珍愛濕地 守護未來

推進濕地保護全球行動

Protecting Wetlands for Our Future and Scaling up Wetlands Action Across the World

——在《濕地公約》第十四屆締約方大會開幕式上的致辭

（2022年11月5日）

中華人民共和國主席 習近平

Address by H.E. Xi Jinping

President of the People's Republic of China

At the Opening Ceremony of the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

5 November 2022

女士們，先生們，朋友們：

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Friends,

我謹代表中國政府和中國人民，并以我個人名義，對大會的召開表示熱烈的祝賀！

On behalf of the government and people of China and also in my own name, I wish to extend hearty congratulations on the opening of this meeting.

古往今來，人類逐水而居，文明伴水而生，人類生產生活同濕地有著密切聯系。本次大會以“珍愛濕地，人與自然和諧共生”為主題，共謀濕地保護發展，具有十分重要的意義。我們要深化認識、加強合作，共同推進濕地保護全球行動。

Since ancient times, human beings have always preferred to live close to water bodies, and civilizations have taken shape near water bodies. There has been a close link between wetlands and how humans live and work. This meeting, themed "Wetlands Action for People and Nature," will explore ways to further preserve and develop wetlands. It is a meeting of great significance. It gives us an opportunity to raise awareness, strengthen cooperation, and scale up wetlands action across the world.

——我們要凝聚珍愛濕地全球共識，深懷對自然的敬畏之心，減少人類活動的干擾破壞，守住濕地生態安全邊界，為子孫后代留下大美濕地。

-- It is important that we build global consensus on prizing wetlands, show our respect for nature, minimize disruption and damage caused by human activities, and protect the ecological security of wetlands, in order to leave the beautiful wetlands to our future generations.

——我們要推進濕地保護全球進程，加強原真性和完整性保護，把更多重要濕地納入自然保護地，健全合作機制平臺，擴大國際重要濕地規模。

-- It is important that we advance the global process on wetlands conservation, redouble efforts to preserve authenticity and integrity, include more important wetlands in nature reserves, improve cooperation mechanisms and platforms, and increase the coverage of wetlands of international importance.

——我們要增進濕地惠民全球福祉，發揮濕地功能，推進可持續發展，應對氣候變化，保護生物多樣性，給各國人民帶來更多實惠。

-- It is important that we enhance people's well-being globally by leveraging the role of wetlands in promoting sustainable development, tackling climate change, protecting biodiversity, and delivering more benefits to people around the world.

女士們、先生們、朋友們！

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Friends,

中國濕地保護取得了歷史性成就，濕地面積達到5635萬公頃，構建了保護制度體系，出臺了《濕地保護法》。中國有很多城市像武漢一樣，同濕地融為一體，生態宜居。中國將建設人與自然和諧共生的現代化，推進濕地保護事業高質量發展。

Historic achievements have been made in wetlands conservation in China. We have increased the area of wetlands to 56.35 million hectares, put in place a protection system, and enacted a Wetlands Conservation Law. Wetlands have become an integral part of many Chinese cities like Wuhan, making the cities notably more livable. China will pursue a modernization of harmony between humanity and nature, and promote high-quality development in the wetlands conservation cause.

前不久，中國制定了《國家公園空間布局方案》。中國將陸續設立一批國家公園，約占陸域國土面積的10%，把約1100萬公頃濕地納入國家公園體系，重點建設三江源、青海湖、若爾蓋、黃河口、遼河口、松嫩鶴鄉等濕地類型國家公園，實施全國濕地保護規劃和濕地保護重大工程。中國將推動國際交流合作，保護4條途經中國的候鳥遷飛通道，在深圳建立“國際紅樹林中心”，支持舉辦全球濱海論壇會議。

China has recently drawn up a layout plan of national parks. Under the plan, China will designate a number of national parks, accounting for about 10 percent of the country's land area. About 11 million hectares of wetlands will be incorporated in the national park system, with a focus on developing wetland national parks including the Three-River-Source National Park, the Qinghai Lake National Park, the Ruoergai National Park, the Yellow River Estuary National Park, the Liao River Estuary National Park and the Songnen Plain Crane Homeland National Park. A national wetlands conservation plan and major conservation projects will be implemented. China will promote international exchanges and cooperation to protect the four bird migration routes passing China and to build an international mangrove center in Shenzhen. China supports the convening of a conference of the World Coastal Forum.

道阻且長，行則將至；行而不輟，未來可期。讓我們共同努力，譜寫全球濕地保護新篇章。

As a Chinese saying goes, "The journey ahead may be long and arduous, but with sustained actions, we will eventually reach our destination and embrace a brighter future." Let us join hands to write a new chapter in global wetlands conservation.

謝謝大家！

Thank you.