Cross-Border Collaboration in Biodiversity Conservation

China and ASEAN countries launched the “Cross-Border Biodiversity Monitoring Network” during COP30, planning to establish 10 joint monitoring stations in the Lancang-Mekong River Basin to protect endangered species such as Asian elephants and green peacocks. By November 2025, the China-Laos cross-border elephant habitat corridor had restored 5,000 hectares of vegetation, with the Asian elephant population increasing from 293 in 2017 to 368.