主任、各位副主任、秘书长、各位委员:我受自治区人民政府的委托,现就《宁夏回族自治区湿地保护条例(草案)》(以下简称《条例(草案)》),向本次常委会作如下说明:一、制定《条例》的必要性湿地与森林、海洋并称为全球三大生态系统。湿地具有保持水源、净化水质、蓄洪防旱、调节气候和维护生物多样性等重要生态功能,健 Director, Vice Presidents, Secretary General and Members: As entrusted by the Municipal People’s Government of the autonomous region, I hereby give my reply to the Regulations on the Protection of Wetlands in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (Draft) (hereinafter referred to as the “Regulations (Draft)”) As follows: First, the need to develop “Regulations” Wetlands and forests, oceans and the world’s three major ecosystems. Wetlands have important ecological functions such as water conservation, water purification, flood control and drought mitigation, climate regulation and biodiversity conservation.