The Daqingshan Biosphere Reserve in Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was approved as a member of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves on Sept 27.

The result was designated at the 37th session of the International Coordinating Council of Man and the Biosphere Programme of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) held in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, that day.

Niu Xishan (middle), director of the administration bureau of the Daqingshan Biosphere Reserve, accepts the certificate issued by UNESCO to join the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. [Photo/WeChat account of Hohhot Convergence Media]

Located in the central section of the Yinshan Mountains, the reserve covers a total area of 388,900 hectares and represents a key forest ecosystem in northern China.

Serving as an ecological security barrier for the North China Plain, it is home to more than 1,200 higher plant species and over 2,000 species of wild animals.

Its inclusion in the global network is an international recognition of Daqing Mountain's environmental conservation achievements and China's broader efforts in building an ecological civilization. Daqing Mountain will serve as a channel for sharing China's ecological governance wisdom and solutions with the world.