The Chinese city of Kunming is hosting the UN Biodiversity Conference – known as COP15. Photo: STR/AFP
The Chinese city of Kunming is hosting the UN Biodiversity Conference – known as COP15. Photo: STR/AFP
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COP15: vice-premier vows more ambitious biodiversity plans for China

  • Han Zheng declares in conference opening ceremony China will ‘make the protection of biodiversity an important task’
  • COP15’s aim for specific biodiversity targets helps quantify results and maintain accountability, says director of China’s Institute of Science and Development

The Chinese city of Kunming is hosting the UN Biodiversity Conference – known as COP15. Photo: STR/AFP
The Chinese city of Kunming is hosting the UN Biodiversity Conference – known as COP15. Photo: STR/AFP
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