What can be done?

Currently, forests still remain on mountain slopes. However, those that are on coastal lowland areas have been mostly converted for agriculture. Taiwan's system of national parks and nature reserves offer protection to the habitats in those areas. Unfortunately, these national parks and reserves protect a higher portion of habitats in montane areas than in the coastal lowlands.Therefore conservation measures should be increased even more in lowland and coastal areas.


The WWF, also known as the World Wildlife Fund, and the Chinese government's Academy of Science, as well as other stakeholders are working with private sector groups to try and set up a forest certification systems. The WWF are helping communities and governments compromise on the different demands that are placed on forest resources. The WWF is also trying to raise awareness through newsletters and different publications.


Raising awareness would be a good start to improving the ecosystem. However, we would also need to find a way to prevent the collection of wild plants as well as prevent the destruction of habitats. A possibility would be creating more National reserves and National parks. Also reducing the amount of Tourism or limit the amount of tourism per time period can also be helpful in restoring the habitat as well.

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