What is China's role in the biodiversity conversation? - The Agenda
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The 15th Conference of Parties will take place in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province.
China is home to 10% of the world’s plant species and 14% of its animals but can it act as a global champion of biodiversity? And how crucial is China in the fight against habitat loss?
Dimitri De Boer, the Chief Representative of ClientEarth China, says that China wants to play an increasingly positive role in the climate change fight.
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