The 2026 Global Panda Partners Conference was held in Chengdu from November 2 to 4, bringing together hundreds of experts from around the world to explore ecological protection paths.
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Sichuan has the largest and most complete giant panda habitat in the world, and China will officially establish the Giant Panda National Park in 2021.
China News Service, Chengdu, November 3 (Yuan Mou Zhibo) The 2026 Global Panda Partners Conference will be held in Chengdu from November 2 to 4. With the theme of "Protecting the Panda Homeland Together, Building a Beautiful World, and Sharing Open Opportunities", this conference brought together hundreds of experts, industry insiders and other "panda partners" from more than 30 countries and regions to explore scientific paths for ecological protection and green development.
Sichuan has the world's largest and most complete giant panda habitat, with nearly 75% of the world's giant pandas thriving here. Under the "umbrella protection" of the giant panda, rare animals and plants such as the Sichuan golden monkey, takin, leopard, Davidia involucrata, and glabra fern also live and grow here. China's achievements in giant panda habitat protection and other aspects have continued to attract attention from the international community.
At the main forum of the conference held on the 3rd, Xia Zehan, director and representative of the UNESCO East Asia Regional Office, pointed out that people’s love for giant pandas is not blocked by language or generations. Protecting this rare species means protecting an ecosystem that sustains many other organisms and is related to human well-being.
Xia Zehan specifically mentioned that in 2021, China officially established a giant panda national park spanning Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces. Its relevant practices in strengthening collaborative management have accumulated valuable experience for cross-administrative ecosystem protection and are of reference significance.
China’s accumulated experience in giant panda protection has also been continuously shared and enriched through international cooperation.
"Our cooperation started with two giant pandas and a common hope." said Shawn Dixon, president and CEO of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Giant pandas "Bai Yun" and "Shi Shi" arrived at the San Diego Zoo in 1996, kicking off giant panda conservation cooperation between the two countries. Giant pandas are deeply loved by the American people and are an important link connecting the friendship between the two peoples.
During the conference, Chinese and foreign guests will visit the Ya'an Base of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center and other places to learn about the effectiveness of giant panda breeding, reintroduction, and ecological protection. They will also witness Sichuan's development achievements in the fields of ecological protection, cultural inheritance, and integration of culture and tourism through activities such as "Double Treasures Harmony, Symbiosis of All Creatures—Giant Panda and Golden Monkey Scientific Protection and Cultural Exchange Dialogue", "Chinese and Foreign Cultural Tourism Exchange and Mutual Learning Conference", and "Panda Cultural and Creative Market".
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