Wetland plan promotes more biodiversity
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The original aim of the conservation project was to raise the number of bird species in the valley by diversifying wet farmland crops and reintroducing rice planting. However, in addition to rising biodiversity, extra benefits have been gained.
The community has become active in farming culture and education, and is regularly visited by numerous academics and organizations from across the world.
"In the old days, the farmer was on the bottom rung of society, but now I am treated with respect and pride," said a local farmer who only gave his surname as Chan. He often displays his crops to students from urban areas and guides foreign visitors through the land.
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