Through mudflat enclosure, reforestation, restoration, protection, crackdown on illegal behaviors such as forest damage and legal enforcement, the reserve initiates resource management in order to protect mangrove resources and its biodiversity.

A total of 2,000 ha have been planted during the previous 10 years. Mangrove wetland was restored in an effective way by increasing mangrove area to 7800 ha from 5800 ha recorded in 1980s.

The formulated and implemented ZMNNR Master Plan and ZMNNR Management Plan provided experience for the reserve who undertakes business and management according to functions of each area.

Resource management

Resource inventory

Since 2001 ZMNNR has initiated three large-scale baseline inventories including mangrove resources inventory, bird survey, and fish and shellfish survey. The preliminary surveys showed that there were 15 families, 25 species of mangrove in ZMNNR with the area totaling about 7000 ha and 194 species of birds recorded at ZMNNR. Three orders, 41 families, 76 genera and 130 species of shellfish were recorded.15 orders, while 60 families and 100 genera, 139 species of fish were recorded.

Experts undertaking resource survey on the field

Reserve construction

Activities of the reserve construction include: (1) Boundary demarcation of ZMNNR.A total of 68 areas were demarcated with protective area amounting to about 17000 ha. (2) Formulation of Master Plan and Management Plan of ZMNNR, which provided strong technical support to scientific construction and management of ZMNNR. (3) Construction of the headquarters of ZMNNR and two management stations.(4) Fabrication and installation of information panels and boundary markers for ZMNNR. So far 20 information panels and 350 boundary markers have been installed at important areas within the boundary of ZMNNR. (5)Launch of the reserve website. (6) Inclusion of the reserve into the Ramsar list.

Information panel installed by ZMNNR

Mangrove plantation and restoration

The reserve has planted 1,000 hectares of mangroves over the last five years around Leizhou Peninsula.The main species planted were Rhizophora stylosa, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Kandelia candel, Sonneratia apetala, Aegiceras corniculatum and Avicennia marina . ZMNNR has one nursery in Gaoqiao, which provides seedlings for the plantation along the whole coast of Leizhou Peninsula.