一座中原煤城与红嘴鸥的“双向奔赴”******
平顶山市民观赏红嘴鸥。 庞秋霞 摄
中新网平顶山12月25日电 题:一座中原煤城与红嘴鸥的“双向奔赴”
记者 韩章云
“来啦!来啦!吃饭啦!”12月25日早上八点半,庞秋霞手持鸥粮准时来到平顶山的一处观鸟平台。随着一声声悠长的呼唤,原本在远处水面浮游的红嘴鸥闻讯起飞,向着她所在的位置聚集、盘旋。鸟儿们愉悦的鸣叫声,唤醒了城市的清晨。
犹如老友重逢,11月初,成群的红嘴鸥再次来到河南平顶山白龟山湿地省级自然保护区。2016年,当地首次发现成规模的红嘴鸥。此后,来这座中原煤城越冬的红嘴鸥一年比一年多。当地林业部门预计,今年到访的红嘴鸥最多可达6000余只。远道而来的红嘴鸥备受当地市民喜爱,冬日湖畔赏鸥成为一道风景。
红嘴鸥在平顶山白龟湖捕食。 庞秋霞 摄
今年60岁的庞秋霞,是“鹰城精灵红嘴鸥守护团队”的一名志愿者。该团队成立三年来已有70余名成员。每年冬季红嘴鸥到来后,志愿者们就会守候在红嘴鸥聚集区域,投喂食物、劝导游人文明赏鸥、用相机记录红嘴鸥灵动的身姿。
“我们每天上午八点半到九点,下午三点到四点投喂红嘴鸥,这些鸥粮、小鱼虾都是红嘴鸥喜爱的食物,湿地中心的小岛上还会撒玉米、高粱等,供所有鸟儿食用。”庞秋霞喜欢红嘴鸥,“它们有灵性,亲人,一声招呼就飞过来吃食了。”
位于河南中部的平顶山又称“鹰城”,是一座典型的资源型工业城市,煤炭储量丰富。最近十年,该市生态环境有了可喜的变化,曾经的“半城煤灰半城土”已蜕变为“半城山水满城绿”。
“鸟儿用翅膀为城市投票。”白龟山湿地省级自然保护区管理中心主任张立峰说,近十年来,平顶山生态环境改善显著,尤其水质、沿湖生态进一步好转,这是红嘴鸥与中原煤城的“双向奔赴”。
冬日赏鸥成为平顶山的一道风景。 庞秋霞 摄
在红嘴鸥集中的白龟湖区域,为保护水质,平顶山自2016年起对湖中的养鱼网箱进行清理,取缔湖中沙岛及沿湖50余家餐馆,清理地笼、旅游快艇、采砂船等,并对注湖河流进行在线断面监控,时刻掌握上游水质情况。
为保护湖区生态,该市在沿岸持续植树造林,全面绿化周边及入湖河流沿岸。每年3月,平顶山统一开展增殖放流活动,严厉打击违法捕捞行为,并依据自然保护区相关条例,推进湖区禁渔,减少湖面的人为干扰。
张立峰说,为了留住红嘴鸥,平顶山向昆明林业部门“取经”,精心选购鸥粮,每天定时、定点、定量人工投喂100余公斤饲料,让红嘴鸥有充足的食物。
平顶山还出台了红嘴鸥保护方案,并与科研院校一起加强对鸟类的监测和研究。除了红嘴鸥年年到访,当地还监测到黑脸琵鹭、蓑羽鹤的身影,青头潜鸭、中华秋沙鸭、黑鹳、东方白鹳等珍稀鸟类也频频现身,白琵鹭、豆雁、白鹭、鸬鹚更是常见。到2027年,来平顶山过冬的候鸟总数预计将达3万只。(完)
中新网评:处理核污水绝不是日本自家私事******
中新网北京1月19日电(蒋鲤)日本政府近日称,将于2023年春夏期间开始向海洋排放经过处理的福岛第一核电站核污水。日本罔顾国内民众及周边国家的屡屡反对,企图将核污水“一倒了之”,把一件关乎全球海洋生态环境和公众健康的事当成了自家私事。
资料图:日本福岛第一核电站。2011年,福岛核电站事故发生后,大量放射性物质泄漏到大气层和太平洋,对周围环境造成了难以逆转的伤害,数十万人被迫撤离该地区。时至今日,作为日本邻国之一的韩国仍未解除福岛海鲜禁令。
日本以核污水存储能力即将达到上限为由,在2021年4月13日,正式决定将福岛第一核电站核污水排入太平洋。过去一年多,日本政府和东京电力公司一直在持续推进核污水排海计划。
日本政府辩称,这些核污水经多核素处理系统(ALPS)处理后很安全,甚至“可以喝”,这样的表态无疑在愚弄大众。
事实上,经过处理的核污水仍含有多种放射性物质,核污水一旦排放入海就无法回收,长期来看,将会给海洋生态带来难以估量的潜在威胁,最终危害人类健康。
因此,核污水排海计划推出后,遭到日本民众强烈反对。日本《朝日新闻》2022年3月公布的问卷调查显示,福岛县、宫城县和岩手县受访的42个市町村长中,约六成反对东京电力公司福岛第一核电站核污水排放入海。日本全国渔业协会联合会也多次申明立场,反对该计划。
日本政府认为,核污水排海是最便宜、最省事的解决方案,但此举却将周边国家乃至全世界置于核污染风险中。太平洋非日本一家之海,核污水会随着洋流流动,其影响势必会跨越国界,危害周边国家乃至整个国际社会的公共福祉和利益。
《韩国经济新闻》发文称,相关研究认为,福岛核污水如果排放入海,约7个月后将到达济州等韩国海域,该国水产业和旅游业将遭受相当大的损失。
德国南极海洋机构也曾发出警告,若日本将所有核污水排入海中,不到半年,整个太平洋都将面临高度辐射威胁,包括远在大洋另一端的美国。太平洋地区人民更是对日本该计划持反对意见。
日本作为《联合国海洋法公约》缔约国,有义务保护海洋环境。然而,在核污水排海方案的正当性、核污水数据的可靠性、净化装置的有效性、环境影响的不确定性等问题上,日本未能作出科学、可信的说明。
国际原子能机构技术工作组虽已三次赴日实地考察评估,但尚未就日排海方案的安全性给出结论,并且对日本提出诸多澄清要求和整改意见。在此情况下,日本仍执意推进核污水排海工程建设,这是极不负责任的行为。
太平洋不是日本的下水道,日本必须正视各方合理关切,在与周边国家等相关利益方和国际原子能机构充分协商后,制定合理的核污水处理方案。日本也要着眼长远,若只顾眼前,执意将核污水排放入海,不仅其自身,周边国家乃至全世界都将为之买单,其后果必将会危害数代人。
Fukushima water disposal by no means Japan’s own business
By John Lee
(ECNS) -- Japan has announced it will release treated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean this year.
Although Fukushima wastewater disposal affects global marine ecological environment protection and public health, Japan has turned a deaf ear to domestic and international opposition to dumping the contaminated water into the sea, treating the "global" matter as its own business.
The Fukushima accident in 2011 had sent large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere and the Pacific Ocean, causing irreversible damage to the surrounding environment, and hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate the area. South Korea still maintains its import ban on Japanese seafood from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
On April 13, 2021, Japan announced it had decided to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater in Fukushima Prefecture into the sea due to dwindling storage space, with the Japanese government and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. promoting the release plan over the past year.
The Japanese government argues that the water treated by an advanced liquid processing system, or ALPS, is safe and drinkable, which is undoubtedly fooling the public.
In fact, the treated wastewater still includes a variety of radioactive substances and can’t be recycled once discharged into the sea, which will pose a great threat to marine ecology and ultimately endanger human health in the long run.
Therefore, the discharge plan has been strongly opposed in Japan. According to a questionnaire conducted by The Asahi Shimbun, nearly 60 percent of mayors of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures oppose the discharge plan. The National Fisheries Cooperative Federation of Japan has also repeatedly stated its opposition in public.
The Japanese government believes that dumping Fukushima wastewater into the sea is the cheapest and most convenient solution, but neighboring countries and even the whole world will be at risk of nuclear pollution.
The Pacific Ocean doesn’t belong to Japan and the wastewater flow along oceanic currents will surely break boundaries and endanger public welfare and the interests of neighboring countries and even the international community.
The Korea Economic Daily reported that related research concluded that if contaminated water from Fukushima is released into the ocean, it would only take seven months for the contaminated water to reach the shores of Jeju Island, with the country's aquaculture and tourism suffering considerable losses.
According to the calculation of a German marine scientific research institute, radioactive materials will spread to most of the Pacific Ocean within half a year from the date of discharge, and the U.S. and Canada will be affected by nuclear pollution. People in the Pacific region also oppose the discharge plan.
As a participant of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Japan has the obligation of protecting the marine environment.
However, it hasn’t offered a full and convincing explanation on issues like the legitimacy of the discharge plan, the reliability of data on the nuclear-contaminated water, the efficacy of the treatment system or the uncertainty of environmental impact.
Though the IAEA has yet to complete a comprehensive review after three investigations in Japan, the Japanese side has been pushing through the approval process for its discharge plan and even started building facilities for the discharge. It is rather irresponsible for Japan to act against public opinion at home and concerns abroad.
The Pacific Ocean is not a private Japanese sewer. The country must seriously heed the voices of the international community and make a reasonable plan for the Fukushima wastewater disposal after full consultation with stakeholders and international agencies.
If it only seeks instant interest and insists on discharging the contaminated water into the sea, not only itself, but also its neighboring countries and the entire world will pay for the decision and several generations will be forced to bear the consequence.
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