The total boundary line of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park in China was determined at 4,156.70 kilometers after demarcation, said the administration of the park.
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While addressing the Leaders' Summit of the 15th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping pointed out that China has established a batch of national parks covering an area of 230,000 square kilometers that are home to nearly 30 percent of the wildlife species under national protection.
China on Tuesday announced it would formally establish its first batch of five national parks, including the Sanjiangyuan National Park, the Wuyi Mountain National Park, the Giant Panda National Park, the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park and the Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park.
A key UN summit tasked with protecting biodiversity opened in China and online Monday, as countries meet to protect ecosystems and prevent mass extinction weeks before the COP26 climate conference.