Where is the mangrove wetland hidden between tall buildings?

In Shenzhen, there is a municipal park called Futian Mangrove Ecological Park. In the west of this park named after mangroves, Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve stretches for 368 hectares, and it is also the only national nature reserve located in the hinterland of the city and hidden among high-rise buildings.

Manage the "small key" of Shenzhen Bay

At present, Futian Mangrove Ecological Park is fully managed by Mangrove Foundation (MCF), which is the first municipal park in China entrusted by the government to be managed by a social organization. Because of its special ecological strategic position, government departments and ecological expert groups have become professional management committees to supervise and evaluate the management of mangrove foundations.

The Mangrove Foundation (MCF) has given this park a lovely nickname, called "The Little Key of Shenzhen Bay"-the park has a long and narrow geographical position and looks like a key; At the same time, it is not only a "small key" to protect the entrance of Shenzhen Bay, but also a "small key" to open the public to learn and learn the knowledge of coastal wetlands at close range and participate in conservation actions.

The park officially opened at the end of February, 20 15. With the support and help of government departments and experts and the efforts of friends of Mangrove Foundation (MCF), the park has quietly changed in the past two years:

It's quiet here: no matter in the morning or in the evening, there is no tweeter or square dance, and the public here can only hear all kinds of insects and birds. Here, the decibel of sound is used as the daily monitoring index, which can be controlled at any time;

No water accumulation after rainstorm: The design idea of "sponge city" was adopted at the beginning of the park design. After every typhoon and rainstorm, the park can be quickly restored to its original state, so that the community citizens can use it with confidence;

There are two ecological floating islands on the lake in the park: the park adopts "artificial active intervention" measures, birds can live on the floating islands and keep a distance from human activities, and people can watch birds without hurting them;

Here, mangroves have basically recovered. Although the mangroves in the mouth of Lao Xinzhou River are still short and sparse, visitors can see the local mangroves again.

MCF staff also planned "wild flowers and weeds" area, honey plant area, amphibious cradle and so on. Improve the ecological environment level and clean up a large number of alien invasive species for the park.

Prepare a five-star hotel for migratory birds

"What is the best effect we can achieve after the transformation of the fish pond?" The little girl in the Communication Department of Mangrove Foundation (MCF) once asked her colleagues in the Conservation Department. "If nothing happens, the number of birds will increase exponentially this year ..."

This conversation took place one day in the first half of 20 16. It was not until 20 16 1 1 that this conversation was confirmed. 2065438+In August and September of 2006, the staff of the Mangrove Foundation (MCF) began to enter Futian Mangrove Nature Reserve, and the No.4 fish pond with an area of about 1 1 hectare was reconstructed. Colleagues in the communication department had a brainwave and called this renovation plan "Migratory Birds Hotel Upgrade Plan"-that is, according to the requirements of waterfowl for habitat selection and water level control, the original seven small fish ponds were merged into irregular gentle slopes, islands and shallow waters with different depths.

At the end of 10, the transformation was completed at the arrival of the annual migratory bird season. 9 hectares become waterfowl habitat at high tide, and about 2 hectares are fresh water habitat, and the wetland water area increases 15%.

Unexpectedly, the data of bird monitoring conducted by the staff of Mangrove Foundation (MCF) in this area showed that the number of bird species increased from 66 to 85, among which the number of snipe species increased from 5 to 14. At most, 32 black-faced spoonbills once stopped here; The largest number of birds recorded in a single time reached 6 199, 8 times that recorded last year!

Explore the protection methods of coastal wetlands

According to the investigation of "China Coastal Wetland Protection and Management Strategy Research Project Report", there are several characteristics of coastal wetland protection in China at present: First, most wetlands belong to densely populated areas; Second, it basically belongs to the most economically developed areas; Third, these areas are also shortcomings of China's ecological environment protection.

How to make up this short board? Since the establishment of the Mangrove Foundation (MCF) five years ago, it has gradually accumulated experience in the protection of mangroves and coastal wetlands: by innovating and creating a "social participation protection model", it perfectly combines government support with social organization work and public participation. "The Mangrove Foundation (MCF) has gone through a groping process since its establishment, and the' social participation protection model' has gradually emerged ..." Chen Jinsong, the current executive director of the Mangrove Foundation (MCF), said.

Mangrove Foundation (MCF) is committed to protecting coastal wetlands. Starting from Shenzhen Bay, it is expanding the effective protection model to a wider coastal wetland area through small grants, industrial development support and model replication.