Honors and Awards
In China and throughout the world, the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is a well-known conservation and research institution for rare and endangered animals, most notably the giant panda. The Panda Base boasts a reputation as one of the best tourist destinations in China, integrating scientific research on giant pandas, public education, and educational tourism. Considered a national treasure, the Panda Base is also a refuge and place of peace and happiness for humans. The following honors have been awarded to the Panda Base:
◆ “The Global 500 of the United Nations Environment Programme”
◆ “Gold Medal of the China’s Green Technology”
◆ “National Engineering with Advanced Environmental Comprehensive Treatment”
◆ “The First China Environment Prize”
◆ “National Popular Science Education Base”
◆ “National Youth Education Base for Science and Technology”
◆ Advanced Unit of Popular Science Education and Ecological Protection for Sichuan Province and the City of Chengdu
◆ “National AAAA Tourism Attraction” and “National Postdoctoral Programme”
◆ “The Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory for Conservation Biology on Endangered Wildlife — National Key Laboratory Cultivation Base Co-constructed by Sichuan Province and the Ministry of Science and Technology”
◆ “Advanced Unit in Sichuan Province for the Construction of Scientific and Technological Innovation”
◆ “Advanced Unit in Sichuan Province for Professional Development”
◆ “Environmental Education Base of Sichuan Province”
◆ “International Science & Technology Cooperation Base”