Restoring Qixian wetlands with nature-based solutions

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The project implemented innovative solutions, with the goal of restoring nature through nature-based solutions. It included four components:Wetland restoration and species conservation: restoration of 11.5 km of permanent riverbed, creation of a bird sanctuary and fifty bird islands, riverbank renaturalization and reintroduction of local plants that had disappeared,Development of ecotourism, including the creation of an ecomuseum, a 20-hectare botanical garden within the park, and a bird sanctuary,Waste, wastewater and energy management: creation of a biogas plant fed with local biomass, a 2-hectare filtering garden to treat 10,000 m3 of wastewater per day,Local capacity-building initiatives for sustainable park management.