Wang Ding
Wang Ding is a prominent professor at the Institute of Hydrobiology in the Chinese Academy of Sciences and serves as China's top representative in UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere programme. He has played a significant role in advocating for the protection of the Yangtze river's biodiversity, particularly highlighting the impact of the commercial fishing ban and environmental conservation efforts aimed at restoring the population of the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise and other aquatic species.
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Wang Ding is the Secretary-General of the Chinese Man and the Biosphere National Committee and a researcher at the Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
生物圈保护区——打造人与自然和谐共生样板 _光明网
China· 2025-11-17
Wang Ding specializes in cetaceans and has dedicated his life to preserving the health of the Yangtze.
Saving China's finless porpoise from the brink of extinction
United Kingdom· 2025-08-21
Wang Ding is a professor at the Institute of Hydrobiology and China’s top representative in Unesco’s Man and the Biosphere programme.
‘You have to do some balancing and make some difficult choices’ – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-06-21
