YEREVAN, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The English version of a think tank report on China's Ecological and Environmental Code was released Wednesday in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.
The report, titled "China's Innovations and Global Contributions Through the Ecological and Environmental Code," was released at the China Pavilion during the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).
On the same day, the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization held a side event at the China Pavilion themed "Conserving Biodiversity, Respecting Cultural Diversity and Practicing Multilateralism."
The report was among the outcomes highlighting achievements in building a beautiful China that were released at the event.
Hu Jun, director of the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, said at the event that China attaches great importance to biodiversity conservation.
Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, China has enacted and implemented the Ecological and Environmental Code, put in place an ecological conservation redline system, established a protected areas system with national parks as the mainstay and carried out major biodiversity conservation projects, continuously improving the diversity, stability and sustainability of ecosystems, he said.
The report was jointly compiled by a research team from the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, Xinhua Institute and the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law.
The Ecological and Environmental Code of the People's Republic of China took effect on Aug. 15, 2026, when the Chinese version of the report was released by the National High-Level Think Tank of Xinhua News Agency.
Also on Wednesday, the English version of another think tank report, "Progress and Achievements in Building a Beautiful Countryside in China," was released at the China Pavilion. It was jointly compiled by researchers from the Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization, China Daily and China Environment News. ■
