Xi Jinping Delivers Speech at the Opening Ceremony of the Second High-Level Meeting of COP15 – Xinhua News Agency

On December 15, at the opening ceremony of the high-level meeting of the second part of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity held in Montreal, Canada, President Xi Jinping delivered a speech via video. 2022. (Xinhua News Agency/Li Xueren)

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech via video link at the opening ceremony of the high-level segment of the second part of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on Thursday in Montreal, Canada.

Xi Jinping pointed out that mankind is a community with a shared future, and unity and cooperation is the only effective way to deal with global challenges.

“A good ecosystem is the foundation for the prosperity of civilization. We should work together to promote the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, build a community of life on earth, and create a clean and beautiful world for all of us,” President Xi said. Say.

“We need to build a consensus on global biodiversity conservation, jointly promote the formulation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, and clarify the goals and paths of global biodiversity conservation,” the chairman said.

“We must advance the process of global biodiversity conservation, turn our vision into action, support capacity building in developing countries, and coordinate responses to global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss.”

“We should promote green development by protecting biodiversity, accelerate the green transformation of development methods and lifestyles, and play the role of global development initiatives to better benefit people of all countries,” he said.

“We must maintain a fair and reasonable global biodiversity protection order, firmly defend genuine multilateralism, firmly support the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law, and form a powerful joint force to protect the common home of the earth,” He added.

Xi Jinping said that China has actively promoted the construction of ecological civilization and biodiversity protection, and the diversity, stability and sustainability of the ecosystem have been continuously improved.

“We have found a path to biodiversity conservation with Chinese characteristics,” Xi said.

Xi Jinping pointed out that in the next step, China will continue to promote the construction of ecological civilization and plan the construction of ecological civilization under the background of promoting the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.

“We will respond to the United Nations Decade of Action Plan on Ecosystem Restoration, launch a large number of key biodiversity conservation and restoration projects, and deepen international exchanges and cooperation,” Xi said.

“Through the ‘Belt and Road’ International Green Development Alliance and the Kunming Biodiversity Fund, we will do our best to provide support and assistance to developing countries and promote global biodiversity governance to a new level.”