Deepening international cooperation: China and France promote biodiversity conservation

In April 2025, China and France issued a joint statement committing to strengthen cooperation on marine conservation under the framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The two sides will work together to promote the entry into force of the High Seas Treaty, protect 30% of marine areas by 2030, and develop rules for deep-sea mining under the framework of the International Seabed Authority. France supports China’s Kunming-Montreal Framework, while China has committed to participate in the Agreement on Port State Measures to combat illegal fishing. The two countries also plan to present a “Blue Carbon Sink” financing program to support wetland and seagrass bed restoration at the Nice Ocean Conference.