China's coastal wetlands: Conservation history, implementation efforts, existing issues and strategies for future improvement

Environment International

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-41

  Sun, Zhigao ^a   Sun, Wenguang ^b   Tong, Chuan ^a   Zeng, Congsheng ^a   Yu, Xiang ^b   Mou, Xiaojie ^c  

^a FUJIAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^c NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal wetlands; Conservation and restoration; Conservation efforts; Ecological compensation; Wetland legislation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; SEA LEVEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COASTAL WETLANDS; COMPENSATION SYSTEMS; CONSERVATION HISTORY; COORDINATION MECHANISMS; ECOLOGICAL COMPENSATION; ECOLOGICAL MONITORING; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; WETLAND CONSERVATION;

WETLANDS;

COASTAL WETLAND; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NATURE RESERVE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; COOPERATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEASHORE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; POLLUTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

CHINA;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; WETLANDS;

EID: 84924757395     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.02.017     Document Type: Review

References (104)

1. An S.Q. Ecological Engineering of Wetlands 2003, Chemical Industry Press, Beijing.
2. An S.Q., Li H.B., Guan B.H., Zhou C.F., Wang Z.S., Deng Z.F., et al. China's natural wetlands: past problems, current status, and future challenges. Ambio 2007, 36:335-342.
3. Cai F., Su X.Z., Liu J.H., Li B., Lei G. Problems and countermeasures of China's coastal erosion under the background of global climate change. Prog. Nat. Sci. 2008, 18(10):1093-1103.
4. Cao W.Z., Wong M.H. Current status of coastal zone issues and management in China: a review. Environ. Int. 2007, 33:985-992.
5. Chen X., Zong Y. Coastal erosion along the Changjinag Deltaic shoreline, China: history and prospective. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 1998, 46:733-742.
6. Chen P., Fu S.F., Wen C.X., Wu H.Y., Song Z.X. Assessment of impact on coastal wetland of Xiamen Bay and response of landscape pattern from human disturbance from 1989 to 2010. J. Appl. Oceanogr. 2014, 33(2):167-174.
7. China State Council Outline of the Eleventh 5-Year Plan for economic and social development (2006-2010) http://news.xinhuanet.com/misc/2006-03/16/content_4309517.htm.
8. China State Council Outline of the Twelfth 5-Year Plan for economic and social development (2010-2015) http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2011-03/16/c_121193916.htm.
9. Chinese Academy of Sciences The project of Coastal Wetland Conservation and Management Strategies http://www.cas.cn/hzjl/gjjl/hzdt/201403/t20140303_4044381.shtml.
10. Chinese Government The National Wetland Conservation and Management Regulation http://www.gov.cn/gongbao/content/2013/content_2427286.htm.
11. Cui B.S., Yang Q.C., Yang Z.F., Zhang K.J. Evaluating the ecological performance of wetland restoration in the Yellow River Delta, China. Ecol. Eng. 2009, 35:1090-1103.
12. Dong L.J., Lu Z.H., Jia Q., Pei D.Y., Tong H.R., Li W., et al. The influence of irrigation with paper mill effluent on enzyme activity in the saline-alkaline lands of Yellow River Delta. Acta Ecol. Sin. 2010, 30(24):6821-6827.
13. Fishery Bureau of the China Ministry of Agriculture Statistical Yearbook of Fishery in China 2013, China Agriculture Press, Beijing.
14. Fu X.M., Wang Y.N., Shao C.L., Wang C.Y., Li G.Q., Liu G.X., et al. Investigation on the status of mangrove resources and medicinal research in China II: resources status, protection and management. Period. Ocean Univ. China 2009, 39(4):705-711.
15. Gao Y., Su F.Z., Sun X.Y., Xue Z.S. On changes in landscape pattern of coastal wetland around the Pearl River estuary in past two decades. Trop. Geogr. 2010, 30(3):215-226.
16. Han S.M. Study on Landscape Pattern Dynamics and Driving Forces in Mangrove Wetlands of Dongzhaigang Harbour, Hainan Province 2012, (Ph.D dissertation), Beijing Forestry University, Beijing.
17. He M.H., Fan H.Q. Current status of mangrove conservation and management in China. Mangrove Studies and Management in China 1995, 173-182. Science Press, Beijing. H.Q. Fan, S.C. Liang (Eds.).
18. He S.J., Li X.B., Liu S.H. Beach resource characteristics and development model in Bohai Rim. Prog. Geogr. 2002, 21(1):25-34.
19. He X.J., Zhang J.T., Ji T.Y., Zhong P., Wang W.T. Study on the sea level rising in the China coast and its adaptation strategy. Mar. For. 2012, 29(6):84-91.
20. He D.Y., Lu Y., Li N. Spatial and temporal changes in coastal wetlands in Guangxi Beibu Gulf in recent 20years. Wetland Sci. Manag. 2014, 10(1):37-41.
21. Hydrological Information Center of the Ministry of Water Resources of China Annual runoff and sediment loading of the Lijin hydrological station during 1976-2013. China Hydrology Statistics Yearbook 2014, China Water Power Press, Beijing.
22. IPCC Sea level change. Climate Change: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2013, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
23. Jia M.M. Remote Sensing Analysis of China's Mangrove Forests Dynamics During 1973 to 2013 2014, (Ph.D dissertation), University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroeclogy), Beijing.
24. Jiang J. The Wetland Monitoring and Analysis Based on Remote Sensing in Hangzhou Bay 2014, (Master degree dissertation), Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai.
25. Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council The solicit opinions notice for the National Wetlands Conservation Statute (draft) by State Forestry Administration of China http://www.chinalaw.gov.cn/article/cazjgg/201211/20121100377771.shtml.
26. Li Z., Xie Y. Invasive Alien Species in China 2002, China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing.
27. Li Y.H., Zhang H.P. Evaluation on China wetland reserve management pattern. J. Cent. South For. Univ. 2002, 22(2):53-57.
28. Li R., Ye Y., Chen G.C., Weng J. Effect of Aegiceras corniculata mangrove rehabilitation on macro-benthic animals in Jiulongjiang River estuary. J. Xiamen Univ. (Nat. Sci.) 2007, 46(1):109-114.
29. Li J.L., Lu Z.H., Tian J.Y., Wang L., Li P.H., Xiao Z.F. Bio-remediation of coastal saline-alkali marshy soil by irrigation with pulp and paper waste-water. J. China Univ. Min. Technol. 2008, 37(2):281-286.
30. Li S.D., Chen X.L., Ma F.Q., Cheng T.L. China Ecological Status Report 2009-Ecological Succession in China (1949-2009) 2010, Scientific Press, Beijing.
31. Li L., Zhao X.M., Sun J.K., Xia J.B., Xie W.J., Liu J.T., et al. Effects of paper-making wastewater irrigation on soil active nitrogen in saline-alkaline reed wetlands. Chin. J. Soil Sci. 2013, 44(2):450-454.
32. Liang Y., Wang B. Alien marine species and their impacts in China. Biodivers. Sci. 2001, 9(4):458-465.
33. Liao B.W. Techniques for Rehabilitation of Mangroves in Shenzhen Bay, China 2003, (Master degree dissertation), Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing.
34. Lin Z.T. Research on the Conservation and Vegetation Rehabilitation Techniques of Mangrove Wetlands Ecosystem in Leizhou Peninsula, China 2005, (Master degree dissertation), Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing.
35. Liu J. China's road to sustainability. Science 2010, 328:50.
36. Liu P., Guan L., Lu C., Zhang M.X., Lei G.C. Technical characteristics and application prospects of achievements of the second national wetland investigation. Wetland Sci. 2011, 9(3):284-289.
37. Lu X.R. Study on Sustainable Utilization and Effective Management of Marine Fishery Resources in China 2005, (Master degree dissertation), Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan.
38. Lv C.X. The Action Plan of China's Coastal Wetland Protection 2003, China Ocean Press, Beijing.
39. Ma G.R. Performance of Ramsar Convention and international cooperation promoted China's wetlands conservation. China Green Times, A2 (2007-5-17) 2007, http://www.greentimes.com/greentimepaper/html/2007-05/17/content_175.htm.
40. Ma X., Xia M.J., Lu Z.H., Pei D.Y., Liu Z.M., Miao Y. The influence of irrigation with paper mill effluent on soil chemical properties of the heavily degraded coastal saline-alkaline wetlands in the Yellow River Delta. Acta Ecol. Sin. 2010, 30(11):3001-3009.
41. Meng W.Q., Li H.Y., Hao C., Mo X.Q. Changes in wetland landscape pattern and its driving forces of Binhai New Area of Tianjin city in the past three decades. J. Geo-Inform. Sci. 2010, 12(3):436-443.
42. Ministry of Environmental Protection of China 2009 Environmental Report http://jcs.mep.gov.cn/hjzl/zkgb/2009hjzkgb/.
43. National Bureau of Statistics of China Bulletin of the sixth national population census in 2010 http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjfx/jdfx/t20110428_402722253.htm.
44. Niu Z.G., Gong P., Chen X., Guo J.H., Wang L., Huang H.B., et al. Geographical characteristics of China's wetlands derived from remotely sensed data. Sci. China Earth Sci. 2009, 52(6):723-738.
45. Niu Z.G., Zhang H.Y., Gong P. More protection for China's wetlands. Nature 2011, 471:205.
46. Peng H.W., Zheng S.F., Zhu H.W. The practice of mangrove restoration in Qi'ao Island, Zhuhai. Wetland Sci. 2011, 9(1):97-100.
47. Qiu J. China faces up to 'terrible' state of its ecosystem. Nature 2011, 471:19.
48. Ren L.J., Guo W.Y., Li X.Z., Yan Z.Z. Impacts of changes in landscape of tidal wetlands on potential of the wetlands purifying nitrogen and phosphorus in water at the Yangtze estuarine. J. Ecol. Rural Environ. 2014, 30(2):220-227.
49. Shenyang Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences The project of Sino-Germany Epiphyte Biodiversity in Mangrove Plants http://www.syb.ac.cn/ydhz/kjdt/201310/t20131031_3966124.html.
50. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2002. SOA Annual Report 2003.
51. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2003. SOA Annual Report 2004.
52. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2004. SOA Annual Report 2005.
53. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2005. SOA Annual Report 2006.
54. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2006. SOA Annual Report 2007.
55. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2007. SOA Annual Report 2008.
56. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2008. SOA Annual Report 2009.
57. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2009. SOA Annual Report 2010.
58. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2010. SOA Annual Report 2011.
59. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2011. SOA Annual Report 2012.
60. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2012. SOA Annual Report 2013.
61. SOA (State Oceanic Administration) Ocean Environmental Quality Communique of China in 2013. SOA Annual Report 2014.
62. State Forestry Administration of China Wildlife and Wetland Reserves Information http://www.cnwm.org.cn/wildlife/index.asp.
63. State Forestry Administration of China Establishment of the Convention on Wetlands Management Office in China http://www.forestry.gov.cn//portal/bhxh/s/640/content-90203.html.
64. State Forestry Administration of China The startup of interview activities of the 2010 Coastal Wetland Miles http://www.forestry.gov.cn/portal/main/s/72/content-446685.html.
65. State Forestry Administration of China Implementation of six wetland ecological compensation pilots in Guangdong Province http://www.forestry.gov.cn/portal/main/s/72/content-524535.html.
66. State Forestry Administration of China Implementation of the ecological red-line conservation http://www.forestry.gov.cn/main/195/content-617675.html.
67. Sun G.Y. Development and prospect of wetland science in China. Adv. Earth Sci. 2000, 15(6):666-672.
68. Sun W.L. Evaluation on Spatial-temporal Pattern of Carbon Emission and Carbon Budget in Tidal Marsh Ecosystem of the Yellow River Delta 2014, (Master degree dissertation), University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Yaitai Institute of Coastal Zone Research), Beijing.
69. Sun Z.G., Liu J.S., Li B. The actuality, problems and sustainable utilization countermeasures of wetland resources in China. J. Arid Land Resour. Environ. 2006, 20(2):83-88.
70. The National People's Congress of China Report on the establishment of ecological compensation mechanism http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2013-04/26/content_1793568.htm.
71. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-list/main/ramsar/1-31-218_4000_0__.
72. Tian J.Y., Li J.L., Sun J.K. The Restoration Technique for the Degraded Wetlands in the Yellow River Delta by Applying Paper-Making Waste Water Irrigation 2010, Chemical Industry Press, Beijing.
73. Wang Y. Coastal management in China. Ocean Coastal Management in Global Change 1992, Elsevier Applied Science, London. P. Fabbri (Ed.).
74. Wang R.E. Ecosystem Function Recovery of Artificial Mangrove in Dongzhaigang 2012, (Master degree dissertation), Hainan University, Haikou.
75. Wang Y., Zhu D. Characteristics and exploration of coastal wetland of China. Resour. Environ. Yangtze Basin 2006, 15(5):553-559.
76. Wang Y., Zuo P., Huang Z.Q., Zou X.Q. Study of the change of mangrove wetland ecosystem and driving forces in Dongzhaigang. Sichuan Environ. 2006, 25(3):44-49.
77. Wang Y.X., Yao Y., Ju M.T. Wise use of wetlands: current state of protection and utilization of Chinese wetlands and recommendations for improvement. Environ. Manag. 2008, 41:793-808.
78. Water Resources Protection Bureau of Haihe River Basin The project of Sino-Italian Ecological Remediation and Conservation of Hai-Luan Estuary and Coastal Wetland http://hrwp.hwcc.gov.cn/content.asp?NewsId=445.
79. Wetland China The project of Wetlands Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilization Demonstration in China http://www.wetwonder.org/news_show.asp?id=736.
80. Wetland China The wetland devotion during the Eleventh 5-Year Plan affords favorable opportunity for the wetland conservation in the Twelfth 5-Year Plan http://www.shidi.org/sf0C2BB5F5F2E449B6822FD89C6DFD4B67151_zyzsg.html.
81. Wetland China Work summary of nationwide wetland conservation and management in 2010 http://www.shidi.org/sf7D60455D236345D4B45B8D0287D6EF3C151sdb.html.
82. Wetland China The report on the second national wetland resources survey (2009-2013) http://www.shidi.org/zt/2014xwfbh/.
83. Wu T., Kang J.C., Wang F., Zheng Y.M. The new progress on global sea level change. Adv. Earth Sci. 2006, 21(7):730-737.
84. Xia J.B., Xie W.J., Sun J.K., Liu J.T., Liu Q., Lu Z.H. Effects of paper-making wastewater irrigation on reed growth and its soil improvement. J. Soil Water Conserv. 2011, 25(1):110-113.
85. Xinhua News Agency The National Implementation of the Ramsar Convention Committee established in Beijing http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2007-10/03/content6824641.html.
86. Xinhua News Agency The startup of the Envoy Action of China Dream-Looking for the Most Beautiful Chinese Guardian of Coastal Wetlands http://www.fj.xinhuanet.com/news/2013-08/19/c_116990575.htm.
87. Xu F. Area Change of Wetlands in Laizhou Bay and Its Evolution Mechanism in Recent Years 2013, (Master degree dissertation), Ocean University of China, Qingdao.
88. Xu X.G., Guo H.H., Chen X.L., Lin H.P., Du Q.L. A multi-scale study on land use and land cover quality change: the case of the Yellow River Delta in China. GeoJournal 2002, 56(3):177-183.
89. Yang G.S. Coastal Environmental Change and Its Regional Response in China 2002, Higher Education Press, Beijing.
90. Yang H.L. The Study of the Evolution and Degradation of the Typical Coastal Wetland in Hebei Province 2008, (Master degree dissertation), Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang.
91. Yang G.S., Shi Y.F. Major environmental changes and hazards and strategy of damage-mitigation in the coastal area of China. J. Nat. Disaster 1999, 8(2):13-20.
92. Yang G.S., Shi Y.F., Ji Z.X., Ruan R.Z. Relative sea-level rise and its unfavorable impacts in Jiangsu coastal plain. J. Nat. Disaster 1997, 6(1):88-96.
93. Ye G.F., Fang S.H., Liu R.C., Zhang J.S., Hong Z.M., Cui L.J., et al. Study on the artificial ecological restoration of mangrove wetlands in Quanzhou Bay. Wetland Sci. 2005, 3(1):8-12.
94. Zhang Q. Status of tropical biological coasts of China: implication on ecosystem restoration and reconstruction. Oceanol. Limnol. Sin. 2001, 32(4):454-464.
95. Zhang X. Marine disasters and their reduction in Shandong Province. Mar. Sci. Bull. 2004, 23(3):66-72.
96. Zhang L., Xia Y.F. Study on Legal System of Wetland Conservation and Utilization of China 2009, China Forestry Press, Beijing.
97. Zhang Q.M., Zhang Y.C., Sun S.J. Current Status and Management of China's Mangrove and Mangrove Coast. Tropical Ocean Research (V) 1997, 143-151. Science Press, Beijing. Chinese Academy of Sciences (Ed.).
98. Zhang X.L., Zhang C.H., Xu Z.J., Xie W.X., Sui Y.Z., Xi M. Landscape pattern changes and their environmental effects of coastal wetlands in Jiaozhou Bay. Geol. Rev. 2012, 58(1):190-200.
99. Zhang Y., Zhong C.R., Li S.C., Yan T.L., Guan W. Endangered species of mangrove plants: Lumnitzera littore. For. Resour. Manag. 2013, 5:103-107.
100. Zheng Y.M., Zhang H.Y., Niu Z.G., Gong P. Protection efficacy of national wetland reserves in China. Chin. Sci. Bull. 2012, 57(10):1116-1134.
101. Zhou L.J., You W.H. Dynamic and driving forces of landscape pattern of estuarine wetlands in the Min River. J. East China Norm. Univ. (Nat. Sci.) 2007, 6:77-87.
102. Zhou L.F., Li C.M., Wang Y.M. Landscape fragmentation analysis of Liaohe River Delta wetland. J. Liaoning Technol. Univ. (Nat. Sci.) 2013, 32(1):97-101.
103. Zuo P., Liu C.A., Zhao S.H., Wang C.H., Liang Y.B. Distribution of Spartina plantations along the China's coast. Acta Oceanol. Sin. 2009, 31(5):101-110.
104. Zuo P., Li Y., Zhao S.H., Zhou X., Teng H.F., Chen H. Landscape changes of Jiangsu Yancheng coastal wetlands and their driving forces since 1976. Acta Ecol. Sin. 2012, 34(1):101-108.