade, the southeast coast of China has experienced unprecedented economic growth, social change and population growth.
This process is threatening the health of the ecosystems, both terrestrial and marine, that support a significant portion of the world’s biodiversity.
Statistics from the State Oceanic Administration showed nearly 83 percent of the country’s coastline shares a fragile ecosystem, while coastal areas contribute to 70 percent of the country’s GDP.
The 2010 report on China’s marine environment released by the State Oceanic Administration shows increasing land-based pollutants and sudden marine incidents, such as oil spills, are threatening coastal and offshore areas….
Biodiversity Management in the Coastal Area of China’s South Sea, UN
Period Of Development Poses Major Threat to Marine Areas, China Daily
“China’s coasts and offshore waters are facing great challenges from recent widespread and rapid exploration and development, industrial waste water and sewage, and overfishing…”
China and UN forge partnership to preserve marine biodiversity, UNDP
The project began in 2005 and will finish in 2012.
China’s environmental year in review: in pictures, Guardian UK
As China welcomes the year of the dragon, with more influence than ever on the world’s climate and resources, a look at the environmental stories that made the news over the past 12 months.
