KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 (Bernama) -- China’s Haikou was honored as one of the first group of international wetland cities at the 13th Conference of the Parties to the International Convention on Wetlands on Oct 25 in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
The recognition is a crucial gold-lettered signboard for the city's ecological protection. Eighteen cities from seven countries around the world received this title and six of these cities are from China according to The People's Government of Haikou City.
Deputy mayor of Haikou, Wen Bin in a statement said obtaining the international wetland city is not only an affirmation of Haikou's green environmental protection work but also an incentive and spur.
Haikou has been called 'water city' since ancient times and its wetland resources are rich and diverse.
The People's Government of Haikou city has committed to the protection and restoration of wetlands as a livelihood project for building a happy home for the people and constructing a green infrastructure of the city.
It also pursues to maintain the ecological barrier for the sustainable development of Haikou and to retain the necessary conditions for the vitality of the internationalised riverside coastal garden city.
The title of International Wetland City represented the ecological achievements of a city. It is an international award highly recognised in the protection of wetlands and the International Wetland City Certification is valid for six years.
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