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，其總體目標是鼓勵建設可持續未來的行動。這是全球第一個關于保護和可持續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多個國際機構和組織共計5000余位代表通過線上線下結合方式參加大會，圍繞“生態文明：共建地球生命共同體”主題，共商全球生物多樣性治理新戰略，共同開啟全球生物多樣性治理新進程。

習近平在大會領導人峰會上發表主旨講話，站在促進人類可持續發展的高度，全面闡釋中國推進全球生態文明建設的理念、主張和行動，對引領全球生物多樣性保護轉型發展具有重要意義。在講話中，習近平提出3個“地球家園”愿景，即構建人與自然和諧共生的地球家園、經濟與環境協同共進的地球家園、世界各國共同發展的地球家園；并首次明確提出“人類高質量發展”理念和“開啟人類高質量發展新征程”的4點主張，即以生態文明建設為引領，協調人與自然關系；以綠色轉型為驅動，助力全球可持續發展；以人民福祉為中心，促進社會公平正義；以國際法為基礎，維護公平合理的國際治理體系。此外，習近平還鄭重宣布了務實有力的東道國舉措，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》，發布了“共建全球生態文明，保護全球生物多樣性”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，展現了負責任大國擔當，有效增強了國際社會推動全球生物多樣性保護的凝聚力。