The rare and endangered animals and plants in Daba Mountain of Chongqing show a recovery growth trend

The 10th anniversary of Chongqing Dabashan National Nature Reserve The rare and endangered animals and plants in the reserve have been on the trend of recovery growth in the past 10 years, and the world's critically endangered plant, Sabina, has been effectively rescued and protected, the reporter learned from the China Dabashan biodiversity Symposium on Thursday Dabashan National Nature Reserve is located in Chengkou County, Chongqing, with complex natural environment, ancient origin of biota, complete ecosystem and rich biological resources There are more than 230 species of animals and plants under the first and second level national protection The reserve is also a natural laboratory for forest ecosystem research It is a gene bank for biological process, biological genetics and biodiversity The main protected objects are subtropical forest ecosystem and its biodiversity, typical natural landscapes in different natural zones, and typical forest wildlife resources In recent years, with the joint efforts of professional colleges and research institutes, Chengkou county has been positioned as one of the 35 priority areas for biodiversity protection in China, with a forest coverage rate of 62.8%, ranking first in Chongqing In the past 10 years since the establishment of the reserve, the rare and endangered animals and plants have shown a recovering growth trend, and the world's critically endangered plants, Sabina, have also been effectively saved and protected Meng Sha, inspector of the Conservation Department of the State Forestry Administration, said that Dabashan National Nature Reserve is one of the 11 key areas for biodiversity conservation in China Nearly 200 years' practice of nature conservation around the world has proved that nature reserves are the most effective and fundamental measures to protect biodiversity Chongqing, as an important municipality directly under the central government, plays an important role in the national biodiversity protection The State Forestry Administration will continue to increase financial support for the capital construction and capacity-building of Chongqing's national nature reserves, including Dabashan Nature Reserve Lu Pengfei, head of Chengkou County, Chongqing, said that in the future, the county will speed up the transformation of leisure, health and holiday based on the premise of doing a good job in ecological protection of Dabashan Nature Reserve, realize the transformation from traditional tourism mode to ecological and cultural integration, further enrich the connotation of tourism brand in Chengkou, adhere to the equal emphasis on protection and development, and strive to build Chengkou into a "spiritual ranch, health paradise" 。