How “Chinese solution” for biodiversity protection is driving global conservation efforts
China's biodiversity protection efforts are restoring ecosystems and driving global cooperation, serving as an example of how environmental protection promotes development. The country has scaled up its national park system, leading to the recovery of endangered species, and recorded the largest net increase in forest area globally. China has also strengthened its legal framework with the adoption of the Ecological and Environmental Code and is integrating conservation into national planning. Its approach to ecological civilization is seen as a global reference for environmental governance, and China is an active contributor to global biodiversity governance through international cooperation and hosting COP15, which resulted in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
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