7月27日，深圳市规划和自然资源局、深圳市城市管理和综合执法局与香港特区政府渔农自然护理署、康乐及文化事务署共同签署《深港两地共建植物园合作框架安排》，标志着深港两地共建大湾区植物园项目正式启动 [1]。该项目将以深港两地既有的生态与科研资源为基础，在植物多样性收集与保护、生态保护与廊道建设、科研协同与能力建设、科普宣教与园林园艺展示、植物资源可持续利用等五大重点领域开展深度合作 [1]。
深圳方面拥有坚实的基础设施支撑。仙湖植物园保存的植物分类群超过13000个，并建有国家苏铁种质资源保护中心、蕨类种质资源库等科研平台 [1]。此外，福田红树林与香港米埔已于2023年确立为"姊妹保护区"，为两地生态合作奠定了良好基础 [1]。
Shenzhen and Hong Kong have formally initiated a collaborative effort to establish a shared botanical garden serving the Greater Bay Area.[1] On July 27, the Shenzhen Bureau of Planning and Natural Resources, the Shenzhen City Management and Law Enforcement Bureau, Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department jointly signed the Framework Arrangement for the Joint Construction of a Botanical Garden by Shenzhen and Hong Kong.[1] The project leverages existing ecological and research resources from both regions to advance conservation and scientific collaboration.[1]
The initiative will focus on five key areas of cooperation: the collection and protection of plant diversity, ecological protection and corridor construction, research collaboration and capacity building, science education and horticultural exhibition, and sustainable utilization of plant resources.[1] Shenzhen's Fairylake Botanical Garden houses over 13,000 plant taxa and operates specialized facilities including the National Cycad Germplasm Resource Protection Center and the Fern Germplasm Resource Bank.[1] This partnership builds on established ecological ties between the two territories, including the 2023 designation of the Futian Mangrove Reserve in Shenzhen and Hong Kong's Mai Po reserve as sister protection areas.[1]
