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Sino-Germany Cooperation platform for the Conservation of Species-rich and high Carbon-storing Ecosystems

Adapting Protected Areas Management Strategies to Climate Change in Jiangxi Province

-Exploring Co-benefits of Carbon, Biodiversity and Human Well-being

Dr. Susanne Lehmann

based on a presentation by Dr. Wang Yunsheng

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Chinas biodiversity

� China belongs to the global biodiversityhotspots

� 10% of all global plant species (over 32.000 vascular plants) – 3rd rank worldwide behindBrasil and Colombia

� 14% of all animal species (6.347 vertebrates)� China is therefore one of the most important

gene pools supporting world biological diversity

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� Conservation International ‘s Hotspots

� WWF 200 ecoregions

� Birdlife International ‘s Endemic Bird Areas

� Amphibian Diversity Areas

� Centres of Plant Diversity

�Alliance for Zero Extinction Sites

‘HIGH BIODIVERSITY’ = areas

where at least four of these

global priority schemes overlap

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But…..� Up to 20% of all species are endangered� Biodiversity loss is caused by the

consequences of economic growth and aggravated by the effects of climate change

� China is No. 1 in global CO2 emissions� Increase in population� Growing demand on natural ressources� Accelerating industrialization

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Outlines

� Context� Climate change, biodiversity, human well-being

� About the Project� Strategy� Processes

� Pilot Province – Jiangxi� Carbon storage and biodiversity assessment� Yueliangwan as pilot protected area (PA) of the project� Vulnerability assessment of protected areas under

climate change



� Carbon - Climate Change - Biodiversity

� Adapting pa. management strategies to explore co-benefits of • Biodiversity • Carbon- Storage • Human Well-being

Context

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climate change

ecosystems &

their services

biodiversitycarbon-storage

human society

+/-+/-



About the Project� Sino-Germany Cooperation platform for

The Conservation of Species-Rich and High Carbon-Storing Ecosystems

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� Objective� Capacitating responsible Chinese institutions to formulate and apply appropriate

conservation and management strategies for highly carbon-storing and species-rich ecosystems

� Creating win-win solution for both biodiversity protection and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere

� Partners

Political Partner Implementation Partner Exchange PartnerInitiator & Executive



Strategy

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Scientific approaches

Management capacity

Expert ExchangeExpert Exchange

Workshops Study toursWorkshops Study tours

Public participation

•Atlas•Data Bank

•Professiona-lization

•Awareness•Participation

Strategyto secure

co-benefitsof

•Carbon•Biodiversity•Human well-being

Platformbetween

Chinese &International institutions

+Technical

Support

Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

Trainings Study toursTrainings Study tours

PublicityPublicity EducationsEventsEducationsEvents



expert & knowledge exchanges between

Chinese & international institutions

Scientific Approaches

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Assessments onCarbon Storage

Assessments onBiodiversity

Spatial & Ecological Analysis

Scientific reference for policy design on biodiversity conservation and

carbon management

•Atlases •Databases

Assessments onVulnerability

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Enhancing Management Capacity

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Co-benefits for carbon, biodiversity & human well-being

Impacts and Effects

Executive Member(local staffs at implementation level e.g. p.a. )

Policy, Regulation, Law

Policy Maker(DRC,EPB,FB)

Capacity building in different directions

Scientific reference, Knowledge exchange

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Public Participation

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Environmental HealthHuman Well-being

awarenessinterests

personal benefits

know howparticipation

Ecological training & publicity

Ecological training & publicity

Strategy for ecological & economical development

Encouraging policy

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Pilot Province – Jiangxi

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� Area : 167,000 km2

� Mountains area: 70%

� Population:44,000,000

� P-density: 264 /km2

� GDP (2009)- per capita 17,248￥

� Poyang Lake –The largest freshwater lake of China

� Species richness:

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� Atlas for carbon & biodiversity distribution in province(in cooperation with CRAES and UNEP-WCMC)

� Yueliangwan (Moon Bay) small nature protected area(in cooperation with Jiangxi Normal University)

� Vulnerability assessment of PA under climate change(in cooperation with Jiangxi Development and Reform Commission and The University of Applied Sciences in Eberswalde, underway)

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Pilot Province – Jiangxi

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Atlas for Carbon & Biodiversity

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spatial relationship of carbon, plant-richness and recent protected areas

spatial relationship of carbon, animal-richness and recent protected areas

• Clearer protective targets in recent protected areas

• Clearer management objectives in recent protected areas

• Development of further protected areas

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Yueliangwan Small Nature Protected Area

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Wuyuan County Yueliangwan

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Yueliangwan Small Nature Protected Area

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� Protected Area : 145, 430 m2

ResidenceShrub (92, 682 m2)Wetland (10,841m2 )Fengshui Forest (41,907m2 )River

� Fengshui Forest � Planted forest with long term (> 400 years)

ecological process (camphora > 700 years)

� Strongly intervened by residents

� High species richness, high carbon storage

� Garrulax courtoisi� Endemic & Endangered

bird speice

� Largest nesting-habitat located in Yueliangwan(around 70, 2010)

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Yueliangwan as pilot protected area

� Assessments on carbon storage

� Full scale inventory on plants & birds

� Landscape analysis on YueLiangwan

� Ecological training & public participation

� Enhancing management capacity

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Scientific Approaches in Yueliangwan� Carbon Storage

>38.5 t/ha; > 559.91 t in total

� Plant Inventory24 Tree Species, 2 Shrub Species, 19 Grass Species

� Bird Inventory 28 Resident species, 21 Winter migrant species

7 Summer migrant species

� Weather Recording Temperature, Humidity, Wind speed, Wind direction, Solar radiation etc. /15min

� Landscape Analysis Dynamics on land use during past 22 years

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Encouraging Public Participants

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Ecological training for residents & school kids Questionaires to collect public opinions

Waste classification&reuse of bio-waste as nutrition for new planted tree

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Enhancing Management Capacity� Regulations on responsibilities and rights of relevant authorities

concerning PA management � Government – Special Regulation for Protection of Yueliangwan in

which responsibilities and rights are clarified for following counterparts � Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB)

- Regulations on industrial wastes, tourism wastes, resident wastes, utilization of pesticide etc.

� Forest Bureau (FB) - Sustainable management of forest, protection of wildlifes and their

diversity

- Ecological payment

� Tourism Bureau - Tourism within affordability

- Cooperation with local EPB and FB

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Outcomes & Impacts

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Chinese Research Institutions

International Research Institutions

Chinese Management Institutions

Relevant International Institutions

Local Residents of PA

• Help maintenance of ecosystem services•Better understanding & support on PA management policies

Network for knowledge & experience exchange

• Advanced scientific reference for policy making • Enhanced cooperation between research and management institutions

Platform for communication

Channel for interaction

Goal: PA management strategy considering co-benefits of carbon, biodiversity and human well-being

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More to Come� Refined carbon atlas of Jiangxi

� Vulnerability Assessment in different types of ecosystems(protected areas) in Jiangxi

� Strategy for adapting Jiangxi PA management to climate change in cooperation with Jiangxi Development and Reform Commission

� Side event with MEP and CRAES, CBD CoP 10, Nagoya

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Thank You!

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Mr. Stefan BundschererProgramme Director GTZ [email protected]://www.carbon-biodiversity.net/OtherScales/Jiangxi

Dr. Susanne LehmannInternational Nature Conservation [email protected]://www.bfn.de/0310_steckbrief_china+M52087573ab0.html

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