On December 20, 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to determine May 22 of each year as the "International Day for Biological Diversity" , in celebration of the "Convention on Biological Diversity" adopted on May 22, 1992, which is one of the most influential international conventions in the field of biological resources. The convention has three goals: Conservation of Biodiversity, sustainable use of biodiversity and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. The theme of the 2020 International Biodiversity Day is "The answer lies in nature". Lanzhou University is the main force of higher education in the western region. In order to popularize the value and significance of biodiversity, give full play to the comprehensive advantages of scientific research, interpret the status quo of biological resources and the protection of diversity, and let the broad masses deeply understand the significance of biodiversity protection and environmental protection, the Management Center of the Scientific Observation Station of Lanzhou University, the Institute of Innovation Ecology and the School of Basic Medical Sciences have joined hands with the network platform "One Moment" to plan the West Biodiversity Forum , one of the 2020 "International Biodiversity Day" series of activities, on May 22 Live online from 19:30-21:30.
Based on his own understanding and knowledge, Professor Zhao Changming shared with netizens the importance of ecosystem functions and the security threats from the perspectives of ecosystem concepts, types, functions, services, and security threats. In particular, combined with the characteristics and advantages of Lanzhou University, he briefly introduced the Management Center of the Scientific Observation Station of Lanzhou University, the achievements of the field stations, and the contributions to the needs of the country. He appealed to the netizens and people concerned about ecological protection to join hands in building a better ecological safety barrier and home in the west.
Zhao Xumao, a young researcher, shared the biodiversity of the West and its relationship to human health, and established the concept that not only humans but also countless animals, plants and microbes live on the earth. We are a community with a shared future on the earth, nor can human beings survive on earth without them. He calls for biodiversity to be the safety net of the earth, and to protect biodiversity is to protect our own health.
From the perspective of the worldwide epidemics we have experienced and are experiencing, Associate Professor Anbei shared the concept of "zoonoses", the "culprits" and the "accomplices" of the disease. She introduced the main human behaviors that brought them into the human world. With the novel coronavirus as the entry point, establish the concept of "All for One, One for All", and normalize the hygiene habits during the outbreak. The concept of "one health", including human health, animal health and environmental health, has been established for the audience. She calls on everyone to take part in actions to protect biodiversity and contribute to the sustainable use of biodiversity.
By this activity, the importance of biodiversity in the west was revealed in all dimensions, and the relationship between life health, biodiversity and ecosystems was promoted. More than 140,000 audiences watched the live broadcast, effectively promoted and popularized the ecological civilization concept of "Landscape, Forest, Field, Lake and Grass Life Community".
