The 2021 Conference on Apes, Biodiversity and Climate was officially held on October 29 at 18:00 Beijing time. More than ten renowned experts from home and abroad participated in this conference to discuss how apes, a key species, can help humans mitigate climate change, value the ecosystem services they provide, and use this as a basis to promote greater concern and conservation for apes in society.

The second session was dedicated to African apes, with 45,301 online participants, and generated a lot of interest among the general public.

The conference was co-chaired by the International Department of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), the RCEP Working Group of CBCGDF, and the Ape Alliance.

In the second part of the conference, African Apes - Bonobos, Chimpanzees and Gorillas in the East and West, Dr. Johannes Refisch, head of the United Nations Great Apes Survival Partnership Secretariat (GRASP), gave the keynote address. He has many years of experience in the field of ape field research.

He mainly talked about the role of great apes as flagship species have played in the ecosystem and climate.

Original Chinese article: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/iAgBZlraeYVLl4eAUV9Hpw  

Translator/Samantha

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