BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The schedule of the second phase of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in China is likely to be affected by the COVID-19, said the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Monday.
In early winter, tens of thousands of wild birds have flocked to the mangrove forest in Mu'an village of Hepu county, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region for overwintering. Hepu county has become an ideal habitat for various kinds of migratory birds, including egrets, herons, cattle egrets, avocets, sea gulls, ducks, and so on.
Wetlands across China are attracting more and more migratory birds as winter descends upon the landscape, thanks to the country’s continuous preservation efforts in recent years. Photo shows migratory birds at the Caohai National Nature Reserve in the Yi, Hui and Miao Autonomous County of Weining, southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Gaoligong Mountain, sitting in the southwest of China, is home to about 17 percent of higher plants and 30 percent of mammals of the country. Big tree rhododendron.
