Chinanews.com, September 23. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a regular September press conference on the 23rd. Cui Shuhong, Director of the COP15 Executive Committee and Director of the Department of Ecology and Environment of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, introduced at the meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity The fifteenth meeting will be held in Kunming in two phases from October 11 to 15, 2021 and the first half of 2022.
Cui Shuhong pointed out that the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity is the most important meeting of the United Nations and the most important international meeting hosted by our country this year.
The meeting will comprehensively summarize the international community’s experience in biodiversity conservation and plan a blueprint for global biodiversity governance in the next ten years. It is a time of ambition and pragmatism, full of challenges and expectations, and a milestone with hardships and happiness. Significance of the assembly.
Cui Shuhong introduced that due to the impact of the epidemic, the meeting time has undergone two changes.
"The epidemic has delayed our gathering, but it cannot extinguish our determination to jointly promote biodiversity conservation, and it cannot stop us from advancing the progress of the conference." He said that with the joint efforts of the Chinese government and the international community, the Convention Secretariat An official announcement was made in August today that the conference will be held in Kunming in two phases from October 11 to 15, 2021 and the first half of 2022.
The first phase of the meeting will be held in a combination of online and offline, and the second phase will be held in the form of offline meetings.
"It can be said that this meeting is the most special meeting of the previous Conferences of the Parties, and it is also the longest meeting. It has attracted great attention from all walks of life at home and abroad. The special arrangements for the meeting show that the Chinese government is willing to work with the international community. The firm determination of overcoming all kinds of difficulties, not waiting for time, and accelerating the promotion of global biodiversity governance also demonstrates China’s responsibility as a responsible major country.” Cui Shuhong said.
Cui Shuhong said that in line with the principles of "safety and health, openness and tolerance, green and low carbon, smart and frugal", the state, Yunnan Province and Kunming City have made a lot of preparations for hosting this conference.
At present, the agenda of the first phase of the conference is basically determined, online and offline participants are completing registration, and various preparations such as conference logistics, publicity and reporting, and epidemic prevention and control are proceeding in an orderly manner as planned.
"Here, I wish the conference a complete success! Looking forward to meeting you in Kunming!" Cui Shuhong said.