Additional National Parks
The Council for Economic Planning and Development of the Executive Yuan finalized the name of the first oceanic National Park – the Dongsha Marine National Park (東沙環礁國家公園) – to protect Dongsha’s marine ecology and its landscape features. Wu Hsiang-jen, director of the organizational committee for the oceanic park in Dongsha, said that research and long-term monitoring were the foundation for effective management and sustainable operation of the protected area. In the future, a resource survey, ecological research, determining the environmental impact of infrastructure and the overall planning for Dongsha will be top priorities.
An eighth national park based on the Taiwan Strait and an ancient lagoon (now filled) near Fort Zeelandia (台江國家公園) was established in 2009. Tainan City.
Three other national parks were proposed but the plans of formation were halted due to opposition:
- 馬告檜木國家公園 ("Magao National Park for Chamaecyparis formosensis", opposed by local indigenous peoples)
- 能丹國家公園("Neng-Dan National Park", opposed by the Bunun people)
- 蘭嶼國家公園 ("Ponso no Tao National Park", opposed by the Tao people)
Read more about this topic: List Of National Parks Of The Republic Of China
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