Changning representatives learn about ecological and environmental protection on the National Ecological Day
2026/08/20
On the National Ecological Day (August 15th), Changning District Ecological Environment Bureau joined hands with Zhoujiaqiao Subdistrict and held a themed experiential activity to allow visitors to participate in the biodiversity conservation initatives in the central urban area.
Located in the Zhoujiaqiao No.2 residential complexof Zhoujiaqiao Subdistrict, the "Photosynthesis Paradise Greenery Garden" is a 1,500-square-meter plot within the community.
This public green space has been transformed into a "community nature classroom" that combines ecological appreciation and nature education. Small animals such as doves, squirrels, and weasels also frequently visit the garden, showcasing its increasingly rich biodiversity.
The Tianyuan Riverside Park is undergoing a wholistic ecological enhancement this year. To increase the number of native plants in the city, improve natural habitats, and better carry out biodiversity conservation work, and in line with the public's needs for leisure and science education, the Tianyuan Riverside Park will be transformed into a low-maintenance, near-natural, and highly biodiverse bee and butterfly garden. By using native plants, it will provide nectar sources and host plants to meet the food resources needed by adult bees and butterflies.
Relevant officials and bureaus in Changning are constantly exploring its unique local biodiversity resources, seeking to upgrade its services to be more multifunctional and immersive, and striving to improve the efficiency of its services in areas such as ecological experience and nature education.
To help citizen representatives gain a deeper understanding of the content and significance of biodiversity conservation in the central urban area, the event invited Song Qing, a senior engineer from the Shanghai Academy of Landscape Architecture and Planning, to conduct a popular science lecture entitled "Life Oases in the City."
Song used local cases from Changning District and introduced with plain languages and simple terms the basics of biodiversity, identification of native plants, symbiotic relationships between pollinating insects, and the control of invasive plants.
She also explained the roles that plants play in our environment, some common native plants around us and how to identify "invasive species"?
Citizen representatives listened with great interest. "There are more and more habitat gardens near our homes now, but we don't have much access to professional knowledge about them. We hope there will be more professional science popularization activities to help us better utilize habitat space and protect biodiversity together," said one citizen representative.
The District Ecological Environment Bureau will continue to work with various sub-districts and townships to carry out biodiversity experience activities on a regular basis based on the habitat spaces in the district, ensure smooth channels for public feedback, and use small green spaces near people's homes as a link to unite the efforts of all citizens to participate in biodiversity protection, explore the construction path of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature in the central urban area of a megacity, and jointly protect the urban oases in Changning.