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  On Wednesday, 30 October, WG I addressed a draft decision on the monitoring framework for the GBF, approving most elements of the draft decision and the three associated annexes with minor amendments. Delegates agreed to request the GEF to provide financial resources to contribute to the development and implementation of national biodiversity monitoring systems in response to requests by “ all eligible parties ” and according to its mandate. Delegates further agreed to encourage provision of “ support, including resources, ” for community-based monitoring and information systems.   The annexes were approved, with brackets remaining on: indicator 7.2, concerning “ pesticide environment concentration ” and/or “ aggregated total applied toxicity, ” in the annex on technical updates to the headline and binary indicators in the GBF monitoring framework; and component indicators under Target 16 (sustainable consumption), namely “ global environmental impacts of consumption ” and “ ecologic

  Chair Sörqvist introduced the agenda item in WG I on Monday, 21 October, and delegates heard progress reports from the first and second meetings of the Working Group on benefit-sharing from DSI use. A contact group, co-chaired by Lactitia Tshitwamulomoni (South Africa) and William Lockhart (UK), was established for further deliberations, holding 11 sessions over the two weeks.   The COP invites parties and others to submit relevant views and requests the Secretariat to: synthesize these views; commission a study on options for making DSI publicly available and accessible; and prepare a study on national and international standards for the identification of small, medium, and large entities as well as on contribution rates, including implications for revenue generation and economic competitiveness. The COP requests the SBI to study the information and make relevant recommendations to COP 17.   The modalities for operationalizing the multilateral mechanism are annexed to the decision.

Milu  enjoys first-class state protection in China, and its population in Jiangsu has been steadily growing since the 1980s. According to the report   by Xinhua Agency , in 2024, there were 825 newborn milu  in Dafeng milu  National Nature Reserve, and the number of milu  population grew to more than 8,200, of which more than 3,500 were in the wild milu  population. Source: Dongming LI China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation ( CBCGDF )  has long been committed to international cooperation, contributing the strength of Chinese social organizations to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Agenda. It  was established in 1985, initially set to receive the gifts of dozens of Milu deers (Elaphurus davidianus) from the Duke of Bedford in the United Kingdom to China (Milu is a native species of China that had become locally extinct a hundred years ago). It was initiated and founded by three then vice-chairpersons of the National Committee of the Chinese Peopl

Recently, a news article entitled The Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration takes multiple measures to ease the contradictions of human-animal conflict, with a maximum compensation of 600,000 yua n has attracted attention. With the recovery and expansion of some wild animal populations, wild animals continue to disturb the personal and property safety of local residents, causing many local residents to feel uneasy. On the one hand, the legal protection of wild animals makes it impossible for ordinary people to dispose of wild animals at will; on the other hand, the unexpected encounter with wild animals causes the loss of personal and property rights of the people. If the loss is not compensated or guaranteed, it will also cause dissatisfaction with wild animals. A ccording to the introduction of Luosang Cairang, chief engineer and second-level inspector of the Sanjiangyuan National Park Administration, in order to ease the contradictions of human- wildlife l conflict, the Sanjiang

On October 17, 2024, the General Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued the Notice on Strengthening Ecological and Environmental Protection of Onshore Wind Power and Photovoltaic Power Generation Construction Projects (Draft for Comments)   for public comments. The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) attaches great importance to this. Based on the Biodiversity Friendly Photovoltaic Project Standards   issued and implemented by the CBCGDF, it organized discussions and believed that the "Notice" (Draft for Comments) is insufficient in the implementation of laws and regulations, lacks important content of ecological design and soil and water conservation, focuses on environmental protection and ignores the biodiversity impact and risk prevention and control of project construction and operation, which may have an adverse impact on China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality work. In response, the CBCGDF Comprehensive Tech

Recently, a report titled "Green space in the Park becomes residential area? Huangpu No. 1 renovation plan raises doubts" in Southern Metropolis Daily reflects that in the implementation plan of the second phase of Huocun Old Village Renovation Project in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, the land named "Fat Pig Villa" is planned as Class II residential land and Class II residential compatible commercial land, which is inconsistent with the park green land nature planned for the corresponding land in the control detailed planning such as "Revision of Guangzhou Luogang Control Detailed Planning (Partial)" and "Revision of Control Detailed Planning for Land Use Improvement in Guangzhou Development Zone East District and Yonghe East District". The land nature of the land involved in the control detailed planning is different from the land nature of the implementation plan of the old village renovation project, which has aroused local residents' doubt

On November 1st, 2024, No.61 Report of Monitoring and Assessment of Desert Locust in Africa and Asia was jointly released by the Team of Prof. Huang Wenjiang, Associate Prof. Dong Yingying from Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF).     Integrated with multi-source Earth Observation data, e.g. meteorological data, field data, and remote sensing data (such as the MODIS in the US,etc), and self-developed models and algorithms for Desert Locust monitoring and forecasting, the research team constructed the ‘Vegetation pests and diseases monitoring and forecasting system’, which could regularly release thematical maps and reports on Desert Locust.   The remote sensing monitoring results showed that, in September 2024, desert locusts were primarily distributed in the northwestern regions of Somalia and along the northern coastal areas of the Gulf of Aden, the western co

The import and processing of foreign garbage have numerous negative impacts on the environment.   First, the waste often contains a large amount of hazardous materials. When these are imported and processed, there is a high risk of soil contamination. For example, electronic waste may contain heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium. If not properly disposed of during processing, these metals can seep into the soil, making it infertile and harmful to plants and animals. T he processing of foreign garbage can also lead to water pollution. Chemicals used in the sorting and treatment of waste can be discharged into water bodies. This can disrupt aquatic ecosystems, killing fish and other organisms. Furthermore, the burning of certain types of foreign garbage to extract valuable materials releases harmful gases into the atmosphere. These gases contribute to air pollution and can have adverse effects on human health, such as respiratory problems. In short, the import and processing o

Food safety and environmental pollution are closely intertwined. Environmental pollution can directly contaminate food sources. For example, water pollution is a major concern. When industrial waste and agricultural runoff containing heavy metals, pesticides, and other pollutants enter water bodies, fish and shellfish can absorb these contaminants. These polluted aquatic products then enter the human food chain, posing risks to human health. Soil pollution also affects food safety. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, as well as industrial waste disposal on land, can contaminate the soil. Crops grown in such polluted soil may absorb harmful substances. Moreover, air pollution can deposit pollutants on the surface of food crops. Pollutants like particulate matter and certain toxic gases can adhere to the leaves and fruits of plants, which are then consumed by humans. On the other hand, improper food production and processing can also contribute to environmental pollutio