China and Britain enjoy enormous potential for practical cooperation in the area of environmental protection, said Tuesday Chinese Ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang.
The world is losing its biodiversity faster than at any time in the recorded past centuries. The danger this loss represents is enormous, and reversing the damage will require a coordinated global effort.
A two-day forum on ecological civilization opened on the sidelines of the first phase of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP 15, in Kunming, Yunnan province on Oct 14.
The first phase of the COP 15 United Nations Biodiversity Conference that concluded on Friday renewed optimism and strong momentum for the adoption of an effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework, officials said.
China has made remarkable achievements in its biodiversity conservation and has made efforts to share its ideas and experiences to support other developing countries, said Qin Tianbao, an environmental law professor.
The 2021 China International Travel Mart (CITM) will be held from Nov 12 to 14 in Kunming, the capital of Southwest China's Yunnan province.
The 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity aims to promote the building of an ecological civilization and strive to realize the sustainable use and benefit sharing of biodiversity and "harmonious coexistence between man and nature" by 2050, as proposed by the convention.
