Cixi Hangzhou Bay Wetland Centre

About

Name of organisation: Cixi Hangzhou Bay Wetland Centre

Funding support: Local government ( Hangzhou Bay New Zone of Ningbo Municipality )

Number of staff: 25

Overall aims of the centre

(1) To conserve and protect all threatened habitats and species occurring at Cixi Hangzhou Bay Wetland Centre.

(2) To maintain, and where appropriate, increase the value of all other natural and man-made habitats occurring at the CHBWC without compromising Objective 1.

(3) To maximize the diversity of habitats and associated diversity of native species on the reserve without compromising Objective 1.

(4) To maintain features of historical and cultural value.

(5) To provide education and training facilities, and actively promote and encourage environmental education at all levels on-site without compromising Objectives 1, 2 and 3.

(6) To accommodate visitor access to the CHBWC without compromising its conservation value.

(7) To promote research, particularly where it will help realize Objectives 1 and 2.

(8) To regularly review the management plan in the light of results from monitoring programmes and research.

Description of the centre

Hangzhou Bay Wetland Centre which is one of the eight coastal wetlands in China, is a mystifying and beautiful place with stunning and picturesque nature. .

There are many types of wetlands in Hangzhou Bay Wetland Centre, including inter-tidal mud flats, offshore sand islands, reclaimed artificial wetland and ponds. Within the region, Andong tidal mud flat is listed as China National Important Wetlands. Because of plant species diversity and abundance of benthos, there are more than 170 species of migratory birds, many of them are endangered and rare species are attracted to this habitat and stop over here annually between East Asia Australasian flyway. The Hangzhou Bay Wetland Centre is thus known as “bird paradise “.

The unique geographical location and good ecological environment of Hangzhou Bay Wetland Center has caught the attention of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). After several visits and study, GEF has selected Hangzhou Bay Wetland Center as the demonstration project for the reduction of land-based pollution sources in East Asian Seas. GEF has granted 4 million USD for the wetland restoration and build the center to be the international important wetlands and an international famous site for bird-watching.

Hangzhou Bay Wetland Center consists of 43.5 km2, which composes of three areas, including reclaimed artificial wetland, inter-tidal mud flats, offshore sand islands. The 333.33 hectares wetland restoration project in the reclaimed land has been completed, includinga 7110 m2 Environmental Education Centre anda 63 hectares Public Demonstration Area were also built. The Center was formally opened on June 18, 2010. Hangzhou Bay Wetland Centre focuses on environmental education, ecological protection and wetland tourism. The center plays an important and significance role in environmental education, promotion of low carbon living, development of eco-tourism and promoting economic sustainable development and coexistence of human being and nature

4.3km2; Restoration of Freshwater wetland and nature inter-tital Mudflat and Shore birds and Ducks; Plan to disign a 1000 m2 exhibit on wetland within a Environmental Education Center in 2011 ; target 200,000; The CHBWC is located immediately to the west of the Hangzhou Bay Great Bridge in Cixi City, Zhejiang