We know that biodiversity is threatened all over the world. How can we protect wildlife and create a world that does not threaten it? The UN Conference on Biological Diversity has begun in Kunming. On this occasion, we have gathered experts from Europe and Asia to discuss problems and solutions.
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) opened Monday in the Chinese city of Kunming On this occasion, euronews gathered experts from China and Europe to discuss protecting biodiversity and creating a world that is not hostile to nature. A full recording of the discussion can be found on our website, and here are the basics of the panelists’ thoughts.
According to Li Lin, director of the Policy and Legal Aid Department of the International Wildlife Foundation, “the most important thing in President Xi Jinping’s speech to the conference was his commitment to provide 1.5 billion yuan for the Kunming Biodiversity Fund.
Meriem Bouamran, head of policy and research at UNESCO’s Division of Ecology and Biodiversity, believes that “the pandemic crisis has given us an unprecedented understanding of our interdependence with nature, ecosystems and biodiversity.
He is a professor of ecology at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Studies in Leipzig, Germany. Joseph Sättle, professor of ecology at the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, supports the idea of imposing additional taxes on food producers who do not use “organic” technologies that are more environmentally friendly.
Ma Jun, director of China’s Institute for the Environment, recalled the 20 biodiversity targets adopted in the Japanese city of Aichi in 2010 but hardly implemented because they were not included in mandatory national legislation. The money and investments to implement these targets have not been received either.”
