COP15 rescheduled for next year in Kunming

The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity has been rescheduled to be held in Kunming, Southwest China's Yunnan province, from May 17 to 30 next year, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced on Tuesday.

The conference was originally scheduled for Oct 15 to Oct 28 in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan, one of China's provinces richest in biodiversity.

However, preparation for the conference has been delayed because of the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic and COP15 cannot be held on time, said Liu Youbin, spokesman for the ministry, at a press conference held in Beijing.