Chinanews.com, October 14-The high-level meeting of the United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (COP15) closed on the 13th in Kunming, China. The meeting passed the "Kunming Declaration", which attracted widespread attention from overseas media and international organizations.

According to the United Nations, the Kunming Declaration has given greater impetus to the development of a new global biodiversity framework.

On October 12, the Ministerial Plenary Meeting of the 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Kunming, Yunnan.

The picture shows the Minister of China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu presided over the meeting.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Ranyang

　　International mainstream media such as Agence France-Presse and Reuters have followed and reported the "Kunming Declaration."

According to reports, the "Kunming Declaration" made 17 specific commitments to ensure the formulation, adoption and implementation of an effective "Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework".

　　The Kunming Declaration promised that the goal of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework should be to reverse the loss of biodiversity by 2030. WWF is encouraged by this.

The foundation believes that ensuring and maintaining a high-level political commitment to reverse the loss of biodiversity during this decade is "a key first step in dealing with the current natural crisis."

　　The United Nations website pointed out that the Kunming Declaration has injected a stronger impetus into the formulation of a new global biodiversity framework, enabling biodiversity to embark on a path to recovery by 2030, and by 2050, to fully realize "humanity and The vision of "nature living in harmony".

　　The United Nations also analyzed that the Kunming Declaration addresses the key elements required for a successful post-2020 framework.

　　The United Nations further pointed out that the post-2020 global biodiversity framework will be adopted after formal negotiations in 2022. The Kunming Declaration provides a clear political direction for these negotiations.

　　Agence France-Presse also pointed out that the commitments made in the Kunming Declaration are expected to pave the way for a new agreement next year.

　　The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong also reported on the topic "The United Nations Conference on Biodiversity in China ended with a "strong signal of determination" to solve the problem."

　　The newspaper quoted Elizabeth Murema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, as saying: "The adoption of the Kunming Declaration clearly shows that the whole world supports the ambitions that need to be reflected in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. ."

　　The newspaper quoted Alice Hughes, deputy secretary-general of the Beijing-based China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation, as saying, “This is a signal that China is playing a leading role in biodiversity conservation. China has indeed invested. A lot of funding to ensure that we have the best post-2020 global biodiversity framework."

On October 12, Kunming, Yunnan, guests of the 15th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations "Convention on Biological Diversity" visited the Yunnan Biodiversity Conservation Practice and Achievement Exhibition.

The picture shows guests watching the COP15 seed wall on display.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan

　　In addition, Russian International Affairs Committee expert Vladimir Nezhdanov also stated in an interview with Russian Satellite News Agency that solving environmental problems will become one of the key issues of the 21st century. Success or failure in this field will mean In the near future, one party will gain a leading position in the international relations system.

　　Nezhdanov emphasized that China has more insights on environmental issues than the West, because China's ecological thinking is contained in concepts such as the "Chinese Dream", the "Community of a Shared Future for Mankind", and the "Belt and Road Initiative".

Russian experts also believe that China can effectively promote the ecological agenda under the “Belt and Road” initiative.

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