Ten year change of Hulun Lake: from "governance of one lake" to "governance of the basin"
2023-08-17
There is a fascinating lake on the Inner Mongolia grassland. It is Hulun Lake, the largest freshwater lake in northern China, which means "a lake like the sea" in Mongolian, and plays an irreplaceable role in protecting biodiversity, regulating regional climate, maintaining grassland ecological balance and ensuring ecological security in northern China. Hulun Lake once suffered from ecological crisis, and the outside world once claimed that it would be the next Lop Nur. In recent years, the Party Committee and Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Hulunbuir City have taken a series of effective measures in grassland ecological protection, industrial structure adjustment, management and protection capacity construction, environmental improvement, scientific research monitoring, wetland ecosystem restoration, and water resource guarantee. Today, the wild geese along the Hulun Lake return to the blue waves, and their governance and protection work has achieved remarkable results. The ecological crisis ushered in the turning point of Hulun Lake in summer. The water and the sky are the same color, the lake is clean and the shore is clean, and there are many birds flying. Early in the morning, Man Da, a volunteer lake ranger, rode a motorcycle to the lake. "I feel relieved to see that Hulun Lake is clear again." Growing up near the Hulun Lake, Man Da witnessed the ecological changes of the lake from good to bad and then to good. "When I was young, the lake was clear, and I could directly draw water to drink. More than a decade ago, the lake was shrinking, and the water with garbage floating on it could not be drunk." Influenced by periodic drought and human activities, the water level of Hulun Lake dropped continuously from 2002 to 2012, and the lake surface was greatly reduced, Wetlands continue to shrink, wildlife sharply decreases, and ecological security in the watershed is urgent. "At that time, there were less fish and no birds in the lake, and the grassland around the lake was seriously sandy." Hou Yuguang, a herdsman living on the east bank of Hulun Lake, recalled that hunting, bird hunting, and illegal fishing were repeatedly prohibited. In 2013, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region comprehensively launched the action to save Hulun Lake. Hulunbeier City shouldered the main responsibility, took the ecological protection and governance of Hulun Lake as the key project to build an important ecological security barrier in northern China, and implemented a number of protection and governance measures. Starting from reducing man-made pollution, the local government cancelled the catering and tourism activities around the lake. All herdsmen in the core area and buffer zone of Hulun Lake National Nature Reserve moved out. Fishery companies withdrew their capture and changed production. Ten domestic sewage treatment and reuse projects were built, and every effort was made to minimize the impact of man-made activities. "About 70% of the Hulun Lake basin is in the territory of the New Balhu Right Banner. Despite the perennial drought, we do not take a drop of water from the Hulun Lake," said Bu Hebayar, secretary of the New Balhu Right Banner Party Committee. Hulun Lake Public Security Branch, a public security department specialized in protecting wetland ecology, was also established in Hulun Buir. Xue Aizhong, deputy director of the bureau, said that since 2016, they have investigated many criminal cases, effectively curbing the destruction of Hulun Lake resources and environment. Hulun Lake (UAV photo) taken on June 30. Xinhua News Agency reporter Lian Zhenzhao took ten years of governance, and the ecological crisis ushered in a turning point. The monitoring shows that the water level and water surface of Hulun Lake have risen steadily, the water surface has expanded to 2244.3 square kilometers, and the water volume has reached 13.97 billion cubic meters, close to the highest level in history. Ecology is improving, and wildlife is back. At present, the number of birds and fish in Hulun Lake National Nature Reserve has increased to 345 and 39, respectively
Edit：XiaoWanNing Responsible editor：YingLing
Source：Xinhua News Agency
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