Freedom to compete in frost and sky-written at the opening of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
◎Xinhua News Agency reporter
Dianchi is rippling, and the fragrance of osmanthus osmanthus is scented.
From October 11th to 15th, the first phase of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) will be held in the beautiful spring city of Kunming.
"Ecological Civilization: Building a Community of Life on Earth" is not only the theme of this conference, but also a beautiful message from mankind to the future.
As an important meeting of the United Nations in the field of ecological environment, the blueprint for global biodiversity governance in the next 10 years will move from here to the world.
Beautiful rivers and mountains, full of vitality, showing a beautiful China
To the north of the Tianshan Mountains and to the east of the Junggar Basin, Xinjiang Karamaili Mountain Ungulate Wild Animal Nature Reserve is located here.
Not long ago, Wang Zhenbiao, from the Xinjiang Wild Horse Breeding Research Center, escorted 18 wild horses into the Arbor Xibai Wildlife Site in the Reserve.
They want to bid farewell to captive life and return to the wilderness where their ancestors inhabited and thrived.
Once, the only wild horses remaining on earth were mainly kept in captivity in foreign zoos.
In 1985, my country brought back 11 wild horses to start this endangered species rescue operation; after more than ten years of hard work, wild horses were released into the wild for the first time in 2001; at the end of 2020, the total number of wild wild horses in the reserve was 274, wild horses in Xinjiang The total has accounted for about one-fifth of the total number of mustangs in the world.
The wild horse, like a microcosm, witnesses China's efforts to protect biodiversity, and also interprets the significance of biodiversity to China and the world.
Biodiversity is related to human well-being and is an important foundation for human survival and development.
"We must stand at the height of being responsible for human civilization, respect nature, conform to nature, protect nature, explore the way of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, promote the coordination and unity of economic development and ecological protection, and build a prosperous, clean and beautiful world." On September 30, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping pointed out in an important speech at the United Nations Biodiversity Summit via video.
my country has continuously strengthened the protection and restoration of wildlife and habitats through various measures such as promoting the construction of a natural protected area system and severely cracking down on illegal trade.
90% of terrestrial ecosystem types and 71% of national key protected wild animal and plant species are effectively protected.
From the south to the north, from the inland to the seashore, more and more rare birds and animals are returning, showing the beauty of nature and ecology——
This year, one of the big "net celebrities" in the global animal world is none other than the group of wild Asian elephants in Yunnan.
Through years of protection, the wild population of Asian elephants in my country has increased from 180 in the 1980s to about 300 at present.
Remember the Siberian tiger "Wandashan No. 1" that "entered the village" this year?
It was the first wild Siberian tiger successfully rescued and released in my country.
my country has actively promoted the pilot construction of the Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park.
Tigers and leopards are hidden deep in the forest, and the population of wild Siberian tigers in my country is showing an increasing trend.
The roof of the world, snow-covered plateaus, and biodiversity are also accelerating recovery.
The number of black-necked cranes rose from less than 3,000 to more than 8,000, and the number of Tibetan antelopes rose to about 300,000.
The threat level of giant pandas has been reduced from "endangered" to "vulnerable". The "Smiling Angel" Yangtze finless porpoise frequently appears, and snow leopards in Sanjiangyuan National Park and other places frequently appear...More and more news about biodiversity, Become a topic that people talk about.
Biodiversity protection actions are equally unprecedented in the plant world.
In-situ conservation, ex-situ conservation, and return to the wild...Through continuous protection of rare and endangered wild plants, 120 species of wild plants with extremely small populations including Debao cycads, Chinese cycas, Baishanzu fir, etc. have been rescued and protected, and populations of some endangered species Gradually recover.
In recent years, my country has paid more attention to the protection of germplasm resources. It has built nearly 200 botanical gardens of various levels and collected more than 20,000 species; basically completed cycads, palms, and key orchids and Magnoliaceae native to my country. Collection and preservation of the germplasm resources of rare wild plants.
Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions, to solve the harmonious coexistence of man and nature
The former "Bird Fighter" Hou Tiguo has now become a "Bird Protector".
Baihualing Village, Longyang District, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, where he lives, is known as the "five-star bird-watching sanctuary".
"I was poor when I was a child, and I didn't have meat to eat. If I wanted to eat meat, I went to the mountains to fight birds." Hou Tiguo said.
In recent years, bird watching eco-tourism has been in the ascendant.
Hou Tiguo put down his slingshot and became a "bird guide".
"Bird-watching tour" has also brought fire to the catering, homestay and other industries, and last year alone increased the villagers' income by more than 10 million yuan.
Man and nature should live in harmony.
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out profoundly: "The ecological environment is the foundation of human survival and development, and changes in the ecological environment directly affect the success and failure of civilization."
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core has taken the construction of ecological civilization as an important part of the overall promotion of the “five-in-one” overall layout and the coordinated promotion of the “four comprehensive” strategic layout, and carried out a series of fundamental and pioneering activities. We have put forward a series of new concepts, new thoughts and new strategies for long-term work.
Accelerate the advancement of the top-level design of ecological civilization and the construction of an institutional system-
On the basis of various types of nature reserves, my country has innovated the ecological space protection model and creatively proposed a red line system for ecological protection.
The "Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Ecological Civilization" and the "Overall Plan for the Reform of Ecological Civilization System" have been issued one after another. Dozens of reform plans involving the construction of ecological civilization have been comprehensively deployed and arranged.
Win the battle of pollution prevention and control——
The sky is bluer, from the fog and haze that locked the city a few years ago to now the blue sky and white clouds are permanent.
The water is clearer, and the smelly gutters in front of and behind the houses of the people have quietly turned into gurgling streams.
The mountains and rivers are more beautiful. Some places used to lack forests and greens, and the sky was full of yellow sand, but now they are full of green hills.
Keep the green water and green mountains in exchange for Jinshan Yinshan——
In Yucun, Tianhuangping Town, Anji County, Zhejiang, the shift from "selling stones" to "selling landscapes" reflects a major change in China's development concept.
Villager Hu Bin is a native of the country. The sight of digging in the mountains, rumbling artillery, and dusty sky in the village is the deepest memory of his childhood.
In the past few years, the mines were closed to restore the ecology, and Yucun has four seasons.
Four years ago, Hu Bin, who had been working hard for many years, opened an inn in his hometown and his business was booming.
Exploring the accounting of the gross value of ecosystem production, expanding the horizontal ecological compensation of the river basin, and vigorously developing the green ecological industry... Various localities explore the specific practice of transforming "green water and green mountains" into "golden mountains and silver mountains", and have taken solid steps.
The Chinese wisdom and Chinese plan of the harmony between man and nature and the natural law have also won the recognition of the world.
Elizabeth Murema, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, said that China is a strong supporter and contributor to global biodiversity conservation, and the concept of ecological civilization proposed by China is crucial for countries to achieve global biodiversity goals. Importantly, the work in promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature is worthy of emulation and study by all countries.
Human beings breathe and all things share fate, and join hands to build a beautiful home
At present, human beings are at the crossroads of protecting biodiversity and realizing global sustainable development.
At the United Nations Biodiversity Summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed that we must work together and act quickly to protect in development, develop in protection, and build a harmonious and beautiful home for all things.
To build a beautiful home together is a solemn commitment from China.
On September 21 this year, at the general debate of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, President Xi Jinping proposed a global development initiative to improve global environmental governance, actively respond to climate change, and build a community of human and natural life.
Accelerate the green and low-carbon transition to achieve green recovery and development.
"China will strive to achieve carbon peaks by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. This requires hard work, but we will do our best." The sonorous words further release China's unswerving green development to the world. A strong signal of the road.
To build a beautiful home together is the responsibility of a major country from China.
In Kenya, the Nei-Ma Railway built by a Chinese company passes through the Nairobi National Park and extends far away to benefit the local people.
In order to ensure the free passage of large animals such as giraffes, the first phase of the Nei-Ma Railway adopts a 6.5-kilometer-long bridge across the park plan. The bridge is also equipped with sound barriers to reduce the noise of trains passing by, so as to minimize the impact on wild animals. Influence.
There are more stories like this.
Building a beautiful home together is a firm proposition from China.
Go hand in hand to create a better future.
President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the upcoming COP15 in Kunming, and has issued the "Spring City Invitation" to the world on many important international conferences, discussing new strategies for global biodiversity governance with all parties, and jointly launching global biodiversity governance. New process.
Ambitious and pragmatic, full of challenges and expectations, along with hardships and joy, this conference will summarize the progress and experience of the implementation of the global biodiversity target in the past 10 years, and gather the joint efforts of contracting parties, international organizations and all stakeholders to formulate The "Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework" brings opportunities for transformational changes in biodiversity conservation and is a landmark conference.
Starting from Kunming, moving forward hand in hand, working together, we will definitely be able to build a beautiful world in which everything is harmonious!
(Reporter Li Yin, Zou Wei, Gao Jing, Wang Changshan, Hu Lu, and Wang Libin)
(Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, October 10)