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China's environmental leadership put to the test
As COP15 president, it faces big challenges to steer the world towards biodiversity pact
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Danson Cheong China Correspondent In Beijing , Danson Cheong
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The clock is ticking. The world has until next April to come up with a plan to reverse biodiversity loss, perhaps the last chance to do so.
Nature is in peril as human actions lead to ever greater loss of biodiversity. Beyond a certain point, experts say, it will result in ecological collapse, triggering shortages of food, energy and materials.
