Potential conservation of Yellow Sea Eco-region mapped out

时间：2006-12-15 02:19:40

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A total of 23 potential priority areas for biodiversity conservation have been identified by scientists from China, ROK, and Japan after their extensive assessment1 and analysis.
 
Chinanews, Haikou, Dec. 13 - The conservation of the Yellow Sea Eco-region (YSE) poised2 a hot issue at the East Asian Seas Congress held in Haikou, Hainan Province from December 12 to 16, when WWF disclosed on Wednesday a Map of Potential Priority Areas for Biodiversity Conservation of the Yellow Sea Eco-region to the public, calling on the governments of China and Republic of Korea (ROK) to jointly3 establish a comprehensive protection network to conserve4 and safeguard the biodiversity and sustainability of fishery in this much-valued eco-region shared by both countries.

 

The map, disclosed for the first time, summarizes the planning outcomes of Yellow Sea Eco-region Planning Programme (YSEPP) jointly launched in 2002 by WWF, Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute (KORDI) and Korea Environment Institute (KEI). A total of 23 potential priority areas for biodiversity conservation have been identified by scientists from China, ROK, and Japan after they had conducted extensive assessment and analysis on the habitat needs of six taxonomic groups varying from marine5 mammal to algae6.

 

The outcomes are expected to provide key data to assess the effectiveness of the regional biodiversity protection strategy and monitoring. In addition, the outcomes are of particular help to the establishment of a representative network of Marine Protected Area (MPA) and evaluation7 of the existing effectiveness and biodiversity monitoring in this eco-region.

 

By presenting the map at the congress, WWF depicted8 the pending9 threats facing the eco-region and the need for both governments to jointly establish a well-managed, representative network, citing such action will help conserve the shared biodiversity and the fishery resources. It is the first time in the history of YSE conservation that such a network being advocated on the basis of the international programme that combined unprecedented10 interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and trans-boundary efforts to evaluate and prioritize critical habitats in the eco-region.

 

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1 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额
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  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？
2 poised SlhzBU     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句：
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
3 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
4 conserve vYRyP     
vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭
参考例句：
  • He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
  • Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！
5 marine 77Izo     
adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵
参考例句：
  • Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
6 algae tK6yW     
n.水藻，海藻
参考例句：
  • Most algae live in water.多数藻类生长在水中。
  • Algae grow and spread quickly in the lake.湖中水藻滋蔓。
7 evaluation onFxd     
n.估价，评价；赋值
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  • I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
  • The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。
8 depicted f657dbe7a96d326c889c083bf5fcaf24     
描绘，描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 )； 描述
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  • They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。
9 pending uMFxw     
prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的
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  • The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
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10 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
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  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

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