Eco-Restoration on the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries after 4.20 Earthquake

Abstract:

s: It is a catastrophe for the whole nation to the Lushan earthquake. This earthquake not only had caused the devastating destruction to the social economy, peoples lives and property, but also destroyed the national eco-system, changed the preliminary geomorphic, led to the casualties of the wild animals and plants. Simultaneously, the giant panda which is viewed as the peoples friend and the national treasure cant escape the catastrophe in the earthquake. The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary lies in the earthquake-stricken area. The giant panda were viewed as the endangered species by the International Union for the Conversation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and were chosen as the emblem of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), symbolizing natural conservation and world wildlife protection. After the Lushan earthquake, the giant pandas were given enormous concern by the UNESCO world heritage center. Therefore, it is very important to investigate to destroy the Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuary by the earthquake. This work could benefit us to know about the damaged natural ecosystem, the extent of damaged Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries. It had the great significance to protect the giant panda and to put forward the strategies for the restoration and reconstruction of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 448-453)
• Pages: 434-437
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.448-453.434
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Yue Wei Ma*, Yong Tao Zhao, He De Gong
• Keywords: Earthquake, Eco-Environment, Giant Panda, Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, World Heritage

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