The first part of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is scheduled to be held from October 11 to 15 in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, said China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Thursday.

A declaration is expected to be issued to call on all parties to take actions for building a shared future for all life on Earth.

The second part of the COP15 will be held in the first half of 2022, according to the ministry.

(Cover: City view of Kunming, Yunnan Province, southwest China. /CFP)