Northeast China Office
The Heilongjiang region, bordering Inner Mongolia and Far East Russia, has an extremely rich biodiversity and sits in a cross-border of fresh water and ecological forest zones. It’s also home to the Siberian Tiger, Amur leopard, oriental white stork and red-crowned crane, all of which are highly endangered species.
The Heilongjiang region, bordering Inner Mongolia and Far East Russia, has an extremely rich biodiversity and sits in a cross-border of fresh water and ecological forest zones. It’s also home to the Siberian Tiger, Amur leopard, oriental white stork and red-crowned crane, all of which are highly endangered species.
As one of WWF’s key global protection regions, the Heilongjiang River Basin is also the richest areas in terms of cultural diversity – 51 of China's 56 ethnic groups live here, of which 10 ethnic minorities originate from Heilongjiang river basin, including the Oroqen, Hezhe, Ewenki, Daur and other ethnic minorities.
Major Work
Major work of the Northeast China Programme Office includes:
Our Conservation Efforts
In order to further the Heilongjiang River's biodiversity conservation efforts, the WWF Northeast China Programme Office has achieved some of the following:
WWF established the Northeast China Programme Office (formerly the Changchun Program Office) on May 26, 2006. Our Netherlands, Germany and U.S. offices financially support this office.
Contact
Ms Shi Quanhua
Director of the WWF NE China Programme Office
Room 305, Unit 3, Building 27# of Dayu city-state
No.1555 Nanhu Zhong Jie
Changchun City
Jilin Province
China
Zip code: 130051
Tel: (+86) 431-81901192
Fax: (+86) 431-81901192-8008
As one of WWF’s key global protection regions, the Heilongjiang River Basin is also the richest areas in terms of cultural diversity – 51 of China's 56 ethnic groups live here, of which 10 ethnic minorities originate from Heilongjiang river basin, including the Oroqen, Hezhe, Ewenki, Daur and other ethnic minorities.
Major Work
Major work of the Northeast China Programme Office includes:
- Recovery of wild endangered species such as the Amur tiger, Amur leopard and the oriental white stork
- Improving forest conservation through FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), HCVF (High Conservation Value Forests) and tiger-friendly forest management
- Promoting freshwater conservation through IRBM (Integrated River Basin Management), and water stewardship wetland eco-compensation mechanism
- Promoting sustainable development in northeast China with organic agriculture, non-timber forest production development and MTI (Market Transformation Initiative)
Our Conservation Efforts
In order to further the Heilongjiang River's biodiversity conservation efforts, the WWF Northeast China Programme Office has achieved some of the following:
- Construction of a conservation network for the Amur tiger, including a 200,000 ha increase of tiger habitat by establishing new nature reserves (NR); extending existing NRs and constructing eco-corridors; as well as setting up an information-sharing network across northeast China
- Promotion of tiger friendly forest management, including habitat transformation, reintroduction of prey, and alternative livelihood development in neighbouring communities
- Promotion of trans-boundary conservation exchange including international synchronized monitoring, environmental education and information exchange.
WWF established the Northeast China Programme Office (formerly the Changchun Program Office) on May 26, 2006. Our Netherlands, Germany and U.S. offices financially support this office.
Contact
Ms Shi Quanhua
Director of the WWF NE China Programme Office
Room 305, Unit 3, Building 27# of Dayu city-state
No.1555 Nanhu Zhong Jie
Changchun City
Jilin Province
China
Zip code: 130051
Tel: (+86) 431-81901192
Fax: (+86) 431-81901192-8008
