More than 3,000 higher plants threatened wild plants urgently need better protection

Wild plants are an important part of the natural ecosystem.

At present, China is publicly soliciting opinions from the public on the "List of National Key Protected Wild Plants", and will further increase the protection of wild plants

Wild plant resources are severely damaged

Wild plants are the direct or indirect source of human food and the material resources for economic development

"All food, vegetables, fruits, etc.

In recent years, with the continuous economic and social development and the gradual increase of the population, people's demand for wild plant resources has increased, and the destruction of wild plant resources has become more and more serious

"From a global perspective, the large-scale deforestation of forests and the discharge of industrial and domestic pollutants have greatly deteriorated the habitat of wild plants and destroyed the living environment of mankind

Tan Haining, a researcher at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, analyzed and pointed out that plants and humans are the main components of the earth's biosphere, and they are also an important factor in the balance of the ecosystem

"Studies have shown that a plant is often accompanied by 10 to 30 biological species

Experts said that in this context, it is particularly important to update and adjust the protection list as soon as possible to objectively display the current endangered status of wild plant species to the public, and to provide a reliable basis for the government to formulate protection policies and implement law enforcement

Continuously strengthening protection is imperative

Over the years, China has continued to strengthen the protection of wild plants.

In the new century, the Chinese government has continuously attached importance to ecological protection and construction.

Taking orchid plants as an example, Guangxi Yalonglanke Nature Reserve was established in 2005 for the purpose of in situ conservation

Metasequoia is known as the "living fossil" of the plant kingdom

In addition, through the rescue protection of nearly a hundred species of wild plants with extremely small populations such as Debao cycads, canopyrum, Baishanzu fir, and hornbeam, as well as in situ protection of wild relatives of crops such as wild rice and wild soybeans , The population of some endangered wild plants gradually recovered

Tan Haining introduced that the "List of National Key Protected Wild Plants (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)" included 468 species and 25 types of wild plants, 53 species and 2 categories under primary protection, 415 species and 23 categories under secondary protection, "number of species included More than doubled, the scope of protection has been significantly expanded

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Experts believe that the protection of wild plants is a long-term systematic project.

Jia Jiansheng pointed out that after the adjustment of the list is released, it will follow up and start to revise the wild plant protection regulations, and encourage all provinces to issue corresponding laws and regulations to "escort" the protection of wild plants legally
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In addition, on the basis of continuing to intensify the protection of rare and endangered wild plants in situ, ex-situ, and return to the wild, law enforcement will be strengthened to intensify the crackdown on illegal and criminal activities of wild plants
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"At present, the overall development level of the wild plant cultivation and utilization industry in China is still low, scale, intensification is not high, industrial agglomeration is low, and the ability to drive radiation is weak; the technology content is low, and the added value of products is not high; some areas still exist The phenomenon of destroying wild plant resources in the name of cultivation and utilization
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” Jia Jiansheng pointed out that strengthening the construction of the legal system and orderly carrying out research and demonstrations on the large-scale cultivation and sustainable use of wild plant resources will be an important aspect of wild plant protection in the future.
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"Human activities have always been and will continue to be one of the main threats to plant diversity
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To address this threat not only requires legislation to prohibit illegal human activities, but also needs to cultivate people's awareness of protection
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" Jia Jiansheng said that the public must increase their awareness of rare and endangered plants.
Protect awareness, strengthen the study of laws and regulations related to the protection of rare and endangered plants, and establish and strengthen the natural view of harmonious coexistence between man and nature
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"We must not only protect wild plants, but also their growing environment; we must not only restrain ourselves from destroying wild plant resources, but also work from the consumer side to reject the rare and endangered wild plants that come from indiscriminate digging and use rare and endangered wild plants.
Consumer goods made from wild plants
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" said Zhang Zhixiang, a professor at the College of Nature Reserves of Beijing Forestry University
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