《生物多样性公约》第十五次缔约方大会
the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (简称为 COP15)
10月11日,2020年联合国《生物多样性公约》第十五次缔约方大会在云南昆明正式开幕。
先来简单科普一下:
In 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity came into effect, which set three objectives – the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources, ushering in a new era for the protection of global biodiversity.
1993年,《生物多样性公约》正式生效,公约确立了保护生物多样性、可持续利用其组成部分以及公平合理分享由利用遗传资源而产生的惠益三大目标,全球生物多样性保护开启了新纪元。
《生物多样性公约》是一项保护地球生物资源的国际性公约,由联合国环境和发展大会于1992年6月5日通过并开放给各国签字、批准和加入,目前共有196个缔约方。中国是批准加入该公约最早的国家之一(the first countries to become a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity)。
缔约方大会(the Conference of the Parties,COP)是《生物多样性公约》的最高议事和决策机制(the highest mechanism for discussing and making decisions),每两年召开一次。缔约方大会采取协商一致的原则,决议的通过需要经过所有缔约方的同意。