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Problems and Countermeasures of Wetland Conservation 　　Wetland conservation belongs to a historical category. After thousands of years’ development， wetland conservation has been evolving into a global issue because of the “irrational thinking” behind the “heat of development”. China’s wetland has been ruined by the practice of reclamation of land for agriculture for decades and currently faces the severe challenge by urbanization and industrialization. Due to mankind’s ambition of conquering nature， the overall tendency of deprivation and deterioration of China’s wetland has not been restrained effectively. The Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China set up a grand objective of building a beautiful China. Therefore， wetland conservation has become the highest priority in reinforcing ecological civilization construction. 　　1. Fully Reflect Functions of Wetland with Ecological Benefits as Foundation 　　Wetland is one of the most important environmental capitals of mankind and also a highly productive ecological system with rich biodiversity. Opinions on the functions of wetland vary， mainly reflecting on three aspects， namely ecological functions， economic functions and social functions. The three functions develop in a conflicting process instead of a balanced one. Wetland conservation at this stage should be focused on maintaining ecological functions. 　　The degradation of wetland is the result of the development of human society. With the development of human society， especially the development of industrialized civilization， the wetland problem has evolved into a global issue that imperils human’s existence. The Four Great Ancient Civilizations all emerged along large river basins and many cities in the world have always been built along rivers. Therefore， located between water and land， wetland is known as the cradle of life and the cradle of city. Since human society came into being， mankind has been faced with the problem of how to