In response to the second session of the fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), the International Department of the China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) and the Canadian senior professor held the Youth Biodiversity Forum on December 10, 2022, aiming to understand the views of young people in the world on biodiversity protection and how young people protect biodiversity in their daily lives.
(Event Poster, Photo:CBCGDF Media)
The speakers of this forum are all excellent primary and secondary school students from China and abroad. They not only pay attention to the protection of biodiversity in daily life, but also have many insights and views on how to stop the loss of biodiversity and how to effectively protect biodiversity. The forum aims to listen to the voices of young people, and allow more people to participate in biodiversity conservation in a comprehensive and balanced manner. The meeting was chaired by Professor Frederick Charles Dubee,,former senior counselor of the United Nations Secretariat and an expert consultant for international work of CBCGDF.
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Here is a summary of the wonderful speeches given by the students as follows:
The first speakers were three students from Hongshan Foreign Language Experimental Primary School in Wuhan City, Hubei Province. Starting from their own practice, they shared with us how they protect biodiversity in their daily lives.
The next speakers were three junior high school students from Wuhan Hongshan Foreign Language Experimental Middle School. They expounded the importance of biodiversity to human development from many aspects, and called on people to work hard to protect biodiversity, improve the level of ecological civilization construction, maintain ecological security, and jointly build a better tomorrow!
The third speaker was Liu Tingting, a student from Westwood High School in Austin, Texas, USA. She shared with us why biodiversity conservation is so important, and how young people, as members of society, can participate in biodiversity conservation.
The fourth speaker is Rainy Lu, a student from Bishop Strachan school in Toronto, Canada. The topic of her speech is: How should the public understand biodiversity and the role of individuals in the collective struggle for biodiversity conservation. highlighting the importance of protecting biodiversity.
(Rainy Lu's PPT)
The next three speakers were from Shanghai United International School, Qingpu Campus. They mainly talked about the livestock industry and its impact on biodiversity, how youth can protect biodiversity, and how we see the role of cereal biodiversity in the process of human development.
The eighth speaker was Francine Hou, a student from King’s College Hangzhou School. She gave a wonderful explanation on why teenagers should care about biodiversity and how to protect it. She concluded by calling: "Humanity cannot survive without biodiversity. That's why everyone, young and old, needs to come together to save our ecosystems before it's too late."
The ninth to eleventh speakers were students from the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. They discussed how to protect biodiversity, what actions humans should take for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
The twelfth to thirteenth speakers were three groups from China Foundation Secondary School (CFSS), and each group was composed of several outstanding student representatives. Starting from what they have learned and done in school, they shared with us how they carry out biological protection in schools, communities and other occasions, and they also shared a lot of practical experience and cases, which benefited everyone a lot!
The speakers at this forum are all teenagers. Youth is the potential driving force for social progress and development. It is very important for young people to participate in the protection of the ecological environment and biodiversity. Protecting the environment, caring for nature, and protecting biodiversity requires continuous relay and inheritance from generation to generation. It is expected that young people will take caring , supporting, and participating in ecological environment protection and sustainable development as their lifelong commitment and code of conduct, and encourage their families and friends to participate in the ecological environment protection .
Original Chinese Article:https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/lQjgZq500-fbycBnxYKCYQ
Translator: Daisy
Checked by Sara
Editor:Daisy
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