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Scientistss Review Global Significance of Biodiversity Science in China

Mar 30, 2021

China is a megadiverse country with great biodiversity and high proportion of endemic species. For decades, rapid progresses have been made in the studies of Chinese biodiversity science in quantity and quality.

Scientists from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS), together with a number of domestic and international collaborators, have made a review on the important events and studies affecting the development of China's biodiversity research, and discussed the limitations and key areas for future biodiversity research in China from a global perspective. 

Three aspects of research have been expounded including biodiversity inventory and monitoring, origin and maintenance mechanisms of biodiversity and biodiversity threats and global change responses.  

In this review, the scientists also identified priority topics for future biodiversity research in China, such as the ecology and biogeography of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and adjacent areas, the impact of human activities on subtropical forest biodiversity and marine biodiversity, and scientific support for biodiversity conservation and ecological civilization construction was provided accordingly.  

In addition, future strategies have been proposed including translating advanced biodiversity science into practice for biodiversity conservation, strengthening capacity building and application of advanced technology and expand international collaborations. 

In October 2021, the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will be held in China. "It is of great significance to summarize and review the research progress of China's biodiversity science at this time." said Prof. MA Keping from IBCAS.

 

China's biodiversity science has made progresses on ten topics in three areas (Image by IBCAS)

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The global significance of biodiversity science in China: an overview

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