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Climate Change and Biodiversity in China 1. Introduction China (2008)1 reported that according to the prediction by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the average global temperature will rise by 1.1°C to 6.4°C by the end of the 21st century. There is increasing evidence that temperature rise, changes in precipitation patterns and other extreme weathers have already influenced ecosystems and biodiversity. According to the results of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) released by the United Nations, climate change is now one of the major factors threatening biodiversity and will continue to become an important driver to biodiversity change in the next several decades. The National Climate Change Programme, promulgated by the State Council in 2007, set out an overall target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve China’s ability to adapt to climate change. Targets related to climate change adaption include the following: by 2010, about 90% of typical forest ecosystems and wildlife under special state protection will be well conserved, the area of nature reserves will account for about 16% of the national land area, 22 million hm2 of deserts will be brought under control and mangrove regions will be restored on a full scale. Other legislations to maintain and enhance resilience of the components of biodiversity to adapt to climate change: National Ecological Environment Protection Plan; National Plan for Wildlife Conservation and Nature Reserve; National Project Plan for Wetlands Conservation (2002-2030); National Master Plan for Grassland Conservation, Construction and Utilization; National Plan for Desertification Prevention and Control (2005-2010). 2. Concrete measures for implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1) Adjusting economic structure, promoting technological progress and increasing energy efficiency Since the late 1980s, the Chinese government began to attach greater importance to the transformation of the economic development patterns or approaches and the adjustment of economic structure. Reduction in resource and energy consumption, promotion of cleaner production and prevention and control of industrial pollution were regarded as major elements of China’s industrial policies. (2) Developing low-carbon energy and renewable energy and improving energy structure 1 China (2008). China’s Fourth National Report on Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Ministry of Environmental Protection, November 2008, 110 pp. Under the guidance of national policies and the support of central government budget, the exploitation and use of water energy, nuclear energy, oil, natural gas and coal-bed methane were intensified, the exploitation and use of new types of renewable energy such as biomass energy, solar energy, geothermal energy and wind energy were promoted in rural, remote areas and areas with proper conditions, and the proportion of high-quality and clean energy was raised. (3) Carrying out extensive afforestation and strengthening ecological conservation Since reform and opening up, major achievements were made in afforestation as a series of key forestry projects were implemented. Besides afforestation, China also vigorously carried out ecological conservation policies for natural forest resources conservation, restoration of farmland to forest and grassland, grassland conservation and management and establishment of natural reserves in order to conserve biodiversity and at the same time increase the capacity of forests as greenhouse gas sinks. (4) Further improving related systems and strengthening institutional capacities The Chinese government established the National Leading Group to Address Climate Change, emphasized and constantly improved research capabilities related to climate change, implemented a number of national key science-technology projects and released the National Assessment Report on Climate Change. All this has provided scientific foundations for China to formulate national policies on coping with climate change and take part in negotiations of UNFCCC. (5) Increasing publicity and education efforts concerning climate change The Chinese government always pays special attention to publicity and education and enhancement of public awareness in the field of environment and climate change. Varied forms of lectures and seminars on climate change were convened and a number of training courses on climate change were organized for decision-makers from central and provincial governments. Satisfactory progress was made in this aspect. 3. Priority area to improve the ability to cope with climate change Action 1: Development of biodiversity adaptation action plan on climate change (1) Develop a biodiversity adaptation plan of action to address climate change. Assess the impact of climate change on important ecosystems, species, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, and provide relevant countermeasures. (2) Develop technology to monitor the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, construct monitoring network, and carry out focused monitoring. (3) Construct species migration corridors and reduce the negative impacts of climate change on biodiversity; cultivate good new varieties of plants and animals, to enhance its ability to adapt to climate change. 2 Action 2: Assessment of the impact of biofuel production on biodiversity (1) Assess the impacts of energy plant cultivation on biodiversity. (2) Study the establishment of environment and safety management system for biofuel production. 3