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  The French-Chinese   Ecological Dialogue Webinar will be held on April 10, 2025 by the World Academy of Sustainable Development (WAOSD), the Association TESFEC and DynamiBalance. The theme of the conference is: "New Energy and Biodiversity: Policy Innovation and Technological Synergy".   Climate change and biodiversity loss are the dual challenges facing the world today, and the development of clean energy is a key way to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality. However, the implementation of new energy projects may also have potential impacts on ecosystems and biodiversity. How to achieve the goal of ecological protection while promoting energy transformation has become a core issue of common concern between China and France.   China and France have rich practical experience in the fields of clean energy development and ecological protection, and the two sides are highly complementary in terms of policies and regulations, technological innovation and international c...

From March 30 to 31, 2025, the highly anticipated event, the "SOS Ocean!" summit was held at the National Marine Museum in Paris. Dr. ZHOU Jinfeng, Founding Chair of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), President of World Academy of Sustainable Development Limited (WAOSD) was invited to attend the conference. During the conference, Dr. Zhou met with Ms. Barbara Pompili, the Environment Minister of France. The "SOS Ocean!" Summit served as a significant prelude to the Third United Nations Ocean Conference. It attracted government leaders, representatives of international organizations, and scholars from approximately 60 countries, focusing on core issues such as reducing marine pollution, curbing sea-level rise, and protecting marine biodiversity. The summit aimed to enhance public awareness of marine environmental issues and to urge the international community to take action to protect the fragile marine ecosystem. The T...

As an observer to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), the OceanWetlands Working Group of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) learned that the Council of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) successfully concluded the first part of its thirtieth session. All 36 Council Members participated in the session, alongside 24 non-Council Members and 26 observer delegations. In the first part of the 30th session, the Council completed a reading of the Revised Consolidated Text of the Draft Exploitation Regulations issued by the President of the Council in November 2024, covering the Preamble through draft regulation 55. The negotiations were conducted on a regulation-by-regulation basis, and there are still some thematic issues that need further consideration. For the next steps, the member States will continue submitting proposals to refine outstanding draft regulations, annexes and related documents. Further discussions are planned for Ju...

The Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP15) will be hosted by the Government of Brazil in Campo Grande from 23–29 March 2026. The fifty-seventh meeting of the Standing Committee (StC57) will take place the day before the opening, and the fifty-eighth meeting of the Standing Committee (StC58) will take place immediately prior to COP15 at the same venue.   This landmark UN meeting on wildlife conservation will bring together governments, scientists, conservationists, indigenous peoples and local communities, environmental leaders and civil society from around the world to address the urgent conservation challenges facing the thousands of wildlife species that cross international boundaries.   Brazil, a party to CMS since 2015, is the most biodiverse country in the world. Countless species of migratory animals depend on habitats in Brazil for their survival, whether for breeding, fe...

On March 22, 2025, Prof. Alice C. Hughes, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) and Associate Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, delivered a keynote speech titled “ Using New Tools to Provide Novel Insights for Biodiversity Monitoring ”  at the ICG-20 Wuhan Special Session of the 20th International Conference on Genomics. Video ’ s link:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5eagyfe1nJD-_hfCkO6Znw Edited by YJ Reviewed by Maggie Contact: v10@cbcgdf.org; +8617319454776 Contribution Do you know? We rely on crowd-funding and donations. You have the opportunity to help an international movement to advance biodiversity conservation. Donate TODAY to power up the movement to make it a better world for all life. Donation(501C3)Paypal: intl@wbag.org https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=2EYYJJZ8CGPLE

On the day   of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India, Dr. Rajendra Shende, consultant of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation ( CBCGDF ) , the World's Climatology Leader, Chairman of the Indian TERRE Policy Centre, and Former Director of UNEP, shared with CBCGDF   two articles on the constructive role of China - India relations in global sustainable development. Dr. Rajendra Shende pointed out that the cooperation between China and India is of irreplaceable importance in addressing global challenges. Dr. Rajendra Shende emphasized in the article that the Himalayas are not only the natural boundary between China and India, but also the bridge connecting the 3500 years of cultural exchanges between the two countries. From Xuanzang's journey to the west to seek Dharma to the Indian doctor Dwarkanath Kotnis's assistance to China in the Anti Japanese War, the historical ties between the two peop...