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#130863
2021-10-15

GLOBALink | How national parks around the world protect biodiversity?

How national parks around the world protect biodiversity? What actions they are taking to restore the environment? Check the video and find out. #COP15

News Headlines
#130864
2021-10-15

Vision of ecological civilization provides solutions for global crises

China's vision of ecological civilization, which has roots in traditional Chinese culture and stresses the harmonious coexistence of man and nature, provides solutions to address the global crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, officials said on Thursday.

News Headlines
#130865
2021-10-15

The first part of the COP15 biodiversity ends

The first part of the COP15 biodiversity ends Friday, with the China's desired will to carry out international negotiations to better protect nature and some funding commitments. Source: https://pressfrom.info/ca/news/canada/-454907-the-first-part-of-the-cop15-biodiversity-ends.html

News Headlines
#130866
2021-10-15

Funding, indigenous people key to success

This week's online summit Part One sets the stage for a decisive face-to-face meeting in April. Among the new targets is one advanced by the Campaign for Nature (CFN): protect 30 per cent of the world's land and marine areas by 2030. These should consist of protected areas and "other effective a ...

News Headlines
#130867
2021-10-15

Eco-civilization illuminates path to sustainable future

At a time when the world is struggling to find ways to reverse the trend of biodiversity loss, China has provided a sound solution: the harmonious co-existence between mankind and nature.

News Headlines
#130871
2021-10-15

'Path to recovery': Part one of COP15 closes with hopes high for new global biodiversity accord

UN declares virtual talks have set the stage for the adoption of an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework next year. The first phase of the COP15 Biodiversity Summit in Kunming, China closed today with the UN expressing confidence the week long talks had helped set the stage for the ...

News Headlines
#130874
2021-10-15

COP15: biodiversity summit in China ends with UN hailing ‘renewed optimism’

The United Nations Biodiversity Conference in the Chinese city of Kunming closed on an upbeat note on Friday after a week that brought a joint commitment and pledges of funding to help countries put words into action.

News Headlines
#130875
2021-10-15

UN biodiversity Conference: Biodiversity is our future

The first part of the UN Biodiversity Conference wraps up today. It will be followed by final negotiations on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework during face-to-face meetings in Kunming, China, in April 2022. This global biodiversity framework will provide a strategic vision and global r ...

News Headlines
#130876
2021-10-15

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) ...

News Headlines
#130877
2021-10-15

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 ...

News Headlines
#130878
2021-10-15

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 ...

News Headlines
#130879
2021-10-15

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 ...

News Headlines
#130880
2021-10-15

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 ...

News Headlines
#130881
2021-10-15

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.

News Headlines
#130882
2021-10-15

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 ...

News Headlines
#130884
2021-10-15

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.

News Headlines
#130885
2021-10-15

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.

News Headlines
#130886
2021-10-15

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.

News Headlines
#130792
2021-10-14

China-proposed ecological philosophy gains recognition as Kunming Declaration adopted

The Kunming Declaration was adopted Wednesday at the ongoing 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan Province.Chinese Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu declared the adoption of the declara ...

News Headlines
#130793
2021-10-14

The Most Important Global Meeting You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Is Now

Countries are gathering in an effort to stop a biodiversity collapse that scientists say could equal climate change as an existential crisis.

News Headlines
#130794
2021-10-14

COP 15: UN biodiversity conference in China issues ‘powerful signal of determination’ to tackle problem

The United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in the Chinese city of Kunming has adopted a pledge to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and agree a framework to protect threatened habitats.

News Headlines
#130795
2021-10-14

UN biodiversity chief says China critical to setting global framework

"It will be critical to see China's leadership in galvanizing countries globally to really accept an action-oriented post-2020 global biodiversity framework," said Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, during the COP15 meeting in Kunming, southwes ...

News Headlines
#130796
2021-10-14

China Pledged $233 million into a new fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries during COP 15

China on Tuesday pledged to inject $233 million into a new fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries during a key UN conservation summit, despite disagreements among major donors on the initiative.

News Headlines
#130797
2021-10-14

Lobby action speaks louder than words

The first part of the United Nations “Biodiversity COP” (officially called CBD COP 15) kicked off this week, after being delayed for a year due to Covid-19. This international gathering is less well-known than its upcoming climate-focused sister conference (COP 26), but one could argue that even ...

News Headlines
#130798
2021-10-14

Nature loss could be as ‘catastrophic’ as climate change, so how can we prevent it?

Around 195 countries signed a pledge on Wednesday to come up with an “ambitious and transformative” plan to prevent our planet from losing its biodiversity.

News Headlines
#130799
2021-10-14

The five biggest threats to our natural world … and how we can stop them

The world’s wildlife populations have plummeted by more than two-thirds since 1970 – and there are no signs that this downward trend is slowing. The first phase of Cop15 talks in Kunming this week will lay the groundwork for governments to draw up a global agreement next year to halt the loss of ...

News Headlines
#130800
2021-10-14

Interview: China becomes strong supporter, contributor to global biodiversity agenda, says UN official

China has greatly supported and contributed to protecting biodiversity and its philosophy of ecological civilization is "critical for all countries to achieve the global biodiversity goals," a United Nations (UN) official has said.

News Headlines
#130801
2021-10-14

Saving Mother Earth demands stronger global teamwork

The city of Kunming in southwest China, hailed by many as one of the world's most biologically diversified places, is in the global spotlight for hosting the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15).

News Headlines
#130802
2021-10-14

Declaration to advance ecological commitments

Participants at the United Nations Biological Diversity Convention have adopted the Kunming Declaration, as a two-day high-level segment of the 15th meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention, or COP 15, concluded on Wednesday.

News Headlines
#130803
2021-10-14

Australia signs international biodiversity declaration

Australia continues its lead role to secure an ambitious post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, signing the Kunming Declaration at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)’s fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP-15) overnight.

News Headlines
#130804
2021-10-14

Together for greater harmony between man and nature

Zhang Xueliang, a ranger at Xiling Snow Mountain— a giant panda habitat some 110 kilometres from Chengdu, capital of China’s southwest province of Sichuan — returned home after a routine patrol. He looked through the photos of wild giant pandas captured on infrared cameras: one strolling near a ...

News Headlines
#130805
2021-10-14

In bid to boost biodiversity, over 100 nations to adopt 'Kunming Declaration'

As of October 13, more than 100 countries have signed on to the so-called Kunming Declaration to protect biodiversity. Speaking at a U.N. climate conference in the Chinese city of Kunming, China's Environment Minister Huang Runqi praised the declaration and the enthusiasm, but added that it was ...

News Headlines
#130806
2021-10-14

China actively contributes to global biodiversity conservation: Japanese entomologist in Yunnan

Working at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG), a tourist attraction and research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in southwest China’s Yunnan province, is a right choice, said Akihiro Nakamura, a Japanese entomologist who has worked there since 2013.

News Headlines
#130807
2021-10-14

Act Urgently to Preserve Biodiversity for Sustainable Future — ADB President

The world must act urgently to preserve ecosystems and biodiversity for the sake of a sustainable future and prosperity, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa said at the opening of a global event on biodiversity here today.

News Headlines
#130808
2021-10-14

Officials, experts say Xi's speech at COP15 injects confidence into promoting development of global ecological civilization

Officials and experts worldwide have spoken highly of Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech on Tuesday at the leaders' summit of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP15, via video link in Beijing.

News Headlines
#130809
2021-10-14

Minister Noonan speaks at UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)

The High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), hosted by the People’s Republic of China virtually on 12-13 October 2021, closed today with the adoption of the Kunming Declaration. Parties to the Convention committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global ...

News Headlines
#130810
2021-10-14

Developed countries need to increase biodiversity conservation commitment- Takiyuddin

Developed countries need to increase their commitment in the conservation of biodiversity, especially to developing countries, including in the aspect of capacity building, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan (pix).

News Headlines
#130811
2021-10-14

Building a shared future for all life on earth

Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Ali bin Apong attended the high level segment of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, themed ‘Ecological Civilization – Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth’, through video conference, hosted by the People’s Re ...

News Headlines
#130812
2021-10-14

Restoring Biodiversity Loss And Creating Sustainable Food Systems Will Require More Than China’s $230 Billion Pledge

China’s commitment to establish a $230 billion fund to support biodiversity protection in developing countries falls short of what experts believe is required to revert losses and ensure sustainable food production.

News Headlines
#130813
2021-10-14

Finland participates virtually and onsite at COP15 in Kunming China

A large Finnish delegation led by Minister of Environment and Climate Krista Mikkonen will participate virtually in the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15 in Kunming China, the Embassy of Finland in Beijing reports.

News Headlines
#130814
2021-10-14

Significant Achievements Made by China in Biodiversity

The population of giant pandas in the wild has grown from 1,114 to 1,864 over the past four decades, while the Asian elephant population in the wild has grown from 180 in the 1980s to about 300 at present in China, according to the latest figures released in a govermental white paper on October ...

News Headlines
#130815
2021-10-14

COP15: Countries Call For Support Of 30x30 And Leaders Endorse Indigenous Rights But Finance Commitments Fall Short

At virtual kick-off of COP15, tepid pledges don’t match urgent need for global action on nature protection. At the much-anticipated virtual opening of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Chinese President Xi, heads of state and minister ...

News Headlines
#130816
2021-10-14

China ensures local residents benefit from national parks: Ministry

China has ensured that local residents and communities benefit from the building of national parks to conserve its ecosystems, said an official with the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Wednesday.

News Headlines
#130817
2021-10-14

CGTN: Xi Jinping unveils new measures at COP15 to strive for a beautiful China

Beijing on Tuesday unveiled an array of measures to continue the country's endeavor to build a beautiful China as the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is held in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

News Headlines
#130825
2021-10-14

What is the Kunming Declaration on Biodiversity Conservation and Should Businesses be Interested?

On October 13, 2021, the Kunming Declaration was adopted by over 100 countries at the first part of the ongoing 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

News Headlines
#130826
2021-10-14

Ministers, delegates pool wisdom on biodiversity conservation at UN conference

Speakers at a key United Nations biodiversity meeting said Wednesday biodiversity and ecosystem-based approaches, or nature-based solutions, are essential to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and related goals for climate change and food security.

News Headlines
#130827
2021-10-14

COP15: Ecological civilization forum stresses 'harmony with nature'

A key forum of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-15) on ecological civilization in southwest China's Kunming city opened on Thursday, with participants also joining online from across the globe. They stressed the role of ecological c ...

News Headlines
#130718
2021-10-13

Countries adopt ‘Kunming Declaration’ to tackle biodiversity loss

Some 195 countries have pledged to come up with an “ambitious and transformative” plan to reverse biodiversity loss, saying “strong political momentum” was needed to meet the “defining challenge of this decade”.

News Headlines
#130719
2021-10-13

“We must seize this opportunity” – BirdLife CEO speaks at UN Biodiversity Conference

This morning Patricia Zurita, CEO of BirdLife International, delivered an inspirational speech on behalf of international NGOs at the high-level segment of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Conference of the Parties in Kunming, China, where the world’s nations are developing a new global ...

News Headlines
#130721
2021-10-13

2021/10/12 UN biodiversity chief on China’s green strategy / China’s showcase in wildlife protection

Chinese President Xi Jinping doubles down on China’s green strategy of balancing growth with ecological protection. What does it mean for biodiversity conservation? Let’s listen to the views of the United Nations chief on #biodiversity efforts.

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