Nine sites in China have been newly admitted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List on December 10, during a celebration event of COP15 held in Montreal, Canada, increasing the country's total listings to 15, the most in Asia to date.

　　China has invested and constructed thousands of nature reserves, and has rich experience in this field which the world can learn and benefit from, said James Hardcastle, head of IUCN's protected and conserved areas team.

　　The nine newly-certified sites include Hunan Hupingshan National Nature Reserve, World Heritage site Shennongjia National Park, as well as Guangzhou Haizhu National Wetland Park, the largest urban wetland park in megacities of China.

　　In addition, there are Qianjiangyuan National Park, one of the first batch of National Parks in China, and UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves, including the Changbai Mountain, Hubei Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, Hunan Badagongshan National Nature Reserve and Inner Mongolia Grand Khingan Hanma National Nature Reserves.

　　Also, among the sites is Huangguoshu Scenic Area, which contains the Huangguoshu Waterfall, one of the most magnificent waterfalls in the world.

　　Two existing Chinese Green List sites, Longwanqun National Forest Park and Shaanxi Changqing National Nature Reserve, also had their certification renewed.

　　The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas is the global standard of nature conservation. The institutional governance of the IUCN Green List Programme ensures efficient implementation, combined with robust and impartial decisions based on expert judgement and verification.