持续论Strategetic Innovation Studieson Yunnan’s Biodiversity Sustainability.docVIP

PAGE 1PAGE 1Strategetic Innovation Studies on Yunnan’s Biodiversity Sustainability Abstract：Yunnan, an inland province at a low latitude and high elevation, lying between 21009’-29015’ N and 97032’-106012’ E in southwestern China, is a vast territory with diversified and unique nature resources. There are more than 18,000 high plant species (51.6% of China’s total) and 1,836 vertebrate species (54.8% of China’s total) living in Yunnan on a land area of 39.4×104 km2 that is only 4.1% of China’s total. Among 15,000 seed plants distributed in Yunnan there are 151 rare and endangered plant species (42.6% of China’s protected plants). Out of 335 China priority protected wild animals, Yunnan has 243 species accounting for 72.5% of China’s total, of which 15% is species endemic to Yunnan. However, YunnanKey words: Yunnan’s biodiversity, species diversity, endemism, ecological fragility, conservation Introduction Referring to all the living things, including plants, animals and microorganisms as well as their genes and habitats in the biosphere all over the world, biodiversity deals with species diversity, genetic diversity and ecosystem diversity. It covers the variety and abundance of all living organisms existing on earth, the sum total of genetic information contained in genes of individual organisms and the variety and abundance of different ecosystems, including that of habitats, biotic communities and ecological processes respectively. Biodiversity builds the life-support system and forms the fundamental basis for human life, development and prosperity. In no case can human being exists in isolation from the rest of the natural world. It provides man with food, medicines, timber, ornamental plants, oils, gums, fibers and industrial materials. The wild species is also the genetic base from which new varieties are bred. The basic food of human beings, such as crops, fruits, poultry, livestock, etc. derived from wild species. Although genetic engineering or the biot