The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity opens in Kunming City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, October 11, 2021. /CFP

Media center of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) at the Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center on October 11, 2021. Opening from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. between October 9 and 15, the center has two press conference halls that can accommodate 140 people and 100 people respectively. Participating media outlets can also go online to conduct interviews. /CFP

Baofeng Wetland Park, about 108 hectares in size, is an outdoor exhibition project for the COP15 meeting. Themed "Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth," the meeting is the first global conference convened by the United Nations highlighting ecological civilization, a philosophy proposed by China. /CFP

An outside view of the Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center, venue for COP15 meeting, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, October 11, 2021. The COP15 meeting is set to be held in two parts, a virtual format on October 11-15 and an offline meeting from April 25 to May 8, 2022. /CFP