China News Service, October 23. On October 21, local time, a side event with the theme of "Protecting Biodiversity, Respecting Multiculturalism, and Practicing Multilateralism", one of the China Corner series activities of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), was held in Yerevan, Armenia.
The meeting pointed out that the ecological wisdom of Chinese civilization that has lasted for more than 5,000 years has provided valuable wealth for the practice of biodiversity conservation, and multiculturalism has injected lasting impetus into biodiversity conservation. In the face of the global challenge of biodiversity loss, only by practicing true multilateralism and adhering to consultation, joint contribution and sharing can we gather a strong joint force to respond to the crisis.
The meeting called on all parties to make greater efforts to promote biodiversity protection, deeply explore the conservation concepts contained in the cultures of various ethnic groups in various regions, promote equal dialogue and mutual learning among different civilizations, safeguard true multilateralism, and build broad consensus and strong synergy for building a community with a shared future for mankind and a community for life on earth.
At the meeting, the guests had in-depth exchanges on topics such as the implementation of the "Kunming-Mengzhou Framework" goals, mainstreaming of biodiversity, and collaborative protection of multiculturalism. They unanimously called on all countries to firmly practice multilateralism, jointly respond to the challenge of biodiversity loss, and work together towards the 2050 vision of "harmony between man and nature."
Two think tank reports (English version) were released at the meeting: "Progress and Effectiveness in the Construction of Beautiful Rural Areas in China" and "China's Innovation and World Contribution of the Ecological and Environmental Code".
In the roundtable dialogue session, three narrators from Heilongjiang Province, Huitong County, Hunan Province, and Daya Bay Nuclear Power Base shared their exploration paths for efficient transformation of biodiversity value in cold areas, the inheritance of Dong Miao culture and the symbiosis of forest ecology, and the corporate responsibility of clean energy and the common prosperity of all things through tangible practical stories. Representatives of the United Nations Environment Program's International Ecosystem Management Partnership Program shared my country's successful exploration of "photovoltaic sheep" around ecological protection and economic coordinated development.
It is reported that the side event was guided by the Department of Natural Ecological Protection of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, hosted by the Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization Research Center, and hosted by the Environmental and Economic Policy Research Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Yantai Coastal Zone Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zhang Yujun, Director of the Natural Ecological Protection Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Wang Jinnan, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Hu Jun, Director of the Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization Research Center, Director of the Environmental and Economic Policy Research Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Yu Hai, Deputy Director, Basile van Havre, Co-Chairman of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and former Director of the Biodiversity Department of the Canadian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Norbert, Director of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Bärlocher, Huang Haifan, senior research assistant of the International Ecosystem Management Partnership of the United Nations Environment Programme, Kata Strachan, deputy director of the ICLEI Africa Center, Amanda Maxwell, executive director of international projects of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Nancy Kananu Marangu, technical advisor of the Kenya Chemichemi Foundation, and more than 100 representatives from domestic and foreign government departments, international organizations, scientific research institutions, social organizations and enterprises attended the meeting to discuss and exchange ideas around biodiversity conservation and building a clean and beautiful world.
