EcoChina | Ecological restoration achievements in SW China's Zoige Wetland-Xinhua
EcoChina | Ecological restoration achievements in SW China's Zoige Wetland
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-08-15 23:52:17
An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023 shows a lake in Zoige County of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)
CHENGDU, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) --The Zoige Wetland is mostly located in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province. It is an important water source conservation area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. In recent years, local authorities have carried out ecological restoration projects, including riverbank protection along the Yellow River, restoration of mining areas, grassland desertification control and wetland restoration. So far, a total area of 232,500 hectares has been restored.
This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows people working on an ecological restoration project at an abandoned mine area in Zoige County of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows a view of a wetland in Hongyuan County in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023 shows a view of the Yellow River in Zoige County of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows black-necked cranes in Hongyuan County of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows a view of an ecological restoration project of a tributary of the Yellow River in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows newly sprouted grass at an ecological restoration project at an abandoned mine area in Zoige County of Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 13, 2026 shows a view of an ecological restoration project in Hongyuan County in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2026 shows a view of a grassland desertification control project in Xicang Village in Aba Tibetan-Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province.(Xinhua/Wang Xi)■
