The CBD COP15
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a legally binding international agreement which came into effect in December 1993. Dedicated to a sustainable future, it is the world's first convention on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The highest decision-making body of the convention is the Conference of the Parties (COP), which is held every two years.
On October 11, 2021, the 15th meeting of the COP (COP15) opened in Kunming, China. More than 5,000 people representing more than 140 participating bodies and some 30 international organizations attended the meeting, either online or offline. On the theme of "Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth," they discussed the new strategies for global biodiversity governance.
Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the Leaders' Summit. From the perspective of human sustainable development, he explained China's vision, proposals and actions in promoting global eco-civilization, which is of great significance to global biodiversity conservation and transformation. He presented a vision of building a homeland of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, a homeland of coordinated economic and environmental progress, and a homeland of common development of all countries.
President Xi made four proposals regarding a new journey of high-quality development for humanity: taking the development of eco-civilization as our guide to coordinating the relationship between humanity and nature, letting green transition drive our efforts to facilitate global sustainable development, concentrating on improving people's wellbeing to promote social equity and justice, and taking international law as the basis to uphold a fair and equitable international governance system.
He also presented China's practical actions to promote global biodiversity governance and build a community of all life on earth.
The Kunming Declaration was published as the main outcome of the first part of COP15, building momentum for the adoption of an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework for the second part of COP15 to be held in 2022. China, the president and host of COP15, had overcome various difficulties in the context of the global coronavirus pandemic and ensured the smooth convention of the meeting. This proved its resolution as a responsible major country to increase international consensus on global biodiversity protection.
《生物多樣性公約》第十五次締約方大會
《生物多樣性公約》是一項具有法律約束力的國際公約，于1993年12月正式生效，其總體目標(biāo)是鼓勵建設(shè)可持續(xù)未來的行動。這是全球第一個關(guān)于保護(hù)和可持續(xù)利用生物多樣性的公約。締約方大會是《公約》的最高議事和決策機(jī)制，每兩年舉行一次。
2021年10月11日，《生物多樣性公約》第十五次締約方大會在昆明開幕，來自140多個締約方及30多個國際機(jī)構(gòu)和組織共計5000余位代表通過線上線下結(jié)合方式參加大會，圍繞“生態(tài)文明：共建地球生命共同體”主題，共商全球生物多樣性治理新戰(zhàn)略，共同開啟全球生物多樣性治理新進(jìn)程。
習(xí)近平在大會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人峰會上發(fā)表主旨講話，站在促進(jìn)人類可持續(xù)發(fā)展的高度，全面闡釋中國推進(jìn)全球生態(tài)文明建設(shè)的理念、主張和行動，對引領(lǐng)全球生物多樣性保護(hù)轉(zhuǎn)型發(fā)展具有重要意義。在講話中，習(xí)近平提出3個“地球家園”愿景，即構(gòu)建人與自然和諧共生的地球家園、經(jīng)濟(jì)與環(huán)境協(xié)同共進(jìn)的地球家園、世界各國共同發(fā)展的地球家園；并首次明確提出“人類高質(zhì)量發(fā)展”理念和“開啟人類高質(zhì)量發(fā)展新征程”的4點(diǎn)主張，即以生態(tài)文明建設(shè)為引領(lǐng)，協(xié)調(diào)人與自然關(guān)系；以綠色轉(zhuǎn)型為驅(qū)動，助力全球可持續(xù)發(fā)展；以人民福祉為中心，促進(jìn)社會公平正義；以國際法為基礎(chǔ)，維護(hù)公平合理的國際治理體系。此外，習(xí)近平還鄭重宣布了務(wù)實(shí)有力的東道國舉措，展示了中國同國際社會一道推動全球生物多樣性治理、共建地球生命共同體的雄心和行動。
大會在第一階段會議中通過了《昆明宣言》，發(fā)布了“共建全球生態(tài)文明，保護(hù)全球生物多樣性”倡議，為第二階段會議制定“2020年后全球生物多樣性框架”提供指引、凝聚共識。在新冠肺炎疫情全球大流行的背景下，作為大會東道國和主席國，中國克服各方面困難，為第一階段會議的圓滿順利召開付出了巨大努力，展現(xiàn)了負(fù)責(zé)任大國擔(dān)當(dāng)，有效增強(qiáng)了國際社會推動全球生物多樣性保護(hù)的凝聚力。
