China | Calling for Global Cooperation in Developing Biosphere Reserves

China has called for global cooperation in developing biosphere reserves, UNESCO - designated areas promoting sustainable development by balancing biodiversity conservation with human communities, sites that under the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme serve as “learning spaces” for research and testing local solutions to global challenges, integrating conservation, sustainable socio – cultural, and environmentally sound economic development.

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang speaking at the opening of the 5th World Congress of Biosphere which took place in Hangzhou,  the capital city of China’s Zhejiang Province called for joint efforts to strengthen the construction, to promote the harmonious co - existence of humanity and nature, and to achieve synergistic progress between the economy and the environment.

As reported by Xinhua News Agency the Chinese Vice – Premier emphasising the need to balance economic progress with environmental protection stressed that China had strengthened its own conservation system while also taking an active role in international climate action.

The official outlined four priorities for future international cooperation are : 

•    Advancing joint international initiatives 
•    Promoting scientific and technological collaboration 
•    Adopting comprehensive approaches to climate response, biodiversity and human wellbeing 
•    Defending multilateralism by improving global governance mechanism 

The Vice - Premier also expressed China’s readiness to expand cooperation with UNESCO in education, science, heritage protection and environmental initiatives.

China is currently implementing various biosphere initiatives through the ambitious Shan - Shui Initiative, which aims to restore landscapes and ecosystems across the country, and by actively participating in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. These initiatives, supported by scientific and technological collaboration and the vision of ecological civilization, focus on integrated approaches to biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
 

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