On March 29, Prof. Dr. Chen Jin was invited to deliver a lecture for the GEF training course on sustainable management of forest resources and biodiversity conservation.

 In his lecture, Prof. Chen Jin talked about ecotourism in Xishuangbanna, landscape optimization of XTBG and ecotourism in nature reserves. He put forward three suggestions on the ecotourism in nature reserves: protecting natural and cultural heritage resources to the maximum extent possible; avoiding large-scale capital input; and taking the interests of indigenous people into account.

After the lecture, the participants were shown around XTBG.

Hosted by Yunnan Provincial Department of Forestry, the GEF training course on sustainable management of forest resources and biodiversity conservation is under way from March 27-31 in Jinghong, capital city of Xishuangbanna.

The course is aimed to increase the capacity of Nature Reserve management staff and improve management effectiveness of nature reserves. 

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) provides grants and concessional loans to UNDP and World Bank-eligible countries to co-finance projects and programs that both protect the global environment and promote sustainable economic growth.