On July 19, 2024, a meeting on mitigation practices of mangrove ecosystems and coastal zone carbon sink systems in Guangxi was held at the Beihai Office of Guangxi Academy of Marine Sciences (Guangxi Mangrove Research Center). The meeting was held as part of the Sino-German Cooperation Program on Climate Change “Supporting the Implementation of China's Nationally Owned Contributions (NOCs)”.

The scene of the meeting

The meeting was chaired by researcher Qiu Guanglong, Vice President of Guangxi Academy of Marine Sciences (Guangxi Mangrove Research Center). Yu Ermeng, President of Guangxi Academy of Marine Sciences (Guangxi Mangrove Research Center), Chen Zhihua, Deputy Director of National Center for Strategic Research and International Cooperation on Climate Change (NCREE), and Ian Tellam and Paul Recknagel of Climate Analytics made speeches respectively. Researcher Qiu Guanglong, Associate Researcher Pan Lianghao, Assistant Researcher Su Zhinan of Guangxi Academy of Marine Sciences (Guangxi Mangrove Research Center) and President Jiang Hui of Shenzhen Zhonghe Mangrove Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. reported on seagrass ecosystem carbon sinks research, mangrove carbon sinks research, mangrove blue carbon eco-factories, and sustainable utilization of mangrove forests, respectively. The participants had an in-depth exchange on mangrove protection and restoration, sustainable utilization research and response to climate change. After the symposium, the participants visited the Beihai office area of Guangxi Academy of Marine Science (Guangxi Mangrove Research Center), the innovation base of innovative utilization and restoration of mangrove forests, and the Binhai National Wetland Park in Beihai, Guangxi.

Visiting Guangxi Beihai Binhai National Wetland Park

Group photo of participants in the coastal ecological conservation and utilization innovation base

The meeting was attended by representatives from the National Centre for Strategic Research and International Cooperation on Climate Change, the German Institute for Climate Analysis, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Sichuan Institute of Environmental Policy Research and Planning, the Tongchuan Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment of Shaanxi Province, the Department of Ecology and Environment of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Research Institute of Environmental Protection of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Centre for Responding to Climate Change of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Meteorological Science Research Institute, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Marine Environment Monitoring Centre Station, Guangxi Academy of Marine Science (Guangxi Mangrove Research Centre) and 35 representatives from Shenzhen Zhonghe Mangrove High-Tech Co.

Group photo of participating expert representatives

The Sino-German Cooperation on Climate Change "Supporting the Implementation of China's Nationally Owned Contributions (NOC)" is a bilateral project funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWi) of the Federal Republic of Germany and implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of the People's Republic of China through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the National Centre for Strategic Climate Change Research and International Cooperation (NCSC). The project aims to contribute to China's efforts to achieve its greenhouse gas targets. The project aims to contribute to China's efforts to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions, low-carbon development and adaptation to climate change. The project will not only provide international best practices and lessons learnt in addressing climate change, but also support the enhanced implementation of climate policies and measures in the 14th Five-Year Plan at the national and local levels.