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June 15, 2017

Building Nanpu Wetland Nature Reserve for a Healthier Ecosystem

The Paulson Institute, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Hebei Provincial Forestry Department and Hebei Luannan County Government signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today for cooperation among the four parties, aiming to protect...

April 12, 2017

New Hope for China’s Endangered Migratory Birds

This spring, millions of migratory birds are returning to China’s coastal wetlands, crucial stopover points in their Herculean journey to the far North, where they will find mates and breed. But they are facing daunting...

October 19, 2016

Promoting Wetland Conservation in Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea

Yesterday, the Beidaihe Coastal Wetlands and Waterfowl Seminar 2016 opened in Beidaihe, Qinhuangdao, China, bringing together officials from Chinese government agencies, representatives from some provinces and municipalities around Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, as well...

June 22, 2016

Paulson Institute Hosts Second Coastal Wetland Conservation Network Workshop

The Paulson Institute co-hosted the second annual meeting of the China Coastal Wetland Conservation Network on June 22 in Shenzhen, convening some 200 experts to discuss climate change and coastal wetlands. Jointly organized with the...

Conserving Coastal Wetlands to Address Climate Change

Shenzhen, China—The China Coastal Wetland Conservation Network’s second annual meeting, a training workshop on climate change and coastal wetlands, took place today in Shenzhen. The event was jointly organized by the Paulson Institute, the Wetland...

May 10, 2016

Paulson Institute Sponsors Wetland Management Training Course

From May 10-16, 2016, the State Forestry Administration, the Paulson Institute, the Lao Niu Foundation, and World Wide Fund Hong Kong hosted a wetland management training course for Chinese wetland management officials in Hong Kong’s...

February 1, 2016

Lei Guangchun on Improving China’s Wetlands Management

The Wetlands Blueprint Project (initiated by the Paulson Institute, the State Forestry Administration and the Chinese Academy of sciences) has provided scientific analysis and policy recommendations to the 13th Five-Year Plan to protect China’s coastal...

Saving China’s Wetlands – Can the Red Line Hold?

By Yu Xiubo February 2 marked the 20th World Wetlands Day. The main theme this year is “Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods,” highlighting not only the importance of wetlands to human’s future, but also...

June 17, 2015

Paulson Institute, SFA Launch First Coastal Wetland Protection Network

On June 17, the Paulson Institute and the Wetland Conservation Management Center of the State Forestry Administration of China launched the Coastal Wetland Conservation Network to share best practices and information and promote coordinated efforts...

Paulson Institute launches Coastal Wetland Conservation Network in China

Fuzhou, China—The Paulson Institute and the Wetland Conservation Management Center of the State Forestry Administration of China today launched the Coastal Wetland Conservation Network to share best practices and information and promote coordinated efforts to...