ChinaGEFWetlandsProjectStartedRoundlyPreparationofReportonProjectStartupandTrainingPlanninghavebeenAccomplishedIthasbeenrecentlyknownfromGEFWetlandsProjectOfficeoftheStateForestryAdministration(SFA)thatsinceGEFWetlandsProjectformallystartedinJuly2000,ithasgotwellalongandisnowinfullswing.ThetasksofexaminingtheWetlandsnaturereserves,preparingReportonProjectStartup,andpersonnel-trainingplanninghavebeenaccomplished.Theprojectof“theBiodiversityProtectionandSustainableUseofWetlandsinChina”(GEFWetlandProjectforshort),whichissubsidizedbytheGlobalEnvironmentalFund,theUnitedNationDevelopmentProgrammeandAustraliaDevelopmentAidBureautogether,isthebiggestoftheprojectsthatUNDPandGEFareconductinginthewetlandbiodiversityfield.Itwilllaystressonsolvingthethreatsfacedbythewetlandbiodiversityintheprojectregionespeciallythedemonstrationregion,soastopromotethesustainabledevelopmentofthewetlandsandperipheryareas,andstrengthenthewetlandprotectionatdifferentlevelsfromtheCentertothelocalitiesandthecompetenceconstructionofthemanagementinstitutions.Thetermofthisprojectis5years,andthetotalinvestmentreaches34.571millionU.S.dollars.Theprojectregionincludes4wetlands--theSanjiangPlainwetlandinHeilongjiangProvince,thecoastalwetlandinYanchengofJiangsuProvince,theDongtingLakewetlandinHunanProvinceandtheRuoergaiwetlandinSichuanandGansuProvincesandinvolves11wetlandnaturereservessuchasEastDongtingLake,Sanjiang,Yancheng,Shouqu,etc.ThesewetlandsrepresenttheimportanttypesoftheChinesewetlandsandhaveabundantwetlandbiodiversity.用心爱心专心AstheexecutiverepresentativeoftheChineseGovernment,theSFAspeciallyfoundedtheleadinggroupandtheexecutiveofficeoftheproject,whichareunderthechargeofMAFu,DeputyDirectorGeneral.It’sintroducedthatsincethestartupoftheprojectallworkgetswellalong.ChineseandForeignSpecialistGrouphasaccomplishedexaminingthe11involvedwetlandnaturereserves.ReportonProjectStartuphasbeenprepared.17Chineseandforeignspecialistshavebeenemployed.Aftervarioustrainingdemandanalyses,trainingprogramhasbeenframedandcarriedintooperationforBeijingprojectmanagersandpersonnelofprovincialwetlandsmanagementinstitutionsandwetlandnaturereserves.Throughtrainingandfurnishingwithofficeequipment,managementcapacityofwetlandsmanagementinstitutionsandwetlandnaturereservesatalllevelshasbeenconspicuouslystrengthened,soastolaythefirmfoundationofimplementationoftheproject,biodiversityconservationandsustainableuse.Nowadays4sub-contractsoftheprojectareinvitinginternationallypubicbidding,and2ofthesearehopefultobesubscribedtocontractsinMarch2001.Inaddition,allnaturereserveswillstarttopreparetheirownNatureReserveManagementProgram.LEIKun,ChinaGreenTimes,12/1/2001TranslatedbyWULihui用心爱心专心
