Honghe National Nature Reserve

Ramsar logo

Honghe National Nature Reserve

  • Country: 
    China
  • Site number: 
    1149
  • Area: 
    21,836 ha
  • Designation date: 
    11-01-2002
  • Coordinates: 
    47°49'N 133°39'E
Materials presented on this website, particularly maps and territorial information, are as-is and as-available based on available data and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Overview

Honghe National Nature Reserve. 11/01/02; Heilongjiang; 21,836 ha; 47°49'N 133°40'E. National Nature Reserve. A near-natural marsh ecosystem with a large variety of wetland types, providing support for six endangered and rare species of flora and three of avifauna. The Reserve is the main breeding site for the Oriental stork (Ciconia ciconia), with 200 individuals in autumn, as well as for Black stork, Red-crowned and White-napped cranes, Whooper swan, and Mandarin duck. State-owned farms cultivate rice in the area. Overuse of groundwater and intensive agriculture are viewed as potential threats. In 2001, scientific monitoring programs were introduced to monitor large waterfowl as well as surface water and groundwater levels. Ramsar site no. 1149. Most recent RIS information: 2008.

Administrative region: 
Heilongjiang

  • National legal designation: 
    • national nature reserve
  • Last publication date: 
    01-01-2008

Downloads

Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)

Archived RIS