China will establish the world s largest national park system with more national parks to be built, Chinese authorities said on Wednesday, which marked the first anniversary of the establishment of the initial batch of national parks in the country, during which period the number of wild animals in the territories have greatly increased.
Substantive progress has been achieved in ecological protection of the five national parks since they were officially established on October 12, 2021, said the national park authorities.
At a press conference on Monday, China s National Forestry and Grassland Administration introduced the criteria and requirements to apply for national parks status in China.
Five criteria for China's national parks were announced on Monday by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, aiming to preserve the country's nature reserves more scientifically.
China's first five national parks will be partly open to the public and serve as the most beautiful "classrooms" for nature conservation education, an official with the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Thursday.