Hand in hand, open a new journey of high-quality development of mankind
Interpretation of President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Leaders' Summit
"Ecological civilization is the historical trend of the development of human civilization. Let us join hands, uphold the concept of ecological civilization, stand at the height of responsibility for future generations, jointly build a community of life on the earth, and jointly build a clean and beautiful world! ”
President Xi Jinping attended the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Leaders' Summit held in Kunming by video on the afternoon of the 12th and delivered a keynote speech, highlighting the responsibility of the leaders of major countries and the demeanor of the host country, holding high the banner of jointly building a community of life on earth, injecting confidence into the construction of global ecological civilization, pointing out the direction for future global biodiversity governance, and drawing a blueprint for jointly building a clean and beautiful world, which will surely have a major and far-reaching world impact.
View of Jianfengling Tianchi in Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park. Xinhua News Agency
Building a Homeland Together: President Xi Jinping first proposed three visions for building a "homeland on earth"
"The international community should strengthen cooperation, think with one heart and one mind, and work hard to build a community of life on earth." In his speech, President Xi Jinping emphasized the concept of jointly building a community of life on earth, and for the first time put forward three visions for building an "earth home":
——Building a home for the earth where man and nature coexist in harmony;
——Building a home for the earth where the economy and the environment work together;
-- Building a home for the common development of all countries in the world.
The participants believed that President Xi Jinping's speech was lofty and profound, and the vision of building an "earth home" made a comprehensive explanation of the question of what kind of earth life community mankind wants to build from three dimensions: the relationship between man and nature, the relationship between economy and environmental protection, and global cooperation.
"Global biodiversity has deteriorated rapidly in recent years, and if countries around the world do not strive to change consumption and production patterns, and do not become more aware of the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem security, we will face a global catastrophe." Egyptian President Al-Sisi said.
"President Xi Jinping's speech profoundly interprets the theme of COP15, points out the direction for global ecological environment governance, and is highly consistent with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, reflecting China's concept and Chinese wisdom." Huang Runqiu, China's minister of ecology and environment, said.
Participants believe that President Xi Jinping's speech reflects the firm determination of China and the international community to work together to promote global biodiversity governance and jointly build a clean and beautiful world, and highlights China's responsibility as a participant, contributor and leader in the construction of global ecological civilization.
"President Xi Jinping's speech emphasized the importance of harmonious coexistence between man and nature." Elizabeth Murraema, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, appreciated China's leadership in global biodiversity governance and its efforts to promote multilateral cooperation in related fields.
In their video speeches, leaders of many countries and heads of international organizations thanked President Xi Jinping for personally promoting biodiversity conservation, Thanked China for its efforts to convene and host the Kunming Conference and promote related issues, and called on all countries to unite and take pragmatic actions to strengthen global biodiversity conservation and ecological environment governance.
French President Emmanuel Macron thanked President Xi Jinping for "personally promoting the issue of biodiversity conservation." Macron said that "our generation must promote the formation of synergy, the formation of a nature-centered development model, and adhere to the protection and restoration of ecosystems"
"China's hosting of this conference provides a good opportunity to share ideas on how to ensure the maximum possible harmony between man and nature." Russian President Vladimir Putin said that protecting the ecological environment is a common task of all mankind, and it is difficult for any country to achieve the goal alone.
Discuss the big plan: President Xi Jinping proposes the "four initiatives" to start a new journey of high-quality development of mankind
"For the sake of our common future, we must join hands and start a new journey of high-quality development of mankind." President Xi Jinping's speech was far-sighted and put forward four initiatives around the proposition of how mankind should jointly build a community of life on earth.
"Guided by the construction of ecological civilization, coordinating the relationship between man and nature";
"Driven by green transformation to contribute to global sustainable development";
"Promote social fairness and justice with the well-being of the people as the center";
"Based on international law, we will maintain a fair and reasonable international governance system."
Participants noted that these four initiatives are in line with the "Global Development Initiative" put forward by President Xi Jinping at the general debate of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in September, further depicting the "road map" for future high-quality development and providing a "Chinese solution" for the international community to cope with current challenges.
"The high-quality development of mankind should and must be the harmonious development of the relationship between man and nature, the development of green and low-carbon development, the continuous enhancement of people's well-being and social fairness and justice, and the more fair and reasonable development of the international governance system." Huang Runqiu said.
Zhang Yongsheng, director of the Institute of Ecological Civilization of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the four initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping are the crystallization of Wisdom for China to firmly explore the path of sustainable development, and are the expansion and deepening of China's concept of sustainable development. China proposes ecological civilization, new development concepts and green transformation, which is based on the attitude of being responsible for all mankind, and has found a better way for human development from its own practice and traditional wisdom.
Gao Jixi, director of the Satellite Environmental Application Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, said that President Xi Jinping's initiative takes into account fairness and justice in all aspects, including fairness between man and nature, fairness among countries, and fairness between present and future generations, which is particularly important for developing countries.
Un Environment Programme Executive Director Inge Anderson has repeatedly called on "the international community to mobilize resources to support developing countries in conserving biodiversity". "China's combination of economic growth and biodiversity conservation has provided useful experiences to the world," she said. ”
Shared civilization: Ecological civilization is the historical trend of the development of human civilization
President Xi Jinping's speech specifically mentioned the journey of Yunnan elephants to the north and back, emphasizing that "China will continue to promote the construction of ecological civilization, unswervingly implement the new development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, and build a beautiful China".
Delegates at the meeting said that the 17-month strange tour of more than a dozen elephants is like a mirror, reflecting the deep popularity of China's ecological civilization concept and the remarkable results of ecological construction.
"China has a tradition of respecting nature, and this wisdom has been consistent from Confucius to the current Chinese leaders. President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the harmony between man and nature, and the idea of ecological civilization put forward is admirable. The Representative of UNESCO In China, Xia Zehan, said.
"Ecological civilization is the historical trend of the development of human civilization, and President Xi Jinping's words are of great significance." Zhang Yongsheng said that in the past, some Western countries equated civilization with industrial civilization and economic development. The green development proposed by President Xi Jinping is to redefine development from the perspective of ecological civilization and to think about problems from a broader perspective and a longer-term perspective.
Nigel Toppin, high-level advocate for climate action at the 26th Meeting of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, believes that China's concept of ecological civilization will play an important role in promoting multilateralism in global biodiversity conservation and environmental protection.
"Any action that brings these beautiful Chinese ideas (of ecological civilization) to a larger stage is very helpful." We have a very strong need to embed the economy into the ecology, not the other way around. That is to say, the economy must serve the ecology, not the ecology serves the economy. Topin said.
Together: From commitment to action, build a clean and beautiful world
Leading a new journey of global biodiversity governance, President Xi Jinping put forward the remarkable "China Action" -
It took the lead in investing 1.5 billion yuan to establish the Kunming Biodiversity Fund; accelerated the construction of a natural protected area system with national parks as the mainstay; and built a carbon peak, carbon neutral "1+N" policy system...
Delegates at the meeting generally believed that the Precise "Road Map" proposed by Chinese leaders has set a good example for the world.
"China is not stuck on political commitments, but has deployed concrete actions, which is exciting and good news for the world, especially for developing countries." Xia Zehan said.
Cheng Zhiqiang, deputy secretary-general of the Global Energy Internet Development Cooperation Organization, said that as the chair of COP15, China's establishment of the Kunming Biodiversity Fund provides a solution to solve the financial problems faced by biodiversity conservation in the world, especially in developing countries.
The initiative of the Chinese leaders resonated widely among the delegates attending the meeting.
The heads of state have also issued initiatives to promote biodiversity conservation, committing to action.
"Biodiversity conservation requires adequate financial support, whether in the public sector or private investment, and efforts must be made towards the targets set out in the Biodiversity Conservation Framework." Macron introduced France's financial investment and hoped that the various funds that already exist around the world would take action to protect and manage biodiversity in a sustainable way.
"Protecting the health of nature concerns all countries and even all human beings." Putin said that Russia will take action to support international cooperation on urgent issues such as the protection of flora and fauna, atmosphere and water resources, and must take into account the needs of developing countries and least developed countries.
In order to effectively combat climate change, in September 2020, China proposed a "double carbon" target; in September this year, China announced that it would not build new offshore coal power projects; at the Leaders' Summit, President Xi Jinping announced a major measure to "build a carbon peak, carbon neutral '1+N' policy system"...
Delegates at the meeting believed that the series of major measures announced by China demonstrated China's boldness, wisdom and responsibility as a responsible major country and boosted global confidence.
"China's 'double carbon' goal is very remarkable, and we want to witness and learn from China's successful experience in scientific and technological innovation, which is crucial for developing countries." Claudio Garrido, Consul General of Chile in Shanghai, said.
The future can be expected.
Looking back, unremitting efforts have made the road of biodiversity conservation with Chinese characteristics, and facing the future, China will continue to work hand in hand with the international community to realize the beautiful vision of harmonious coexistence between man and nature and jointly build a better world.
(Xinhua News Agency, Kunming, October 12, reporters Xiong Zhengyan, Yu Wenjing, Wang Linlin, Gao Jing, Han Liang, Wu Yue, Cheng Xin, Pan Jie, Hu Lu)
Guangming Daily ( 03/13/2021)
Source: Guangming Network - Guangming Daily