Open a new chapter in global biodiversity conservation

Migrating more than 1,000 kilometers in a roundabout way, this year a group of wild Asian elephants first went north and then returned south, breaking into the human city from the tropical rain forest.
This "fantastic journey" deeply affects the hearts of the residents of the global village
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On October 11th, with the broadcasting of the short documentary "The Elephant Going to Yunnan", the world's attention was focused on Yunnan
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"World Garden" well-deserved name

In the golden autumn of October, green is still the most vivid background color in Kunming
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On the streets of Kunming, the green plants and colorful flowers created the image of a young girl, her hands holding the drop-shaped COP15 monogram-a drop of water
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Yunnan is the province with the richest biodiversity in China.
It has all types of vegetation and ecosystems except oceans and deserts.
It is known as the "plant kingdom", "animal kingdom" and "world garden", and has nurtured a treasure trove of biodiversity
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“Yunnan Province has taken the lead in issuing regulations on biodiversity protection in the country, straightening out the management system of nature reserves, strengthening international cooperation on biodiversity, and 80% of the national key protected animals have been well protected
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The Hani terraces are the most representative model of biodiversity in Yunnan Province.
The cyclical ecosystem of forests, villages, terraces, and water systems that have lasted for more than 1,300 years has made them a good habitat for rare animals and plants
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At the opening ceremony, Shi Xiaoyue, a Hani girl, introduced: "The Ailao Mountain area has more than 2,000 plants and 460 species of wild animals, which has become the world's biodiversity display area
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According to reports, in recent years, Yunnan Province has comprehensively strengthened the management of nature reserves, and the province has established 362 nature reserves
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"The wild Asian elephants in Xishuangbanna have come along, and the harmonious images of human elephants have warmed the world.
This is a vivid portrayal of the achievements of biodiversity conservation in China and Yunnan Province.
It also fully demonstrates the protection of biodiversity regardless of national boundaries, skin color, race, or language.
, The harmonious coexistence of man and nature is our greatest common divisor
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Chinese practice is well-reviewed

"In the past 4 years, more than one million young people born in the 90s in China have participated in the nature protection work of the Altai Mountains in Xinjiang, and developed 190 herdsmen
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It has risen from 160 to 190, and has achieved good results in promoting a 20% increase in the number of national first-level protected animals
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" At the meeting, Chinese youth representative and doctoral student Chu Wenwen from Beijing Forestry University said
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In the past few years, Chu Wenwen, known as the "Princess Beaver", has successively launched a number of public welfare projects such as "Beaver Canteen" and "Beaver's Ark Project" in Altay, Xinjiang, and planted hundreds of thousands of shrubs and willows in the local area.

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"We are honored to be a bridge between the public and nature.
I believe that this harmony is the best that this world should have,
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As one of the first contracting parties to sign and ratify the Convention on Biological Diversity, China’s practice of promoting biodiversity conservation received wide attention and praise at the opening meeting
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"Since the establishment of the first nature reserve in 1956, China has established nearly 10,000 nature reserves of various levels and types, accounting for about 18% of the land area
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" Chinese Academy of Sciences academician Wei Fuwen accepted the "China Science News "This figure means that we have achieved 17% of the Aichi target ahead of schedule," said in an interview.
This is a great contribution and shows that China’s biodiversity conservation has reached a new level
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At the same time, as an important institutional innovation, China has innovated the ecological space protection model, and marked areas with extremely important ecological functions such as biodiversity maintenance and ecologically fragile areas into the ecological protection red line for strict protection
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China’s “Define Ecological Protection Red Lines, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change” action initiative, was selected as one of the United Nations’ “Nature-Based Solutions” global 15 high-quality cases
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According to the recently released white paper "China's Biodiversity Conservation", 90% of terrestrial ecosystem types and 71% of national key protected wild animal and plant species have been effectively protected through the establishment of a scientific and reasonable nature reserve system
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For example, the number of giant pandas in the wild in China has increased from 1114 to 1864 in 40 years, and the number of crested ibis has increased from 7 at the beginning of discovery to the current total number of wild and artificially bred populations exceeding 5000.
The number of wild populations of Hainan gibbon has increased from 40 years ago.
There are only two groups of less than 10, and it has grown to five groups of 35
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More than that, our country has also embarked on a sustainable development path of ecological improvement and increase of people's income.
Through precise promotion of ecological poverty alleviation, we vigorously support the development of eco-tourism and ecological industries in poor areas, and drive more than 20 million poor people to increase their income and lift them out of poverty
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Achieved the largest poverty reduction in human history
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"In the past few decades, China has done admirable work in protecting and restoring biodiversity, reducing pollution, and reducing poverty!" Elizabeth Murema, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, said at the meeting , "China's actions have made important contributions to responding to the challenges of global biodiversity and sustainable development
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Discuss a new chapter in the future

"2021 is a great year for biodiversity!" "This year's Biodiversity Conference is a milestone!" At the meeting, participants from all over the world said one after another
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The opening ceremony witnessed a historic moment: Huang Runqiu, Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, received a red tray containing a "hammer" from the Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad
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As the host country of this meeting, it symbolizes that Huang Runqiu will "take over" as the chairman of the COP15 meeting
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"At COP14 held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, we mobilized all countries to speed up their actions to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Target by 2020.

" Fuad said, but humanity is currently facing multiple challenges in climate and biodiversity.
Efforts are not enough to reverse the situation
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"The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century.
Standing at the crossroads of protecting biodiversity and realizing global sustainable development, the whole world can jointly commit to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and reach a consensus
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Let COP15 be one of the A small step has become a big step
towards building a community of life .
" Huang Runqiu, chairman of CBD COP15, called for it
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This meeting carried the expectations of countries around the world to jointly respond to biodiversity conservation
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In 1972, the United Nations convened a conference on the human environment, and the participating countries signed the "Declaration of the Human Environment", and the protection of biological resources was included in the 26 principles
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In 1993, the "Convention on Biological Diversity" entered into force and established three major goals: protection of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components, and fair and reasonable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources
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In 2010, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and proposed the “Aichi Biodiversity Conservation Goals”, which are divided into 5 strategic goals and 20 action goals.
This is the world’s first A 10-year biodiversity conservation goal
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"However, the overall global realization of the Aichi Goals is not satisfactory.
The pressure on biodiversity is still increasing, and the world is facing a triple crisis of biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution
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" Inge Anderson, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme Said, “We are at a critical moment in formulating a post-2020 biodiversity framework, and we need more support than ever before
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At the meeting, delegates from Western Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Amazon region expressed that the opening of COP15 is a major milestone, giving countries around the world the opportunity to reiterate the use of unified mutual cooperation to solve biodiversity loss and climate change
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They look forward to using the limited meeting agenda to bridge their differences, find areas of compromise, work hard to achieve their goals, and promote the protection and restoration of the ecosystem
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In Muremma's view, COP15 will provide an opportunity to formulate a post-2020 global biodiversity framework and set ambitious new goals
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"I hope that through this conference, our goals can be transformed into complete policies and actions, so that in the next 10 years, countries can lead a more sustainable development path and realize the vision of harmonious coexistence between man and nature
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" She said
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