Blue Bay Restoration Initiative in China

Our mission

The Blue Bay Initiative was launched by the Chinese government in 2016, with the goal of fostering resilient coastal zones characterized by ecological integrity, safety, and vitality through systematic restoration. This Initiative aims to address challenges of frequent marine and climate disasters, intensified environmental pollution, ecosystem degradation and biodiversity decline, and to promote pollution prevention, ecosystem restoration, shoreline regulation, and ecological disaster reduction through the enhancement of land use planning and policies, technical standards and management mechanisms. 

Through the restoration of mangroves, seagrass beds, salt marshes, coral reefs and beaches, and the prevention and control of alien invasive species, the initiative contributes to the nationwide rehabilitation of 1,680 kilometers of coastline and over 90,000 hectares of coastal wetlands, which shelter over 135 species on the IUCN Red List, as well as important habitats and corridors along East Asia-Australia migratory bird routes.

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