China’s Guangxi Province Wins Six Awards in UN Decade of Ocean Science Competition

Six marine ecological restoration projects from China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been honored in the inaugural United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2016-2025) Marine Ecological Protection and Restoration Competition. These initiatives span diverse ecosystems including mangroves, coral reefs, and coastal bays. Among them, the “Practical Case of Ecological Conservation and Restoration in Xibay, Fangchenggang City to Promote Value Realization” and the “Ecological Restoration Project in Peacock Bay, Qinzhou City” won the Major Project Award and Key Project Award respectively. Their technologies, such as “converting ponds back to forests” and “artificial coral reef propagation,” were listed as projects under the “Decade of the Ocean” China Action International Cooperation Seed Fund.