I’m picking up trash in Chengxi shelterbelt and protecting Taiwan’s cicada

As part of an education initiative in the Taijiang area of Tainan, cultural and community NGOs called on the help of over 40 parents and children to clean up the beach and forest in Taijiang National Park. Furthermore, an appeal was made to Tainan City Government to abandon its plans to cut down seven hectares of shelterbelt inside Taijiang National Park, on which it intends to build a landfill site. Saving the shelterbelt will also help protect Taiwan’s indigenous cicada (Taiwanosemia hoppoensis).

Taijiang Branch of Tainan Community University pointed out that Chengxi shelterbelt runs for several kilometers between the mouth of Tseng-wen River and Luerhmen River. Home to Taiwan’s precious indigenous cicada and countless other insects, including the unique partially saltwater-tolerant Asian brackish frog, the shelterbelt protects the precious swamps within Taijiang National Park, which boast a higher biodiversity than mangrove forests. Taijiang River Greenway volunteers contend that instead of cutting down the shelterbelt for a landfill site, the government should instead be planning to establish a conservation park for Taiwan’s indigenous cicada. Hopefully, with the strength of people power we can protect the idyllic Chengxi shelterbelt.

 I’m picking up trash in Chengxi shelterbelt and protecting Taiwan’s cicada

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我在城西防風林撿垃圾，我守護台灣暗蟬

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台南市台江地區的教育、文化及社區等NGO團隊，號召四十多名親子，一起為台江國家公園進行淨林及淨灘工作，並呼籲台南市政府、台江國家公園不要砍國家公園七公頃防風林蓋垃圾掩埋場，保育防風林內台灣特有屬的台灣暗蟬。

社區大學台江分校指出，位於曾文溪口與鹿耳門溪之間，長達數公里的城西防風林，為台江國家公園內珍貴的林澤區，這裡面有台灣暗蟬等珍貴的昆蟲生態、適應半鹹水澤地的青蛙…生物多樣性優於紅樹林區。台江綠道的志工也呼籲政府勿砍台江國家公園防風林，蓋垃圾掩埋場，這裡應該規劃成為台灣暗蟬生態保育園區，公民一起來守護這片最美麗的城西防風林。