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一 |     Search for China’s wild elephants, and you’ll find headlines like these: “Elephants are running out of habitat” and “Human-elephant conflict.”    Reuters once noted that while China’s wild elephant population was recovering, their available habitat had come under increasing pressure, potentially increasing the risk of human-elephant conflict.    The report also raised a broader question: How Xishuangbanna protects its elephants and ecosystems may help shape China’s broader relationship with nature.    So, what do the facts show?    August 12 is World Elephant Day, while August 15 marks China’s National Ecology Day and the day China’s Ecological and Environmental Code officially takes effect.    In 2021, a herd of wild Asian elephants in Yunnan traveled more than 1,400 kilometers over 124 days, drawing worldwide attention.    Today, China’s wild Asian elephant population has grown to nearly 400. From nature reserves and dedicated feeding grounds to early-warning systems and a strengthening legal framework, China is exploring a new balance between people and elephants.    Masood Khalid, former Pakistani ambassador to China, said China has achieved “all-round development” through people-centric policies. He noted that China could share its expertise, knowledge and technology with developing countries, particularly under the Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Development Initiative, “so that they are better equipped to preserve wildlife.”    K.D. Parakum Shantha, mayor of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka, also highlighted Xishuangbanna’s approach to development. He said Xishuangbanna protects the elephants in the rainforest while the city has developed within the rainforest without destroying the local ecology, calling it “a very great thing.”    The Asian elephant story offers a window into China’s broader system of environmental governance. As China’s new energy vehicle, photovoltaic and wind power industries continue to grow, its ecological practices are contributing more experience and momentum to the global green transition. (Huang Fang, Intern: Zou Hanjun)                        。    示意图。（图：CNA）总理公署部长英兰妮表示，亲家庭工作环境对年轻员工来说很重要，因此采取亲家庭做法是招聘和留住人才的关键。

二 | 领导总理公署国家人口及人才署的英兰妮周四（22日）接受新传媒英文新闻台CNA的晚间新闻（Singapore Tonight）节目访问时指出，那些担心员工申请额外陪产假会对企业带来影响的雇主，应该明白工作场所和劳动力市场已经发生了变化。“任何公司要想取得成功并拥有一支优秀、稳固的员工队伍，就必须在工作场所采取先进的做法，包括从各方面使新加坡成为一个适合家庭居住的地方。”她透露，政府在黄循财总理于国庆群众大会上宣布给在职父母提供额外陪产假的宣布前，已咨询过企业与工会，也理解尤其是中小型企业所面临的困难。英兰妮说，虽然企业理解增加陪产假理由并予以支持，但企业也担心是否有足够的人力来完成工作，同时维持公司业务。“对于一个规模较小的机构，比如说你只有四名员工，如果有一个人暂时离开，那就相当于你的员工总数的25%。”她表示，为了解决这类反馈，政府确保额外陪产假由政府支出。这样一来，雇主就可以雇用另一名员工，而不必支付休假员工的工资。

三 | 至于拥有专职岗位员工的中小企业所面临的挑战，英兰妮说，关键是员工和雇主要建立良好的工作关系。雇员在休任何由政府支出的陪产假之前，都必须提前至少四个星期通知雇主。不过，英兰妮说，政府将鼓励员工提前更早通知雇主，以便雇主做出替代安排和调整。

四 | 她补充说，即将休假的员工也应适当完成交接工作，并与雇主一起制定交接的安排。当被问及政府对这些调整是否有助于提高生育率抱多大希望时，英兰妮说，她认为应该从政府采取的所有措施的一个完整角度来看待。“我们了解要不要孩子是一个非常私人的选择，但我们要做的是创造一种环境、一种社会条件，让父母们觉得‘如果我有了孩子，我会得到真正的支持’。

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