Overview Guandu Nature Park’s Restoration Chen Shih-Hung the CEO of Guandu Nature Park

TAIWAN

Taiwan

Taipei City

Guandu Plain

Guandu Nature Park

Guandu Plain

District

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• In 2000 the Wild Bird Society of Taipei, a conservation group, was authorized to conduct surveys and research, carry out environmental improvement strategies, provide recreational services and environmental education, and strengthen public relations.

• The society plays a role in government land use policy. It effectively uses manpower and resources and sets ideal targets.

• It has built a positive model for private-public cooperation. It ensures appropriate protection and management of natural heritage.

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Guandu Nature Park's brief-. a rare wetland in a high populated City,Taipei

Guandu Nature Park is located in Taipei City which has 3 million habitants in 260 km2 area and only away from main station by 30 min driving, and at the junction of Danshui River and Jilong River.

only away from main station by 30 min driving

The landscape consists of a mosaic of freshwater and brackish ponds, mudflats, marsh, rice paddies, and woodland this wetland as an Important Bird Area (IBA) recognized by BirdLife International.

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Guandu Nature Park's Impacts polluted, Land filled, alien invasive speciesand Human interference

Water pollution from factory, business and house. Those anthroponomy treated Guandu inhabitants are so serious. Because of Jilong River breakwater system , Guandu lose 30% income water and the drainage is also not good. The wetland deposited silt at 10-30 cm2 every year.

Alien invasive species include Ampullariidae (apple snail), snakehead murrel, Leersia hexandra, and so on, The human interference include tourists and local inhabitants.

Guandu Nature Park restoration strategies.

Planning and management broken down into different areas (70% for conservation, 30% for education and recreational purposes). Blocking Pollution in Rivers and Water Channels

A. Core Reserve Area

B. Ourdoor Observation Areas

D. Sustainable Management Area

South-east Birdwatching Area

C. Main Area

South-west Birdwatching Area

Management Areas of Guandu Nature Park

Building a constructed Wetland Where Ecological Conservation and Water Purification Occur. Provides 2,000 tons of purified water daily Using water Buffaloes Brought In to Control Wetland Grass Levels

• Benefit: Provides 2,000 tons of purified water daily.

constructed

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Monitoring t Projects: annually birds ,insect and benthos investigations. Besides, annually water quality inspection projects. Environmental monitoring results are used to plan and adjust microhabitats of various organisms (marshlands, shoals, lakes, rivers, ponds, paddies, forests, grasslands).

Work through the fixed volunteers and temporary enterprises volunteers..

The results of Guandu Nature Park’s restoration.

Add 300% watershed area: Water area was increased (from 8ha to 32ha) to boost space for migratory birds. Improve polluted water by DO+100%, BOD-50%, NH3-N-40%.

2011

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Bird species from 80 to 120,260 types of birds have been recorded here (Taiwan has 580). Migratory and transient birds Population from 4000 to 8,000 each year.

Bird Variety, Population

1999: 80 types, 4,000 total

2008: 100 types, 6,000 total

2011: 120 types, 8,500 total

Biodiversity form 450/0.55 km2 to 750/0.55 km2There are more than 600 types of animals here. That includes many endemic and rare species. Six water buffaloes eat 300 kg of grass every day. They assist in the control of alien invasive high-stem grass.

9There are more than 600 types of animals here. That includes many endemic and rare species, 260 types of birds have been recorded here (Taiwan has 580). 8,000 migratory and transient birds visit each year.

The challenges of Guandu Nature Park’s restoration .

How to Funding Government, Business, and Civil

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• About 50% of our annual budget is provided by direct contributions from individuals, including donations and money gathered from visitations, activities and merchandise sales.

• HSBC was the leading private enterprise. For eight consecutive years since 2003 it has contributed NT$10 million.

• The bank already announced another four-year, NT$40 million sponsorship agreement.

Communication to different stakeholders Central &local government, WBST’s council, city aldermans, Guandu’s resident

Guandu Nature Park Management Chart

Wild Bird Society of Taipei and Taipei City Government

Community Residents, Experts, Private Enterprises and Long-Term Volunteers

City Residents and Short-Term Volunteers

Policy still effort to persuade government to open the water gate which Impedes clean water flows into Guandu’s inhabitant.