NNR=National -level protected area, NR=provincial or local protected area.
Area
(River valley stetch-basin/ecoregion) |
Larger eco-regional groupings |
PA status in Russia/ only major PAs/ |
PA status in China/ (and Mongolia)/ only major PAs/ |
Ramsar listing |
Needed conservation management action |
1.Lake Khanka, Songhacha river
(Ussuri- Wusuli basin/ Suifen-Khanka ecoregion) |
SK |
Khankaisky Zapovednik (NNR), MAB reserve |
Xingkaihu NNR, MAB reserve |
Listed in both countries, in Russia Ramsar much larger than PA |
Listing of International Ramsar site and joint management, extension along Sonhacha river |
2.Ussuri/ Wusuli midflow (Ussuri- Wussuli basin/ Suifen-Khanka ecoregion) |
SK |
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No protected areas |
Hutou NR, Dongfanghong NR, Zhenbaodao NR, Dongfanghong Wetland NR, |
Eligible but not listed |
Protection of Russian river bank, coordinated management across agencies and borders |
3.Ussuri/ Wusuli lower reaches
(Ussuri- Wusuli basin Middle Amur meadows ecoregion-east section) |
MA |
Ussuri right bank-complementary wetlands. No sizable wetland PAs.
Only Bolshekhehtsirsky (NNR) includes small wetland area |
Dajiahe NR, Naolihe NR, Wusulijiang NR, Eastern section of Sanjiang NNR |
Only Sanjiang listed, |
Expanded protection of Russian river bank, coordinated management across agencies and borders, developing international NR at Heixiazi/Tarabarovy Islands. |
4.Amur/Heilongjiang Main Channel
(Middle Amur meadows ecoregion-east section) |
MA |
Zabelovsky NR (managed by Bastak Zapovednik), Bolonsky Zapovednik. |
Western section of Sanjiang NNR, Honghe NNR, Qindeli NR, Bachadao NNR |
Only Sanjiang and Bolonsky and Honghe listed, rest likely eligible, especially in Russia. |
Expanded protection of Russian river bank and islands, coordinated management across agencies and borders, |
5.Mountain tributaries and
Larch swamps of Small Hinggan Mountains
( Amur main channel tributaries, Zhanhe and Tanwanghe River basins/ Manchurian mixed forest ecoregion) |
MA |
Limited extent in Russia, most similar ecosystems further to the north. Closest in Bastak Zapovednik in Evreiskaya Province. In Russia contains most remote salmon runs in Amur basin. |
Da Zhanhe NR, Xinqing NR, Wuyilin NR |
Largest best preserved wetlands of the China Amur basin but no Ramsar sites in China or Russia. |
Needs establishment of complex transboundary econet for forest and wetland conservation around Hinggan Gorge. Strengthening protection of mountain wetlands in China's Lesser Xingan/
Prohibition of gold-mining in salmon rivers. |
6. Zeya-Bureya Plain wetlands
(Middle Amur meadows ecoregion-west section) |
|
Khingansky Zapovednik (NNR)
Muravievsky NR, Amurskii NR,
Tom'-Tashina inter-fluvial protected wetland (several NR) |
No sizable wetlands in China, but for islands in Amur main channel. |
Two Ramsar sites in Russia. |
.Joint measures needed to sustain ecological flow in Amur-Heilong main channel. |
7.Lower Amur wetland plains and lakes
(Amur main channel and Gorin, Amgun rivers and other major tributaries/ Lower Amur Valley Ecoregion) |
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Amur Liman (estuary), Udyl Lake, Orel/Chlya Lakes, Kizi Lakes, Amgun river mouth, Evoron-Chukchagirskaya Lowland;
5 wildlife refuges. |
Confined to Russia, but most of migratory fish and waterbirds in China reserves depend on these habitats. |
Highly eligible, Bolon Lake and Udyl lake are a Ramsar site. Very small degree of protection is provided by sparse network of, little percent of Amur main channel bank and floodplain protected by PAs |
Establish coherent ecological network to safeguard this ecoregion, develop specific measures to protect and restore waterbirds and fish populations. |
8.Argun/ Erguna River Midflow
(Argun river basin/ Dauria Steppe Global 200 ecoregion) |
DS |
No protected areas |
Erguna Wetland NR, Erka NR, Huliyetu NR, no protection on the ground so far. |
Higly Eligible.
no protected areas so far, planning underway. |
Establishment of continuous NR network along Argun river on both sides, developing international management scheme under auspices of existing DIPA (Duria International Protected Area). |
9.Great Lakes and wetlands of Dauria Steppe
(Argun, Onon and Uldz river basins/ Dauria Steppe Global 200 ecoregion) |
DS |
Daursky Zapovednik (NNR) -Torey lakes, Nozhiy Lake NR. |
Dalainur NNR: Hulun(Dalainur) and Beier (Buirnur) Lakes, Huihe NNR.
Mongol-Daguur Strict Reserve, no other PAs in Mongolia. |
Dalaihu and Daursky -Ramsar sites,
Huihe NR also highly eligible.
Buir lake and Khurh-Khuiten valley lakes listed but not included in PA in Mongolia. |
Develop Sino-Russia-Mongolian international Ramsar site and MAB reserve. Link Daursky and Dalai NR with Argun Midflow (#8) thus securing critical habitat linkages. Upgrade protection of Huihe NR, and Mongolian wetlands in Khalkh, Kherlen and Onon river basins |
10. Wetlands of Song-Nen Plain
(Songhua River basin/ Nen river grasslands ecoregion) |
DS |
Exclusively in China, linked to Russia by migration of cranes and other waterbirds. |
Zhalong NNR, Longfeng NR
Xianghai NNR,
Tumuji NNR, Ke'erchin NNR,
Momoge NNR, |
Zhalong and Xianghai are Ramsar sites, while other areas are not. |
Restore wetland hydrology severely affected by water withdrawals and agricultural encroachment. |
NNR=National -level protected area, NR=provincial or local protected area.