COP15 kicks off in China's Kunming(1/7)

The opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) is held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 11, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Themed "Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth," COP15 is the first global conference convened by the United Nations highlighting ecological civilization, a philosophy proposed by China.

Folk artists of Yunnan perform during the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Oct. 11, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Cui Nan)

An elephant-themed video clip is seen on screen during the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Oct. 11, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Oct. 11, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Cui Nan)

Folk artists of Yunnan perform during the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Oct. 11, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Program, delivers a speech via video during the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Oct. 11, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)

Folk artists of Yunnan perform during the opening ceremony of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Oct. 11, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Ranyang)