China's nature reserves exceed global average
By Wu Wencong | China Daily | Updated: 2013-05-23 07:47
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Swans and tens of thousands of rare migrant birds spend the winter in Poyang Lake Nature Reserve in Yongxiu county, Jiangxi province. China has established 286 national nature reserves in the past 20 years. Duan Changzheng / for China Daily |
The size of nature reserves in China reached almost 15 percent of the country's total land area by the end of 2012, exceeding the global average of 12 percent.
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