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China owns 2,750 natural reserves(2)

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2019-11-17 14:27:10Xinhua Editor : Mo Hong'e ECNS App Download
Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2019 shows a view of the Purog Kangri glacier which is located deep within the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Chogo)

Photo taken on Oct. 21, 2019 shows a view of the Purog Kangri glacier which is located deep within the Qiangtang National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Chogo)

The reserves are home to 35 million hectares of natural forest and around 20 million hectares of natural wetland, protecting 90.5 percent of terrestrial ecosystem types, 85 percent of wild animal and plant types as well as 65 percent of higher plant communities.

More than 300 wild animals and 130 wild plants under the country's key protection are preserved, enhancing the country's biodiversity, the NFGA said.

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