Small stories record new technologies in the big era and improve participation-creating a Wuhan sample of ecological and environmental protection education
In midsummer, when night is all over, and the lights are first on, driving on the Second Bridge of the Yangtze River Bridge, overlooking the two rivers and four banks, neon flashing on the high-rise buildings crisscrossed with blue and green lights,"Lucid waters and green mountains are invaluable assets""Promote green and low-carbon development, paint a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature","Congratulations on the successful holding of the China Carbon Market Conference 2024" and many other words such as ecological and environmental protection propaganda.
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"Lights are the pen, and the Yangtze River is the scroll" projects ecological environment publicity and education in everyone's eyes and into the hearts of 14 million Wuhan people. This is a microcosm of Wuhan's ecological environment publicity and education work.
In recent years, Wuhan has continuously improved publicity methods and methods, enhanced the creativity, appeal, and credibility of ecological environment publicity and education, and promoted a significant improvement in the awareness of ecological civilization in the whole society. Wetland protection, biodiversity protection, returning fishing to lakes... Using "small incisions to reflect big themes and small stories to record the big times", a beautiful Wuhan version of the "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map" comes to mind through the story.
Explore wetlands and enjoy nature classes
With the breeze blowing, I drove around the East Lake Greenway to the junction of Luoyan Scenic Area and Moshan Scenic Area. The reporter was attracted by a beautiful picture of harmonious coexistence between man and nature: the canopy is like an umbrella, green trees are shaded, and walking on a neat and smooth trail. Looking at the blue waves on the lake, the water and grass are swaying, a few wild ducks are playing in the floating water, and tourists in twos and threes are taking photos and checking in. From time to time, bursts of laughter can be heard...
Strolling into a metasequoia forest, you can see an exhibition hall shaped like birds spreading their wings. The stone at the entrance is made of stones of different shapes and shapes with the words "China's implementation of the 30th Anniversary of the Wetlands Convention" Achievements Exhibition Hall.
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Walking into the exhibition hall, the commentator pointed to the glass covered water pipes and told reporters that the exhibition hall was renovated from the original abandoned water plant. During the renovation process, some old water pipes were retained and new display content was added. The project land area is 1.4 hectares and the exhibition area is 860 square meters. In terms of landscape design, 100% of the existing taxonomia ascendens will be preserved, and the most ecological landscape will be created through a series of measures such as energy conservation, purification, and sponge.
Pavilion No. 1 focuses on the effectiveness of China's implementation of the Convention and looks forward to the beautiful vision of wetlands. Through various exhibitions, interactive videos, etc., the audience can learn about the important achievements of China in legislative protection, scientific research monitoring, science popularization, international cooperation, etc. since the 30th anniversary of China's implementation of the Convention. It will review the 30-year history of implementation of the Convention, allowing the audience to understand the history and reality of wetland development and changes.
With the guidance of the commentator, a map of the distribution of wetland resources in China slowly unfolded on the screen. These wetlands not only build ecological security barriers for coastal areas and provide people with valuable fresh water resources, but also play an important role in addressing climate change.
Entering the No. 2 exhibition hall of "Feeling the Vientiane of Wetland Life and Building Harmony between Man and Wetland" is like being in an unpredictable wetland world. Through the six senses of "sound, color, fragrance, taste, touch and method", the senses are fully mobilized, immersively experience and perceive the unique scenery and rich and colorful animal and plant resources of the wetland, allowing the audience to better understand the wetlands and understand how wetlands are closely related to daily life.
Here, in front of you is a beautiful wetland with changing light and shadow, clear water and green shore, and you can hear the chirping of deer, the chirping of hundreds of birds, and the sound of rice waves in your ears; pressing different "smell boxes", and the unique smell of wetland plants such as calamus, lotus flowers, mint, and houttuynia cordata hits your face; Reach into each "wetland blind box" one by one, and you can feel the diversity and richness of wetland life such as rough tree bark and soft moss... Walking into the "color" exhibition area, there is also a smart camera that can capture and identify visitors in real time. The color of the clothes, and simultaneously present the pictures of animals and plants in the same color as the clothes on the LED screen. The novel and interesting interactive form makes the visitors marvel.
In the No. 3 exhibition hall,"Understanding the spiritual connotation of the Convention and displaying local samples of compliance", the establishment, development history and related knowledge of the Wetlands Convention are displayed, and the concept that wetland protection requires the joint efforts of all countries around the world is established. Focus on the wetland protection practices in Hubei Province, especially Wuhan City, to highlight the wetland charm of "a province of thousands of lakes" and "a city of hundreds of lakes."
"Look, on this wall are natural observation diaries written by students who came to visit, including Hu Yanan's" Magic Lotus Leaf ", Xu Fei's" Fishing 'Messenger'-Ordinary Kingfisher ", and Fang Youfang Siyao's" Dong 'ang White Stork ", Liu Siqi's" Yellow Edge Closed Shell Turtle "and other works are all displayed in the exhibition hall one by one." Zhan Wei, a first-level researcher at the Wuhan City Ecological Environment Bureau, told "Environmental Economy" that through publicity signs, theme exhibitions, research activities and other forms, immersive, interactive, and experiential learning are provided to allow students to deeply understand wetland knowledge, promote ecological and environmental science knowledge into families, schools, and communities, widely publicize ecological civilization protection policies, let the concept of ecological and environmental protection be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and work with the public to make efforts for wetland protection and high-quality development.
A visitor told reporters that through on-site visits, she felt that wetland protection benefits the present and benefits the future. Once the wetland environment is damaged, several times of effort will be taken to restore it. Wetland protection must start from bit by bit, starting with you and me.
longFishing is banned in the river, and scientific popularization articles on aquatic animals are published
At the foot of Luojia Mountain with beautiful trees and the bank of the vast East Lake, there is a aquatic biology museum located in the compound of the Institute of Hydrobiology of China Academy of Sciences, which is backed by mountains and faces water. It is long but timeless, important but never publicized, small and full of connotation.
Walking into the museum, you will see freshwater fish specimens, fish type specimens, algae specimens, aquatic invertebrates and aquatic mammal specimens on display. The high parts of the fish are suspended in groups with transparent threads, making people feel like they are in an aquarium.
Wang Xi, a laboratory scientist at the Institute of Hydrobiology, China Academy of Sciences, told "Environmental Economics" that the specimens displayed in the exhibition hall include extinct or functionally extinct species such as Baiji and white sturgeon, national first-class protected animals such as Chinese sturgeon, finless porpoise, and Chinese alligator, and national second-class protected animals such as Shanrui turtle, giant salamander (baby fish) and mullet, these are all national key protected wild animals.
Arriving at the Yangtze River Rare Theme Pavilion, the reporter saw a Baiji dolphin lying quietly in the specimen box, with small eyes, small ear holes, bluish-gray or gray back and sides, and white or gray-white abdomen. Very cute. Wang Xi told reporters that it is called Qiqi. It is an aquatic mammal and freshwater whale unique to our country. It is only found in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and in large lakes and large tributaries along the Yangtze River. It is known as the "giant panda in the water" and "Yangtze River Goddess".
"On January 11, 1980, Qiqi was captured by fishermen along the Yangtze River near the mouth of the Dongting Lake. She was then sent to our place to be raised and lived until she died of natural causes on July 14, 2002. It survived in captivity for 22 years and 185 days. It is also the last Baiji dolphin raised in captivity." Wang Xi introduced that what is displayed here is a Qiqi model restored with high simulation based on Qiqi's peeled specimens, combined with Qiqi's videos, photos and texts during his lifetime, and using 3D printing technology.
Wang Xi said that Qiqi is a "goodwill ambassador" for exchanges between humans and the Baiji dolphin, which has aroused public awareness of the protection of rare animals and changed people's concept of ecological and environmental protection in the Yangtze River. At the same time, with the implementation of the fishing ban in the Yangtze River, the ecological environment in the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River has improved significantly. The number of finless porpoises in the Yangtze River has stopped falling and rebounded for the first time. The distribution range and visible frequency of rare species such as swordfish and quince in the Yangtze River have increased significantly, and aquatic biological resources have shown a positive recovery trend.
Inside the exhibition hall, visitors listened attentively, looked at the specimens carefully and carefully, took photos from time to time and marveled. Wang Xi told reporters that over the years, the Institute of Hydrobiology, China Academy of Sciences has used exhibition boards and specimens to allow visitors to have a more intuitive understanding of the relationship between water, life and health, especially for protecting biodiversity and promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. There is a more rational understanding and thinking about the importance of the importance of coexistence. Especially for primary and secondary school students. The students deeply felt the charm of the integrated development of science and technology, talents and innovation. They aroused a yearning for scientific exploration in their hearts, and planted a "golden seed" in their hearts to "protect biodiversity and promote harmonious coexistence between man and nature".
Wang Xi said that the ban on fishing in the Yangtze River has further enriched the fish and animal specimens in the original base. They will continue to write popular science articles on aquatic animals and tell stories of water ecological and environmental protection. They will start from details, specific scenes and examples, and make use of real nature. Feelings, tell the story of ecological and environmental protection wonderfully, eloquently, and directly to the hearts of the people, enhance public awareness of the ecological environment, and let the concept of ecological civilization be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Guide everyone to become a participant and contributor to the construction of ecological civilization.
Create a digital finless porpoise and protect it at your fingertips
With a big head, small eyes, and pouting mouth, they are called the "smiling angel"... When it comes to Yangtze finless porpoises, many people will be attracted by their naive appearance. The finless porpoise is an indicative flagship species in the Yangtze River ecosystem. The in-situ protection of the natural population of the finless porpoise is closely related to the natural ecological environment of the habitat.
Finless porpoises are regarded as a "barometer" of the health status of the Yangtze River. They were once alienated from the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River. Now, finless porpoises are found in the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River for several consecutive years with increasing frequency and frequency. Every time they jump and sing and follow the waves, it attracts attention.
The Yangtze River has good water, and the smiling return of the finless porpoise has witnessed the results of Wuhan City's unswerving implementation of the Yangtze River protection. Of course, the protection of finless porpoises is also inseparable from scientific and technological support.
In recent years, Wuhan City has taken the lead in innovating and developing "digital finless porpoises". Relying on digital technology, it has targeted the habitat environment, breeding protection, scientific monitoring, cultural creativity, and social participation of the Yangtze finless porpoises to build a multi-level, multi-dimensional, all-round and three-dimensional digital "ecological community" related to the protection of finless porpoises, allowing more people to pay attention to the Yangtze finless porpoises, jointly build a "Dolphin Love City", and participate in the "Dolphin Love Covenant."
At the "Digital Finless Porpoise" exhibition hall in the Wuhan Cloud Digital Economy Headquarters District, Liu Jingqi, head of the digital finless porpoise of the Wuhan Cloud Brand Department, told "Environmental Economics":"You can also keep a finless porpoise pet. When you come to the QR code of the 'i finless porpoise' digital social service online platform, you can scan the code on site and immediately become a 'finless porpoise fan' and guardian."
Liu Jingqi pointed to the digital finless porpoise display screen and introduced that the "i finless porpoise" project mainly includes six parts, which are to build digital monitoring of Yangtze finless porpoise, develop an application platform for digital finless porpoise, promote digital finless porpoise cultural and creative products, and create a digital finless porpoise experience space, enrich the public welfare actions of digital finless porpoise, and promote the physical integration of digital finless porpoise.
"'i Finless Porpoise 'Mini programs provide the public with an online porpoise viewing platform, allowing the public to observe the living conditions of finless porpoise up close." Liu Jingqi said: "We have carried out a series of activities and projects through the 'Digital Finless Porpoise' project. For example, the live broadcast of 'finless porpoise childbirth' in July 2022 attracted 220 million netizens to witness the birth of the finless porpoise baby. In October of the same year, Wuhan City organized the second generation Yangtze finless porpoise 'YYc' naming activity, and finally determined the name as 'Hanbao.' In addition, the 'Digital Finless Porpoise' has also participated in a number of large-scale events, such as the 14th Conference of the Parties to the Wetlands Convention and the China 5G+ Industrial Internet Conference. Through these activities, public awareness and participation in the protection of finless porpoise have been continuously improved."
Wuhan's "Digital Finless Porpoise" program allows finless porpoise to "swim" from the river to the Internet and mobile phones, providing an interesting "online way" for exploring the protection of finless porpoise and the protection of the Yangtze River.
"'i finless porpoise 'closely connects people, cities and finless porpoises, and guides more people to participate in the protection of the Yangtze finless porpoises and the Yangtze River." Zhan Wei told reporters that relying on digital technology to expand the digital content of Yangtze finless porpoises in the fields of nature education, ecological experience, and popular science education, so that the public can visit online without leaving home will not only enhance the popularity of Yangtze finless porpoises, but also arouse public attention to the protection of finless porpoises and jointly protect the ecological resources of the Yangtze River.
