An International Workshop on Conservation and Wise Use will be conducted in Korla City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region of China next June with an aim to exchange and summarize the experiences and study results. Here is the text of Announcement.
Wetlands are an extremely important ecological system in dry Northwest China.
The workshop aims to exchange and summarize the experiences of conservation and wise use of wetlands and showcase wetlands management practices of Xinjiang to the colleagues of other parts of China and the world. Every key speaker selected will have 30 minutes of presentation and followed by discussion. A half-day will be spent for summarizing. The sites to be visited are typical Xinjiang wetlands including Bosten Lake, Bayanbulak National Nature Reserve and Tarim River Nature Reserve of Euphrates poplar and wetlands. The working language is Chinese and English.