China recently announced the creation of its first national park. The Pudacuo National Park will cover nearly 2,000 square kilometers in northwestern Yunnan, a province in the southwestern corner of China. America’s Nature Conservancy organization worked closely with the Chinese government to establish the preserve.
“While the region comprises only 0.7 percent of China's land area, it contains more than 20 percent of the country’s plant species, about one-third of its mammal and bird species and almost 100 endangered species,” says The Nature Conservancy. It is hoped the project will also bring employment and eco tourism to the economically depressed region.
The Nature Conservancy is a U.S. based environmental organization with an international reach. Working with local communities and corporations in more than 30 countries they have so far protected 117 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of river, and have over 100 marine conservation projects in operation.
The Nature Conservancy has some cool ways you can support their work. Next time you need to send flowers, send a bunch of the conservancy’s organic blooms, and their florist Organic Bouquet will donate 10% to the organization through Dec 2007. Another great gift idea is their Adopt An Acre program. Spend $50 or more and get full member benefits including a subscription to their magazine, and a personalized acre adoption certificate. Meanwhile if you grab yourself a Conservancy credit card to pay for your flowers and land, the non-profit gets $65 for each card activated.
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