STORY: UN hails China-fronted biodiversity conservation agenda
SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 29, 2024
DATELINE: March 1, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:49
LOCATION: Nairobi
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the conference on multilateral environmental agreements
2. various of dialogue conference
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): INGER ANDERSEN, UNEP Executive Director
4. various of dialogue conference
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID COOPER, Acting executive secretary of Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity
6. various of 26th UNEA opening ceremony

STORYLINE:

China's stewardship has been instrumental in injecting vitality into global efforts to protect habitats amid mounting threats, senior United Nations officials said Wednesday on the sidelines of the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) underway in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital.
   
Inger Andersen, the executive director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), noted that during its presidency of the 15th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, China made bold decisions to boost the health of planetary resources.
   
According to Andersen, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a brainchild of China, has provided a roadmap for enhanced conservation of species that sustain livelihoods.
   
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): INGER ANDERSEN, UNEP Executive Director
"Biodiversity needs to live everywhere, in cities, in infrastructures, in parks, on agriculture across the place. We need to understand that biodiversity is not something we keep behind the fence. It is us and it is how we live and interact with nature."

China as the holder of the COP 15 presidency in partnership with UNEP and the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) convened a high-profile side event to discuss effective, inclusive, and sustainable actions that are required to boost the conservation of habitats.
   
The side event was part of a series of activities held during the Multilateral Environment Agreements Day, a key highlight of UNEA-6 that ends Friday and is expected to adopt new resolutions on advancing planetary health.
   
David Cooper, the acting executive secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, said that the global biodiversity framework initiated by China is a testament to the vital role of multilateralism in addressing threats to nature including climate change, pollution, and over-exploitation.
   
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID COOPER, Acting executive secretary of Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity
"And provide a common platform for these actions, an inclusive platform that could increase the visibility to the framework, to the biodiversity plan, and give momentum for its implementation."

According to Cooper, the framework promotes inclusivity, partnerships, and consensus required to halt the loss of species and place communities on a sustainable trajectory.
   
He added that sustaining political momentum will be key to hastening the implementation of the framework, securing a green, healthy, and prosperous future for the planet.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nairobi.
(XHTV)