ZHOU Jinfeng Delivered a Keynote Speech at the "Ecological Civilization and Sustainable Development" Summit Forum: Enchanting China and Eco-Civilization
On
September 21, 2024, Dr. ZHOU Jinfeng, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of
the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), was
invited to attend the "Ecological Civilization and Sustainable
Development" Summit Forum held at the Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology, and delivered a keynote speech on the theme of "Enchanting
China and Eco-civilization".
Dr.
Zhou Jinfeng reviewed the previous five mass extinctions, including the mass
extinction at the end of the Permian caused by the super El Niño phenomenon,
and today's industrial civilization is the reason for the current "sixth
mass extinction" .Under the influence of industrial civilization, although
countries have made many efforts to protect biodiversity for decades, none of
the goals related to biodiversity protection, including the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals and the Aichi Targets, have been achieved, and
humans are still facing the severe challenge of accelerated extinction of
global biodiversity. Therefore, human beings must practice ecological
civilization and start a new way of life and production.
Then,
Dr. Zhou Jinfeng introduced some successful cases of CBCGDF's practice such as
the CBCGDF Community Conservation area system launched in 2016: through
community protection and public participation, the wintering population of
endangered great bustards has been successfully increased from 500 to more than
1,400, and the global population of great bustards has recovered to nearly
10,000; while supporting the livelihoods of beekeepers, it protects the native
Chinese honey bees, avoiding the ecological function dislocation caused by
beekeepers breeding Italian honey bees instead of Chinese honey bees in pursuit
of economic benefits. At present, the number of CBCGDF Community Conservation
areas has reached 222, effectively protecting multiple species and ecosystems.
Dr.
Zhou Jinfeng further talked about the concept of " Biodiversity
Conservation in Our Neighborhood " (BCON), focusing on the "Migratory
Bird Lifeline" project carried out in cooperation with the State Grid -
while ensuring the safety of power transmission and supply, a national bird
rescue network was established, and the key paths through which birds fly were
intentionally avoided when designing the lines. He elaborated on the experience
of environmental public interest litigation and introduced the work carried out
by CBCGDF to protect Beijing Swifts.
The
forum was co-organized by the World Academy of Sustainable Development Limited
(WAOSD), CBCGDF and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and
guided by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's Institute of
Environment.
Original Chinese
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Translator: Sara
Checked by: Richard
Editor: Sara
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