The gathering in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, will be held in a green, safe, intelligent and frugal manner, Wang Tianxi, deputy head of the province's department of ecology and environment, said on Thursday.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment will hold a series of publicity events on biodiversity conservation in the lead-up to the two phases of the COP 15 United Nations biodiversity conference, hoping to spur greater public participation in preventing biodiversity loss and the global endeavor to build a shared future for all life on Earth.
Frans Timmermans, executive vice-president of the European Commission for the European Green Deal, voiced his appreciation for China hosting the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP15 in Kunming
During Mid-Autumn Festival, Kunming received about 1.53 million tourists.
