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"One" to the future - a glimpse of China leading the process of the Biodiversity Conference

2022-12-20T02:05:03.727Z


Newsletter: "One" to the future - a glimpse of China leading the process of the Biodiversity Conference Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Shuang Lin Xiaochun Lin Wei "We will all be responsible for this." At the critical moment when the second Conference of the Parties (COP15) is about to finalize the chairman's text, Huang Runqiu, the chairman of the conference and Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, appealed to all representatives.


  Xinhua News Agency, Montreal, Canada, December 19

Newsletter : "One" to the future - a glimpse of China leading the process of the Biodiversity Conference

  Xinhua News Agency reporter Guo Shuang Lin Xiaochun Lin Wei

  "We are all responsible for this. Allow me to say it again: we are all responsible for this."

  At the critical moment when the fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is about to finalize the text of the chairman, Huang Runqiu, the chairman of the meeting and Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, appealed to all representatives.

  From the eyes of "a swift" to see a common destiny, "a cup of fragrant tea" to build a global consensus, "a song" to sing harmonious coexistence, to "a letter" to show the wisdom of negotiation, and "one hammer to decide" to finalize the results of the conference... …China's successful leadership of the Biodiversity Conference is reflected in every detail.

A Swift——Focus on the Common Destiny

  Every year at the turn of summer and autumn, Beijing Swifts begin to migrate, crossing many countries along the way, and finally arrive at the plateau of South Africa.

In Gaofei Swift's eyes, the earth is a whole, and the countries they pass through, regardless of size, strength, wealth or poverty, are their homeland.

  On the big screen of the main venue of the second phase of the COP15 meeting, the promotional video containing the content of Swift was played repeatedly, presenting China's proposition of a community with a shared future for mankind.

  The gathering of representatives from more than 190 parties to the Convention and stakeholders shows that the international community attaches great importance to the protection of nature; nearly 200 ministerial representatives set a record for the largest number of high-level representatives of the previous Conference of the Parties. This represents a strong political will worldwide to reverse the trend of biodiversity loss.

  "This is the last chance, and active actions should be taken...to bring global biodiversity on the road to recovery in 2030. This is our goal and the common aspiration of everyone." Huang Runqiu emphasized.

A Cup of Fragrant Tea——Gathering the Consensus of All Parties

  In the pure land of high mountains with an altitude of more than 2,000 meters in Yunnan, China, the tea leaves carefully picked from the thousand-year-old tea trees are fermented and processed into Pu-erh tea cakes, which are transported thousands of miles away during the snowy season and placed in the Montreal Convention Center, which is jokingly called the conference by many representatives. The "China Corner" of "Focus".

  The color of the soup is thick and bright, the aroma is unique and calm, and the taste is mellow and sweet.

Receiving the gift of nature from the "Tea Doctor", representatives from different countries and positions smiled, replacing wine with tea and wishing for the future.

  "Chinese tea attracts people from all over the world to taste the gifts of nature and appreciate the importance of protecting biodiversity to human well-being," said Liana Como, representative of the International Alliance for Health Promotion and Education. The country promotes all parties to form synergy, bridge differences, and strive to promote all parties to reach consensus."

A Ballad - Calling for Harmonious Coexistence

  At the critical stage of the negotiation, a song "Golden Bird and Silver Bird Flying Up" floated into the venue.

This original ecological singing style has been passed down from generation to generation, describing the hometown landscape, flowers and trees, birds, beasts, insects and fish, and telling the best wishes for the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.

  The farming culture of "scent of rice flowers, swimming fish, squawking ducks, and singing frogs" in Congjiang County, Guizhou Province; the experience of sustainable utilization of Chinese medicinal materials in the "Millennium Medicine Township" in Pan'an County, Zhejiang Province; "Shanshui Project" was selected as the flagship project of the United Nations, and a large number of Chinese nature reserves have been included in the IUCN Green List...

  During the conference, there were numerous successful experiences in China's ecological protection that were recognized by international organizations and institutions, and the road to biodiversity conservation with Chinese characteristics won praise from all parties.

Chinese civilization has always advocated the unity of nature and man, Taoism follows nature, and pursues the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.

Protecting nature and the ecological environment like protecting the eyes has become a deeply rooted concept.

  Bruno Oberle, Director-General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, praised in an interview with a reporter from Xinhua News Agency that the Chinese government took the lead in proposing the concept of ecological civilization and actively sharing this concept with the world. This is China's long-term contribution to the world.

A Letter - Demonstrating Chinese Wisdom

  In the heavy snow in Montreal, when the negotiations were deadlocked, a letter from the chairman of the conference demonstrated the effective "Chinese wisdom".

  "I ask for the support of all parties and observers to play a role in the remainder of the COP to ensure success and to communicate our decisions." The letter launched a novel negotiating tactic: inviting a developing country minister and a developed country The "pairing" of ministers took the lead and formed a number of ministerial-level consultation groups, which effectively promoted the resolution of difficult negotiations.

  This is an example of China giving full play to the leading role of the presidency of the General Assembly.

  "China has done an extraordinary job and truly demonstrated global leadership," Inge Arnoldson, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program told Xinhua. The performance has always been consistent.”

One hammer to finalize - the world wins together

  "I now propose that documents L25 to L30 be adopted as a package. I see no objection. Pass!"

  At 3:33 a.m. local time on December 19, Huang Runqiu knocked on the gavel.

After four years of ups and downs and overcoming many difficulties, the "Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework" ("Framework" for short) was finally adopted.

  The representatives of all parties who had been waiting for nearly 10 hours at the conference stood up, applauded, cheered, and hugged tightly...

  Numerous delegates supported and congratulated the Framework for its adoption.

The representative of the Congo (Kinshasa) said that he was grateful to China for its "efforts, courage, ability to listen, spirit of compromise, and perseverance, which enabled us to pass the 'framework'".

  The achievement of the "framework" is "not only a victory for China, but also a victory for the world under the leadership of China."

said Elizabeth Murema, Executive Secretary of the Convention Secretariat.

Source: chinanews

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