Aerial photo taken on Aug. 13, 2021 shows a herd of wild Asian elephants in Mojiang County of Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Photo shows the entrance of the media center of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 9, 2021.
"China has a long history of nature conservation, and it's very well recognized. The influence of China is so important globally and it's therefore encouraging to see the concepts that have worked well in China to (influence) other countries," said a U.
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