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#1308762021-10-15
First part of COP15 exceeds anticipations; post-2020 framework will be better implemented: CBD executive secretary
The first part of the COP15 meeting in Kunming has met and exceeded expectations and is expected to provide a roadmap for the effective further negotiations of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ...
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#1308772021-10-15
Euronews debates how Europe and China should preserve biodiversity
The UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, China is underway in a context of extreme pressure on ecosystems across our planet. According to a WWF International report in 2018, there has been a 60% decline in global populations of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians since 1970. Today one m ...
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#1308782021-10-15
Businesses Urge World Leaders to Do More on Biodiversity
As the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) takes place remotely this month (October 11-15, 2021), chief executives of a number of major companies have signed an open letter from the Business for Nature coalition to world leaders, urging them to do more and to set more ambitious targets on biodive ...
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#1308792021-10-15
COP15 provides China with a chance to solidify its global leadership in promoting ecological civilization
After being postponed twice due to the coronavirus outbreak, with a 17-month delay, the first round of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) finally took place this week in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province, considered the ...
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#1308802021-10-15
CCTV+: Broadcasters' Joint Initiative on Protection of Biodiversity Launched
As the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is being held in Kunming from October 11 to 15, the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) of China, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, Arab States Broadcasting Union, African Union ...
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#1308812021-10-15
Preventing biodiversity collapse critical to COP26 climate goals, say world leaders
In the run-up to the UN’s crucial climate conference at month’s end, global leaders have laid the foundation for an international framework to protect nature and halt the collapse of biodiversity worldwide while also curbing global warming and protecting human health.
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#1308822021-10-15
Danish envoy hails China’s handling of wandering elephants
The political leadership of China, the presidency of the COP15, takes the biodiversity issue seriously so that it's important for the rest of the world to follow suit amid insufficient efforts to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, set up 10 years ago, the Ambassador of Denmark to China said ...
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#1308842021-10-15
UN summit sets stage for adoption of post-2020 biodiversity framework
With the participation of almost 2,918 delegates in Kunming and 2,478 connecting virtually, the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) closed on Friday, setting the stage for the adoption of an effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework at the resumption of the meeting in spring 2022.
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#1308852021-10-15
U.N. biodiversity talks end in China’s Kunming with new funding pledges
KUNMING, China (Reuters) – China, the European Union and Japan were among countries pledging to spend more on slowing down rapid species loss at talks this week in China to prepare for a new global biodiversity pact.
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#1308862021-10-15
COP15 successful, China takes lead in biodiversity, says UN official
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kunming, China, was "very successful and met all the expectations," said a CBD executive official.
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#1308912021-10-16
COP15 concludes in SW China's Kunming
The first part of the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference concluded in southwest China's Kunming on Friday. During the five-day meeting held both online and in person, the global community gathered to review a "post-2020 global biodiversity framework" and agreed on a new set of goals over the next ...
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#1308922021-10-16
WWF Director General: COP15 is an unmissable opportunity
The UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province is "an unmissable opportunity for the world" as it set a new direction for global biodiversity conservation, Director General of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Marco Lambertini has said.
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#1308932021-10-16
Part one of COP15 closes, setting stage for post-2020 biodiversity framework
Part one of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) closed Friday in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, setting the stage for the adoption of an effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework at the resumption of ...
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#1308942021-10-16
World inspired by China's great efforts
President Xi Jinping's remarks at the COP 15 meeting have demonstrated China's commitment in embracing a green economic system and boosted confidence in global biodiversity conservation, international experts said.
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#1308952021-10-16
First part of COP15 closes with ‘broad consensus’ on post-2020 biodiversity framework
After the adjournment of the week-long COP15 meeting on Friday afternoon, representatives and scholars attending the meeting said they expected the second part of the meeting next year to deliver a feasible global post-2020 biodiversity framework built on the political commitment and momentum fo ...
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#1308962021-10-16
Ambassador of Denmark to China on COP15
Thomas Østrup Møller, ambassador of Denmark to China, told CGTN host Tian Wei in an exclusive interview the nature does not respect borders. So when we are exploiting nature, it comes back and it will punish us. He also hoped that we are going to take some ambitious and decisive decisions at COP ...
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#1308972021-10-16
‘Ecological civilisation’: an empty slogan or will China act on the environment?
This week, China took charge of hosting a major UN environmental conference for the first time, at the opening of Cop15 in Kunming. The world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter and largest consumer of natural resources might seem a strange choice to host talks to stop the destruction of ecosystems ...
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#1308982021-10-16
‘Path to recovery’: Part one of COP15 closes with hopes high for new global biodiversity accord
The first phase of the COP15 Biodiversity Summit in Kunming, China closed today (15 October) with the UN expressing confidence the week long talks had helped set the stage for the adoption of a new international treaty next year to ramp up global biodiversity protection.
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#1309002021-10-16
Kunming Conference provides a good prospects for further work to halt biodiversity loss
The first phase of a meeting of parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity provided good prospects for further negotiations aimed at halting biodiversity loss. Hosted by China in Kunming and partly arranged as a virtual event, the main achievement of the meeting was a unified message concernin ...
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#1309012021-10-16
China joins hands with world to start new journey of high-quality development for humanity
“The international community must enhance cooperation, build consensus and pool strength to build a community of all life on Earth,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a keynote speech.
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#1309022021-10-16
Exclusive: UK and China must continue to stand together to help world meet climate commitments, says UK envoy
At the COP15 in Kunming, Southwest China' Yunnan Province, China demonstrated a strong determination to work with other countries in protecting biodiversity, which is considered a new chapter in biodiversity conservation. The country's efforts of implementing a number of measures to protect and ...
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#1309042021-10-16
Preventing biodiversity collapse critical to COP26 climate goals, say world leaders
In the run-up to the UN’s crucial climate conference at month’s end, global leaders have laid the foundation for an international framework to protect nature and halt the collapse of biodiversity worldwide while also curbing global warming and protecting human health.
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#1309052021-10-16
UN biodiversity talks in China end in funding pledges to reduce loss of species
China, the European Union and Japan were among countries pledging to spend more on slowing down the rapid loss of species at talks this week in China to prepare for a new global biodiversity pact. But critics says the final agreement amounts to a "toothless tiger"
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#1309062021-10-16
Kunming Declaration refreshes global commitment to biodiversity
With a bang of the gavel, the Kunming Declaration was adopted Wednesday in the provincial capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, providing new momentum for drawing the roadmap for biodiversity conservation in the coming decade.
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#1309072021-10-16
Xinhua Headlines: Int'l community recognizes China-proposed ecological philosophy, urges bold global actions
Representatives from governments, non-governmental organizations, research institutions and private sectors worldwide have gathered in China, virtually or in person, to navigate transformative changes in biodiversity conservation.
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#1309082021-10-16
How to combat the aggravating climate change and biodiversity crisis
Guests at the UN biodiversity conference held in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming have brainstormed on how to combat the aggravating climate change and biodiversity crisis in a positive and pragmatic manner.
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#1309112021-10-16
China's contribution to biological diversity
On October 12, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the establishment of a fund to support developing countries in biological diversity conservation during the leaders' summit of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) held in Kunming ...
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#1309122021-10-16
COP 15: Highlights From the Kunming Declaration
Governments from over 100 countries have pledged to boost the protection of natural habitats in their territories and work toward signing an “ambitious and transformative” global deal next year to halt the ecological crisis driving the potential extinction of many plant and animal species.
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#1309142021-10-18
Land of Diversity – a documentary dedicated to COP15
The power of evolution prevails even in some of the world’s toughest environments. From mammals and reptiles to flowers and leafy plants, the Himalayas have some of the world’s most diverse ecosystems, which have bred the most incredible diversity of life on the planet.
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#1309152021-10-18
China steps up construction of photovoltaic bases after COP15
China is accelerating the construction of photovoltaic power stations in deserts to support its environmental protection goals and develop renewable energy after several major renewable energy projects were revealed at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biolog ...
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#1309162021-10-18
Biodiversity: world leaders are negotiating new targets to protect nature by 2030 – the story so far
“Putting biodiversity on a path to recovery is a defining challenge of this decade.” So begins the Kunming Declaration on biodiversity, adopted at the 15th UN biodiversity conference on October 13 2021, otherwise known as COP15.
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#1309172021-10-18
Revival of rare species reflects China’s biodiversity conservation
China has made great strides in protecting the environment and maintaining biodiversity in the past decades. Cases of population restoration of species such as giant pandas, Asian elephants, and snow leopards are familiar to people around the world. However, there are still many stories of rare ...
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#1309182021-10-18
Yili Group Attends COP15 Ecological Civilization Forum to Discuss Biodiversity Conservation
Yili announces latest biodiversity conservation initiatives: "Save Endangered Asian Elephants" and "Smart Grasslands" Yili attends COP15, showcasing progress of "Yili Homeland Initiative" and discussing plans on biodiversity conservation
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#1309192021-10-18
Green Pulse Podcast: Saving biodiversity: It should be in our nature
The world is full of amazing plant and animal life, without which humans could not survive. Nature, from forests to coral reefs, to soils and grasslands, provides humanity with food and materials to live. Yet nature is under great threat from our rush for resources to grow our economies and cities.
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#1309202021-10-18
Nigeria, others adopt Kunming declaration, create biodiversity fund
The High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15) closed last week with the adoption of the Kunming Declaration, where parties to the Convention, including Nigeria committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
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#1309212021-10-18
Explained: What Is Kunming Declaration On Biodiversity, Pledged By More Than 100 Countries?
More than 100 countries on the 13th of October 2021 pledged to make the protection of habitats an integral part of their respective government’s policies. The delegations from these countries were attending the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in the Chinese city of Kunming.
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#1309242021-10-18
People's Daily Online: The Population of Endangered Species, Green Peafowl, Has Shown Steady Increase Research From the Kunming Institute of Zoology Shows
Phase one of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity was held in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China from October 11 to 15, 2021. During the meeting, Yang Xiaojun, a researcher from the Bird Group of Kunming Institute of Zoology, Ch ...
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#1310552021-10-21
Biodiversity loss and climate change are humanity’s biggest issues: COP15 is a critical precursor to COP26
Findings in a recent co-sponsored workshop report compiled by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) record that biodiversity loss and climate change are two of the most pressing issues ...
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#1311112021-10-25
Kunming, Beijing meetings set new directions for world
China's ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday that conferences held in China this month on biodiversity and green-themed transport provide new starting points for efforts toward innovation-driven development.
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#1312272021-10-27
U.N. biodiversity chief urges COP26 climate talks to prioritise nature
Any new pledges made at the upcoming COP26 climate summit must include protection and restoration of natural areas, said the U.N. biodiversity chief - a move that could give a boost to ongoing efforts to broker a separate global nature pact.
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#1312582021-10-28
Cop26 must focus on poorer countries, says UN development chief
Achim Steiner says failure by UK hosts to recognise developing nations’ concerns could lead to breakdown of talks. Developing countries, many of which are deeply indebted following the Covid-19 crisis, must be the focus of the Cop26 summit if the UK hopes to make it a success, the UN’s developme ...
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#1312692021-10-28
Here Are the Goals of the COP26 Climate Change Meetings—and Where the World Stands in Accomplishing Them
Next week, thousands of ministers and diplomats from across the world will descend on an event campus in Glasgow, Scotland for the most important climate conference in recent years—and perhaps the most significant international meeting of our lifetimes.
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#1312752021-10-28
Why the COP26 climate summit will be both crucial and disappointing
“The rain it raineth every day,” Feste tells the audience at the end of “Twelfth Night”. And the cop it coppeth every year. Since 1995 the countries bound by the un Framework Convention on Climate Change (unfccc) have missed only one conference of the parties—when the pandemic struck in 2020. Th ...
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#1312872021-10-29
Fast facts about international views of climate change as Biden attends UN COP26 conference
President Joe Biden is in Europe this weekend to attend COP26, a United Nations conference on climate change. The summit comes after a UN panel reported in August that urgent measures are needed to avoid catastrophic effects from climate change.
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#1312882021-10-29
Interactive: Who wants what at the COP26 climate change summit
Many thousands of words have been written about what the COP26 climate summit should be aiming to achieve, according to a multitude of different perspectives.
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#1312952021-10-29
These 4 charts explain why the stakes are so high at the U.N. climate summit
Leaders from around the world are gathering in Glasgow, Scotland, to hammer out new pledges to fight climate change. The stakes are high. Scientists warn that heat-trapping emissions must fall dramatically by 2030. Otherwise, the world faces more extreme hurricanes, floods and droughts, likely d ...
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#1312972021-10-29
Pope Francis calls for ‘radical’ climate change response before COP26
Pope Francis said Friday that climate change was an "unprecedented threat" which requires an urgent and effective response, as global leaders prepare for the imminent COP26 summit in Scotland.
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#1312982021-10-29
'Everything is at stake' as world gathers for climate talks
More than one world leader says humanity's future, even survival, hangs in the balance when international officials meet in Scotland to try to accelerate efforts to curb climate change. Temperatures, tempers and hyperbole have all ratcheted up ahead of the United Nations summit.
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#1313172021-10-29
The Amazon is still burning. Can UN summit in Glasgow address such climate failures?
By all measures, Giovane Garrido Mendonça should be a logger. His father and grandfather and great-grandfather all made their livings felling thick trees deep in the Brazilian Amazon. As a child, Mendonça often tagged along, proudly toting his father's chainsaw.
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#1313222021-10-29
Exploring the rise of emissions in the shadow of global climate negotiations
This November, world leaders will meet once again to negotiate and discuss measures to address the global climate crisis. The question is, will COP26 in Glasgow make any difference? A recently published research article identifies key reasons behind the world's 30-year record of failure to bring ...