A cooperation agreement on conceptual planning and design of Menglun ecological corridors (mang’e part) was signed between Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and Meilun Tourism, Resort & Development Company on June 25.
The construction of Menglun ecological corridors attracted high attention for XTBG. Prof. Chen Jin, director of XTBG, assembled a team to work out a conceptual planning scheme of the ecological corridor. The team was composed of Dr. Alain Hays form France, Dr. Weerapan Paisarnnan from Thailands, Dr. Tang Hong from Qingdao Tengyun Landscape Architecture Company, and Mr. Deng Jiwu, Ms. Hu Jianxiang, Mr. Jing Zhaopeng from XTBG. The team made several field trips to the plot areas.
The planning of Menglun ecological corridors is aimed to provide a sustainable, feasible ecological construction plan and prospect for plant-animal systematic construction, by systematically studying the status quo of whole ecosystem in Mang’e, analyzing the relationships among ecological construction, economy, culture, and tourism.
The Menglun ecological corridors are expected to contain and connect nature reserves, tropical rainforest, open space, villages, and scenic resources. Total area is about 8 square kilometers.
Ecological corridors and biodiversity: http://www.sicirec.org/definitions/corridors
