Ministry of Ecology and Environment Weekly News (10.16-10.22)

1.
Huang Runqiu, President of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and Minister of Ecology and Environment, met with the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada by video

On October 20, Huang Runqiu, President of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) and Minister of Ecology and Environment, met with Steven Gilbow
, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Canada, via video.
The two sides had in-depth exchanges
on topics such as the preparations for the second phase of COP15 and the consultation process on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

2.
The 20 major press centers held the fifth press conference

At 10 a.
m.
on October 21, the 20th Press Center held its fifth press conference
.
Zhai Qing, member of the leading party group and vice minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, exchanged views
with reporters on the theme of "Building a Beautiful China in Harmony with Man and Nature".

3.
The Ministerial Conference on Climate Change of "Similar Developing Countries" was convened

On the evening of October 21, the Ministerial Conference on Climate Change of Developing Countries Affinity (LMDC), hosted by Bolivia, was held
by video.
Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, attended the meeting and delivered a speech
.

4.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment organized experts to go to the western Sichuan Plateau to guide the investigation and evaluation of the pollution status of historical mines in the Yellow River Basin

Recently, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment organized the Yellow River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Administration Bureau and Nanjing Environmental Science Research to send two technical backbones to Hongyuan County in Aba Prefecture and Shiqu County in Kardze Prefecture in Sichuan Province to go to the front line to guide the investigation and evaluation of the pollution status of historical mines left over from the Yellow River Basin and carry out supervision and investigation of
mine ecological environment.

5.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment reported the national ambient air quality in September and January-September

In September, the proportion of days with good air quality in 339 cities at the prefecture level and above was 81.
0%, down 10.
5 percentage points year-on-year, and the average concentration of PM2.
5 was 22 micrograms/cubic meter, up 22.
2%
year-on-year.
From January to September, the proportion of days with good air quality in 339 cities at and above the prefecture level was 85.
7%, down 1.
1 percentage points year-on-year, and the average concentration of PM2.
5 was 27 micrograms/cubic meter, down 3.
6%
year-on-year.

6.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment released the results of the national air quality forecast meeting in the second half of October

In the second half of October, the diffusion conditions in most parts of the country were good, the air quality was mainly excellent, and light pollution
may occur in local areas.
Among them, moderate pollution
may occur in the North China and Fenwei Plain.