Toronto, June 23 (CNA) In recognition of its efforts to preserve the black-faced spoonbill, an endangered bird species, Taiwan received the "International Conservation Achievement Award" from BirdLife International in Ottawa, Canada Saturday.
BirdLife International is a UK-based global partnership of conservation organizations that strives to save birds and their habitats.
The 2013 Conservation Achievement Awards were awarded at a ceremony during BirdLife's World Conference, held from June 17 through 22 in Ottawa, Canada.
BirdLife's Conservation Achievement Awards are presented to individuals or institutions, including governments, trusts, foundations and companies, that have made especially significant contributions towards delivering a specific conservation action for a priority species, site or habitat within BirdLife's Strategy, according to the organization's official website.
The awards were presented on Saturday by BirdLife's Honorary President, Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado of Japan, to Chen Yen-ling, an official from Taiwan's Council of Agriculture, and Huang Kuang-ying, an official of Taijiang National Park Headquarters.
Every level of the Taiwanese government is dedicated to conservation, Chen said in the acceptance speech, noting that the government has established 89 conservation reserves, occupying 19.21 percent of the country's land.
In addition, Taiwan is preserving the black-faced spoonbill through education about conservation, research, and creating more wetlands, Chen added.
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