In a move to contribute to global wildlife conservation, Taiwan has again donated to Bird Life International (BLI), a London-based organization working to protect birds.
Katharine Chang (張小月), Taiwan’s representative to the UK, presented a check for US$50,000 to BLI chief executive Marco Lambertini in a ceremony on Thursday at Taiwan’s representative office in London.
It was the second and final installment after Taiwan promised to contribute to BLI’s Asian Forest and Climate Change project in accordance with a sponsorship memorandum of understanding signed in December.
Chang said the government had spared no efforts in ecological protection and bird life conservation.
Since 1984, Taiwan has set up six national parks and an endemic species research institute to facilitate the conservation of wildlife and the protection of biodiversity, she said.
Moreover, the government has enacted laws to protect and preserve fauna and flora, she said.
In collaboration with BLI’s Important Bird Area (IBA) program, Chang said the Wild Bird Society of the Republic of China has set up 52 IBAs around the country since 1999 to protect birds and their natural habitats.
Impressed by BLI’s achievements in ecological protection and bird life conservation, Chang said the government agreed to donate US$100,000 in two installments within two years for the Asian Forest and Climate Change project, which is aimed at preventing illegal logging in various Asian countries.
Citing conservation group studies, Chang said rampant illegal logging and abusive development of woodland areas have threatened many precious Asian animal species and exacerbated global warming.
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