苏州喜添国际湿地城市新名片

Group 1 - Suzhou has officially received the "International Wetland City" certification, becoming the third city in Jiangsu province to achieve this status, leading the nation in the number of certified cities [1][2] - The total wetland area in Suzhou is 4.9796 million acres, with a wetland rate of 38.35%, ranking first in the province and among the top in the country [1][3] - The city aims to enhance wetland protection, restoration, and management, focusing on three main goals: stabilizing wetland area, improving wetland quality, and sharing wetland benefits [2][3] Group 2 - Suzhou has pioneered a wetland ecological compensation policy, allocating 150 million yuan annually for compensation, with a cumulative total exceeding 1.4 billion yuan over 15 years [2][5] - The city has established 21 wetland parks and designated 126 wetland protection zones, contributing to ecological conservation and carbon emission reduction [3][4] - Suzhou's wetland protection efforts have led to a 72.8% wetland protection rate, ranking first in the province and among the top in the nation [5]