Preparations are in the final stage in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming for a UN meeting on biodiversity.
A rare species of Berbris of Berberidaceae (barberry family), has been rediscovered in a new distribution area in Southwest China's Yunnan province 83 years after it was first spotted.
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The launching ceremony of the Kunming Municipal People's Government English website was held in Kunming city, Southwest China's Yunnan province, on Sept 29.
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.
