China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation: Efforts to Conserve Biodiversity (a draft on Mar 2019) CBCGDF’s Efforts in Biodiversity Conservation CONNENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1. Sustainable communities: Community Conservation Area for (CCAfa) ...................................................................... 3 2. Conserve Biodiversity Via Environmental Public Interest Litigations (EPIL) ............................................................... 4 Typical Case: Acer Pentaphyllum – China’s first EPIL to protected an Endangered Plant ................................ 4 Typical Case: Environmental Public Interest Litigation filed by CBCGDF to Safeguard General Public's Free Passage and Rights of Enjoying Beautiful Environment" Accepted by Local Court ........................................... 5 Typical Case: Tengger Desert Pollution ...................................................................................................................................... 6 XINHUA News Report: China's desert pollution case settled by mediation .............................................. 6 ELI’s news report: A Key Victory for Citizen Suits in China ................................................................................ 7 ChinaDaily Reports: Tengger case shows even big firms can't escape penalty for polluting .............. 9 Typical Case: Changzhou Polluted School ..................................................................................................................... 10 CRI Reports: Chinese NGO to raise money after lawsuit failure against chemical plants ..................... 10 Typical Case: EPIL on Polluted School Running Tracks .............................................................................................. 11 Sixth Tones Reports: Children Sick From Another Toxic Running Track, Say Parents ............................ 12 Xinhua News Reports: Landmark environmental group legal victory over toxic school tracks .......... 13 3.Ecological education and mainstream biodiversity：Green Great and Green Youth ........................................... 14 4. Scientific and policy research: China Pangolin Research Center & Biology and Science Ethics (BASE) Committee .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 5.Policy Advocacy: “Beat Plastic” actions and “wilderness” promotion .......................................................................... 15 6. Suggesting Putting Biodiversity Conservation into China’s Constitution ................................................................. 16 ZHOU Jinfeng Suggests Amending China's Constitution by Replacing "Planting Trees" with "Conserving Biodiversity" .............................................................................................................................................................................. 16 7. Strengthen global partnerships .............................................................................................................................................. 20 8. Agriculture and biodiversity: Collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 9. Climate resilience through “Campus Conservation Areas” ........................................................................................... 21 10. Poverty alleviation: Collaboration with the International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) during the Bamboo and Rattan Congress (BARC) .............................................................................................................................. 22 11. Rescuing Spotted Seal: Failed Protected Areas? ............................................................................................................ 23 Global Times reports: 100 baby seals stolen from breeding ground in NE China, 1/3 die in poor treatment ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 12.Big data for life below water : FDY Fish Protection Center .......................................................................................... 25 13.North Korea conservation ....................................................................................................................................................... 26 14. Sustainable Consumption: Good Food Fund & Bluefin Tuna .................................................................................... 27 15. Ecological Belts & Roads (EBRs) and cooperative international organizations .................................................... 27 16. Clean Water and Sanitation ................................................................................................................................................... 29 1 / 70 China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation: Efforts to Conserve Biodiversity (a draft on Mar 2019) 17. Circular Economy & Green Design ..................................................................................................................................... 29 18. Promoting the Use of modern technology, big data and blockchains into Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 29 Typical Case: <Milestone APP "RiverEye" launched on iOS and Android to Combat Illegal Fishing> ...... 30 19. Suggesting the Country to Establish a National Level China Biodiversity Law .................................................... 30 CBCGDF’s Proposal on Establishing a China Biodiversity Protection Law to strengthen ecological security ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 21. Endangered Species Conservation Through Policy Advisory: Examples ................................................................ 33 22. Protect Life Under Water (SDG #14) .................................................................................................................................. 34 I. Marine biodiversity conservation ................................................................................................................................... 34 23. Encourage People’s Participation by Supporting Volunteers to Mainstream Biodiversity ............................... 37 24. Conserve Food Biodiversity Conservation in Post-2020 and ITPGRFA/CBD Synergies .................................... 43 Synergies between ITPGRFA and Convention on Biological Diversity | “Conservation and Benefit Sharing of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Focusing on Agricultural Biodiversity in Post-2020” Seminar ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 44 FAO Representative in China and DPR Korea Dr. Vincent Martin: We Would Like to Invite and Encourage China Consider Joining ITPGRFA | “Conservation and Benefit Sharing of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Focusing on Agricultural Biodiversity After 2020” Seminar ..................................................... 45 A Thanks Note from the ITPGRFA ..................................................................................................................................... 48 25. GBIF and Biodiversity Informatics ........................................................................................................................................ 50 China.org Reports: Chinese NGO contributes biodiversity data to global platform ........................................ 50 The GBIF Data Entry Results Conference Organized by CBCGDF Attracted Strong Response and was Widely Reported by Many Well-known Medias ........................................................................................................... 51 26. Saving Dark Sky by reducing Light Pollution: it’s a Heritage; it’s vital for Migratory Species ......................... 53 IDA Reports: International Dark-Sky Association Recognizes 2017 Award Winners .................................... 53 Suggesting Legislation on Light Pollution to Conserve Starry Sky: A Draft Proposal to China’s 2019 Two- Sessions by CBCGDF Dark & Starry Sky Committee (Already submitted to China’s Top Political Advisory Body in late February 2019 by Lawmakers) ................................................................................................................... 53 CGTN REPORTS: China's first dark sky reserve aims to curb light pollution ....................................................... 58 27. Joint efforts to Save Migratory Species: CBCGDF and CMS ......................................................................................