Guiyang city retains its biodiversity

A local mushroom with a double membrane. [Photo/ddcpc website]

Perching on a branch, a charming thrush with white cheeks looks out. [Photo/ddcpc website]

An investigation of biodiversity conservation was implemented in the Guiyang Forest Park and Guiyang Changpoling National Forest Park in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on March 22.

The exercise aimed to excite locals and guide society on how to fully participate in the field.

Nine experts and postgraduates participated in the field investigation, including Deng Chunying and Li Dan, associate researchers at the Guizhou Academy of Sciences and professor Wen Tingchi at Guizhou University.

In 2019, Guiyang began the Guiyang Biodiversity Investigation and Assessment project, which will be completed later in 2023.

Progress has already been substantial. By the end of last year, the biological resources found in Guiyang included 1,630 species of plants, 241 species of macrofungi, 283 species of insects and 741 species of animals.

Biodiversity in Guiyang is said to have been retained at a high level. It has nearly, for example, 20 percent of the country's known bird species.

However, the biodiversity of the urban and rural junctions and the farmland ecosystem of areas administered by the city is regarded as being fragile and there are various biological risks.

Guiyang's forest parks, natural forest concentration areas and natural waters currently boast a number of rare and endangered species that are under national protection. These are expected to be key areas for Guiyang's future protection of biodiversity.