The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity kicks off Monday in China's southwestern city Kunming.
From Rio to Kunming, the Convention has come a long way and has witnessed human efforts to protect biodiversity.
An International Agricultural Forum was concluded in Thailand's Nan Province on Wednesday, aiming to explore the connection between biodiversity, sustainable community development and agricultural trade. Scheduled from May 27 to May 29, the forum was organized by Thailand's Rakpanan Foundation in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Cooperation Center (Bangkok) (CASICCB) and seven other participating agencies, attracting over 600 participants in both the public and private sectors from 10 countries and regions.
A study on baobab trees has shed light on their origin and evolution, according to the Wuhan Botanical Garden (WBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The study, led by the WBG and the Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, was published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.
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