China and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment to lead climate action in a joint communique issued on Monday, and vowed to make joint efforts to facilitate an ambitious, realistic and balanced post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng on Tuesday called for active steps to promote ecological conservation and restoration, and to strengthen ecosystem resilience so as to protect Earth.
The 15th meeting of the Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15, kicked off in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, on Monday.
