The Xuejian Visitor Center and Management Station of the Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters (hereinafter referred to as Shei-Pa Headquarters) are the first government agency in Taiwan to obtain the Venue Service Carbon Footprint Label from the Ministry of the Environment. To promote net-zero carbon reduction and sustainable actions, Shei-Pa Headquarters began promoting carbon footprint inventory operations for the service venues under its jurisdiction starting from 2025. Conducted in accordance with the relevant standards of the Ministry of the Environment and ISO, it took nearly a year to complete the inventory and verification operations. The venue service carbon footprint of the Xuejian Visitor Center and Management Station was 22 gCO₂e／m2·h. The Venue Service Carbon Footprint Label certification from the Ministry of the Environment was officially obtained in early 2026. On March 19, 2026, representatives from various fields of the tribes in the Xuejian area were invited to officially hang up the carbon footprint label, promoting short-, medium-, and long-term energy-saving and carbon-reduction strategies, with the goal of building it into a low-carbon park, demonstrating Shei-Pa Headquarters's ambition to continuously promote carbon reduction actions.
    Shei-Pa Headquarters stated: Located at an altitude of 1,870 meters, the Xuejian Recreation Area is a popular outdoor exploration site for many people, possessing a rich and diverse mid-altitude forest ecology. Shei-Pa Headquarters has been conducting forest carbon sink surveys for three consecutive years since 2024, and has established permanent sample plots for mid-altitude forest carbon sink surveys. In 2025, Shei-Pa Headquarters commissioned GreenVany Sustainability Technology Co., Ltd. to complete the venue service carbon footprint inventory for the Xuejian Visitor Center and Management Station based on the Ministry of the Environment's "23-009 Venue Service Version 1.0" and ISO 14067:2018 standards. Having passed third-party verification by SGS Taiwan Ltd. (SGS), it officially obtained the Carbon Footprint Verification Statement. The calculation scope for the venue services of the Xuejian Visitor Center and Management Station covers the Xuejian Visitor Center and Management Station, standby spaces, and adjacent recreational and parking spaces. The total carbon footprint was 22 gCO₂e／m2·h, of which 98.6% came from the "service stage", representing that venue operational behaviors are the primary source of emissions. The inventory adopted over 91% primary data, indicating that the inventory results possess high credibility. The inventory results officially obtained the approval of the Venue Service Carbon Footprint from the Ministry of the Environment in early 2026; it is not only an important milestone for promoting net-zero actions in high-mountain areas, but also demonstrates the national park's determination in sustainable management.
    Lin Wen-he, Director of Shei-Pa Headquarters, stated that although the Shei-Pa park area contains rich forest carbon sinks, climate change and extreme weather phenomena are intensifying, making the promotion of net-zero carbon reduction a matter of urgency. In the future, various carbon reduction measures will be actively promoted. During this carbon footprint inventory process, colleagues from the management headquarters, with the assistance of relevant experts, inventoried various carbon-emitting equipment and proposed short-, medium-, and long-term energy-saving and carbon-reduction strategies. In the future, based on this carbon footprint baseline, they will continue to build the Xuejian Recreation Area into a low-carbon park that combines ecological conservation, low-carbon tourism, and sustainable demonstration through energy-saving equipment updates, smart energy management, and environmental education promotion.
    Shei-Pa Headquarters emphasized: The inventory and carbon reduction planning for the Xuejian Visitor Center and Management Station symbolize an important step for high-mountain areas toward sustainable operation. In the future, surveys of carbon sinks in the park area and carbon footprint inventories for the Wenshui Campus, Guanwu, and Wuling Recreation Areas will continue to be conducted, and various energy-saving and carbon-reduction tasks will be promoted, allowing national parks to not only safeguard natural ecology but also become demonstrators of climate action.